This Sunday is Mother’s Day in Japan. At supermarkets across the country, children can submit drawings of their moms to have tacked up in the store. The drawings are cute, simple reminders of the joys of motherhood. There’s nothing sweeter than children’s art. This is not children’s art.
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Convenience store chain 7-Eleven as well as supermarkets across the country have children draw their moms in “Mother’s Portraits” that are displayed for all to see. Children are supposed to draw pictures that look like their moms.
甥っ子たち描いた母の日の絵🎨が掲示されてました
どの子も個性あふれるお母さんの絵！じょうずだねー
タクマの絵は左上、孝太郎のは下段右から三番目 pic.twitter.com/i4LALJLS40— T Y (@batiwo0115) April 25, 2016
Adorable.
Most of these artists are little kids. A few of them are big kids. Like, really big kids. And they are much more skilled at drawing, resulting in some amusing pictures of dear old mom.
バイト先のお母さん似顔絵コンテストが毎年だけどえらい事になってる。
俺も早く完成を急がないと。 pic.twitter.com/eIV2wsCC— はるか (@kyamome34) April 12, 2012
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セブンイレブンの母の日企画、お母さんの似顔絵展に貼ってもらいました。 pic.twitter.com/Z2o3eTOla7
— 谷口崇 @おしり前マン映画化します/現在制作中 (@t2homet2home) May 10, 2015
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Some do draw realistic renditions of their mothers.
セブンイレブンの母の日の似顔絵ですごい発見した。 pic.twitter.com/8aD1levb
— あつし (@17_atsushi) May 13, 2012
Some artists write their real age, while others scrawl lies in childlike handwriting.
https://twitter.com/embed/status/330970279478173696
No way did a five-year-old draw this.
たつや君(28)のお母さん美人過ぎて羨ましいんですがこれは pic.twitter.com/1fW4CivDxs
— コウチ君 (@karitarukun) April 18, 2014
近所のセブンでお母さんの似顔絵展やってたんだけど、これ書いたのお前らだろ。 pic.twitter.com/kjQlLl80WU
— きっきたん (@kikky_cats) May 4, 2015
お母さんの似顔絵展。まさかうちの店で見つかるとはw pic.twitter.com/tNX8rDqml9
— ふみちー (@fumimic1031) May 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/embed/status/462645279104438272
セブンイレブンでお母さんの似顔絵展とか見つけたんだけど・・・・・・お前ら待てええええええ!? pic.twitter.com/VkCCrn9mIX
— ほたる (@BeniHotaryu) April 24, 2014
https://twitter.com/embed/status/324482750860128257
ねえ待ってwwww噴いたんだがwwwwwwwww pic.twitter.com/5cBKJX06Mc
— 螢火 (@milkkokoa078) May 9, 2015
僕のお母さんです#セブンイレブン #母の日 #ラブライブ #矢澤にこ pic.twitter.com/dGgyacmz62
— はれまれ☀️ (@rea_harema) April 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/457389670163169281
セブンの母の日のイベントにすごい有名人の、似顔絵あるよって言われて見てみたらほんとにすごい有名な方の母の似顔絵あって笑ったwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww pic.twitter.com/MVhzTF4ya0
— タプタプ (@asp_tnk) April 28, 2015
This isn’t just a gag or a way to troll 7-Eleven. It’s a way to do all that and show mom the appreciation she deserves. Happy Mother’s Day!
First published in 2012, this post has been updated with new Mother’s Day drawings.
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