Deeply Embarrassed People Share the Craziest Thing Their Moms Have Ever Done
“The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.”—Jessica Lange.
“In a child's eyes, a mother is a goddess. She can be glorious or terrible, benevolent or filled with wrath, but she commands love either way. I am convinced that this is the greatest power in the universe.”—N.K. Jemisin.
Being a mother is one of the most beautiful things in the world while simultaneously being one of the hardest.
And given how hard it can be to be a mother, sometimes children see their moms doing things that seem completely out of the ordinary and completely crazy. But they only think that because they’re not mothers!
Being a mother requires women to simply do what they’ve got to to do, regardless of how it looks to the outside world.
That also means there are some good stories floating around about crazy things mothers have done, and the users of Reddit have come through with some great stories. Good or bad, these moms have done some absolutely bonkers stuff.
44. Taking The Ticket
My mom was once driving me around town when I was little while she ran errands, and she was pulled over for speeding. She is an elected official and has a badge that she keeps hidden in her wallet.
The police officer saw the badge and was ready to let my mom leave. My mom being the crazy person she is insisted that the officer write her a ticket for speeding because I was in the car and she didn’t want to set a bad example for me.
I was around eight at the time and would have been none the wiser if my mom had not caused an absolute scene while insisting that she receive a full ticket for her transgression.
43. Picking Up Granny
Okay, so, my grandmother was cremated and she wished to be scattered in a certain river. My grandfather had other plans and scattered her in a spot where teens were known to party—he never actually got her in the river.
So my mother took it upon herself to go in the night to recover her. Cue her opening the door at 3am covered in sand, holding a bag of grandma.
She had scooped her up in a fanny pack and we interned her in a nice urn until we could get to the proper scattering site. So yeah, that.
42. Crafted Kick Out
When my parents were getting divorced she lost her mind and pretty much threw every item of clothing my dad owned onto the front lawn.
But first, she cut little bits out of everything.
Snipped the ends off ties.
Cut one sleeve off half way up.
Small squares cut out of jackets and pants.
It was honestly amazing. My mom is awesome though, it's literally the only time I've ever seen her lose her cool.
41. Momma Knocked Out A Seagull
When I was a kid, my mom took me and my little brother to a park for a picnic. I was eating a cookie when a seagull, like the assholes that they are, swooped down and tried to steal it out to my hand.
I didn't let go and it started to get aggressive and attack me. That's when my mom came in with hands of maternal fury and punched the gull dead center. He shrieked and flew off. To this day I've never seen anyone else get in a fistfight with a bird.
