You told us: Your worst Mother’s Day gifts ever

We recently asked our readers to tell us what the worst Mother's Day gift they ever received was, and you didn't hold back on sharing your thoughts.

An overwhelming majority of you say that the holidays are too commercial now and a gift is often unnecessary. (We hear you!) There were also plenty of you who said you'd really just prefer a phone call, or that being a mother was a gift in itself.

"I can't imagine any Mother's Day Gift being a worst," says Yahoo user Helene. "Any gift from your children is sweet and great."

"No gift from my children is ever bad, whatever it is it shows they thought of me," echoes Tina McGowan Pullman over on our Facebook page.

"The children's gifts were always special - handmade cards and crafts or breakfast. The gifts to the mother of his children from my husband - not so much! We still joke about the frying pans and cards made on the computer," Yahoo user Joy writes.

"No gift a mother receives from her child is bad," says Yahoo user Charms, while Yahoo user Marianne adds that "Since my son was born, every day is Mother's Day."

"Every year for 58 years I bring flowers to my mother at her grave. I'll miss her forever," shares Yahoo user Michel.

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There are some jokesters in the crowd though and some choice comments include:

"The funniest gift was last year my son bought me an "Inglorious Basterds" DVD because he knew I liked the movie. Not the usual flowers or chocolates – a super violent movie for me!" - Mwh.

"My little nephew gave his mom a waffle iron for Mother's Day because he loves waffles. I also had a friend's young son give his mom a hockey goalie stick (the mom did not play hockey). The mom had the goalie stick mounted over the fireplace so she could tell everyone who visited about it." - Yahoo user Bryan.

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There were, however, some real doozies out there in terms of poor gift choices.

"A Shark Mop," Monique Loveslouis said on our Facebook page.

"Four years ago, my children bought me groceries," writes Yahoo user Bricky. "They thought that I would appreciate the effort. I did, however, they were very disturbed because I did not cook that day and they truly believed that since they made the effort to buy the stuff, I should have been grateful enough to cook it for supper. I ate at Wendy's that day and have made eating at Wendy's my Mother's Day tradition."

"The worst gift ever was when my husband bought me a nice pearl necklace for my birthday and when Mother's Day came he told me, 'I didn't get you anything because I bought you the pearls for your birthday.'" – Lizzz898.

"When my brother and I were too young to shop, my dad bought my mom a pair of those ugly, green rubber boots in HIS size," shares Kate.

And perhaps our favourite, Yahoo user Kester's inexperience in the garden centre has got to be one of the worst gifts we've heard of!

"I came across a strange looking plant just a few days before Mother's Day (which I now know was an Amorphophalus). I gave it to my mom, and it surprisingly bloomed during Mother's Day. The flower was big and beautiful, but the odor was so foul and strong that the neighbours reported us to the authorities when they thought that there was a dead body in the house."

Comments have been edited for spelling and grammar.