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People are sharing the weird little things that really annoy their mums

Some of these are spectacularly odd.
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Remember that Twitter thread last year about the random things that make people's dads angry?

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Well, Sunday brought something similar -- but this time it was mums in the spotlight.

Irrational things that annoy mums -- this was the topic posed by journalist Carl Anka to mark Mother's Day in the UK.

And boy, did Twitter deliver.

You can read the full thread here, in all its glory.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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