“I don’t know how you do it.” I’ve said this to a friend of mine, a single mom, more times than I can count. She’s a full-time university lecturer, has spearheaded several ambitious community projects, and somehow still finds time for an active social life—all while raising a feisty 5-year-old. Homemade cookies for school included. But then again, she’s hardly the only mom I know who has 67 things to juggle at once, often with a toddler on one hip.
If you’re a mom, you probably know the feeling. Two recent threads—one on Threads, and another on X—asked for photographic proof that motherhood is easy: “Show one photo that proves motherhood is easy. I’ll go first.” The replies came flooding in, and let’s just say I’ll let you be the judge.
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