Not everyone has the patience, energy, or creativity to put into making the perfect lunch every day. Or sometimes, mom may feel under-appreciated (or maybe dear child didn’t do what he/she was asked to do!), so she decides to take a break from those laborious lunches.

Here are 16 hilarious examples of times Japanese mothers, for whatever reason, decided to skimp on the visual appeal—and sometimes even the meal itself!

(For the record, the one above is a ¥500 coin with the message, "Mom's tired!!")