Hollywood, MD – If you’ve ever had any issues with your own mother, perhaps this Mother’s Day would be the ideal time to put them aside. Although stage mothers, soccer moms and strict disciplinarians with eyes in the backs of their heads might create angst and spoil a ton of fun, fate could have been much crueler to you. At least yours isn’t one of these motherly monsters.

According to a December 2015 story by David Moye of Huffington Post, authorities in Weber County, Utah reported several arrests in connection with in a late August egg-throwing rampage. An estimated 15 dozen eggs were tossed at homes and people with damages estimated in the thousands of dollars. The catalyst for this atrocity? Jennifer Terry, 44, who allegedly drove her teenage daughter and several of her friends around to commit the acts of eggy mayhem. Why did this mom do it? According to reports, Terry said she facilitated the acts of vandalism because of “certain familial problems she was having and because she simply did not care.” She faces misdemeanor charges.

During the summer of 2015 Moye also chronicled the robbery spree Cindy Sanchez Carabeo of Brandon, Florida went on weeks earlier. Carabeo reportedly stole $6,000 from a bank, a Wells Fargo and a credit union. She was quickly arrested after the third incident. She told cops she was trying to raise cash for her daughter’s graduation party. A newspaper, the Sun Sentinel, reported Carabeo allegedly threatened to kill a teller during one of the robberies. She did, however, write “Happy Mother’s Day” on one of the holdup notes.

It’s not just contemporary moms who exhibit bad behavior. The history books have pages and pages of bad mother stories. A prime example is Catherine de Medici (image to the right), the mother of three French kings. “She was ruthless and used them as pawns in her game of power,” wrote Lyz Lens on the web site mom.me. Catherine de Medici was suspected of poisoning the mother-in-law of one of her sons.

It should be noted that not all women accused of being bad mothers are guilty. According to story filed by Candace Smith of ABC News, last year an Illinois appeals court upheld a lower court ruling in favor of Kimberly Garrity, whose two grown children sued her for being a bad mom. The two sought $50,000 for emotional stress while they were growing up. Their suit alleged that while living with their father, Garrity “failed to send money for birthdays.” They also felt stressed by some of their mother’s actions aimed at instilling discipline. The children’s attorney was Garrity’s ex-husband.

Perhaps this latter tale will inspire a story on “bad lawyers.” But that’s a story for another day—perhaps Father’s Day.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the good moms!

Contact Marty Madden at marty.madden@thebaynet.com