As they should be, Moms are full of advice, some good, some not-so-good. In most cases, she was just doing her best with what she had. And some mothers who usually have great advice on everything have their off days. In other cases, you wonder what was going on in her mind.
Keep in mind that mothers are just people, struggling to do the right thing even when they're very much wrong. In a list of image macros, Cracked readers contribute 22 of the worst pieces of advice their mothers gave them. After reading its, you will probably appreciate your mother more than ever.