We’ve partnered with RedBalloon so you can get mum a present she’ll, y’know, actually like this Mother’s Day. To avoid awks gift-opening (and the subsequently faux, “Ohhh, I love it…”) head HERE.
Reckon getting stood up on a Tinder date, landing on the right ‘Gram filter or choosing what to wear on Friyay is rough? Try: staving off alcohol (and even more shockingly, soft cheeses), experiencing never-ending / unpredictable bouts of nausea, crying and not knowing why you’re upset, getting too big for all of your clothes, losing control of your bladder, and GROWING A GODDAMN CHILD INSIDE OF YOU.
To say that our mothers have done it tough is a bloody ‘yugeeee understatement. That’s why we should all kick ourselves if we’ve ever done or said anything to ‘em that they really didn’t deserve (which, 99% of the time is going to be the case).
Enter Mother’s Day: the best chance you’re going to have to apologise for your generally crappy behaviour. But where the hell do you start? We asked the folks here at P.TV for a few of their more cringeworthy stories, as well as an accompanying “soz”, to jog your memory + open your eyes to all the things you should repent to your poor mother for.
1. I’M SORRY FOR KEEPING SECRETS FROM YOU
“Suzanne,I’m sorry for getting a tattoo and not telling you. Then getting another tattoo and telling you about that one, but not the first one. Then telling you about the first one when you picked me up from the airport after five months of being apart. That was kind of insensitive of me. I’ll try not to get any more secret tattoos xo.”
– Stephanie Lewis, Marketing & Community Executive
2. I’M SORRY FOR EMBARRASSING YOU
“To Heather,I’m sorry for Snapchatting a video of you intently watching a sex scene from Game of Thrones and sharing it with all of my friends, even after you asked me to please not.”
– Lucinda Price, Lifestyle Editor
3. I’M SORRY FOR RECKLESSLY DAMAGING / DESTROYING YOUR BELONGINGS
“Dear Helen,Many apologies for my 19th year of life, when I rear-ended not one, but three cars in the space of 6 months while driving your v. nice and definitely not dinged Honda CR-V. The most profuse apologies for the one that saw the tow bar in front get lodged into your radiator, involving you driving down to collect me while police re-routed traffic on the three-lane highway. Thanks for paying all those car repair bills!Love ya.Mel xx”
– Melissa Mason, Senior Style Editor
4. I’M SORRY FOR NOT APPRECIATING THE FOOD YOU MADE FOR ME
“Mum,Sorry for never eating the lunch that you slaved away making me every morning in primary school. The fact that I hid those lunches in my doll’s pram, and tried to cover it up by saying your Christmas present was in there probably didn’t make it any better…Now that i’m an adult working full time I would do anything for those delicious sangas!!!”
– Jacqui La’Brooy, National Advertising & Partnerships Director
5. SORRY FOR MAKING YOU FEEL LIKE YOU NEEDED TO LIE TO ME
Be it for the sake of protecting us from those big, bad, forces of the world – or just wanting to avoid hurting our feelings – our mums have dished out their fair share of lies since giving us life. We thought it’d be a lol ‘n a half to hook a few of them up to a lie detector to see just how far their deception goes. Get a load of the carnage below:
Of all the things we need to apologise for, there’s one to top them all: saying sorry for several years of crappy Mother’s Day presents. Be it the tragic macaroni photo frames, or the crudely drawn-on mugs, you would’ve undoubtedly gifted her something that belongs straight in the bin.
If you’re game on getting your mum something she’ll actually like this Mother’s Day, check out all the great gifts RedBalloon‘s offering by heading HERE.
Photo: Mean Girls.
