When you're in the chaotic throes of raising young kids, certain areas of your life may take a backseat ... like cleaning the backseat of your car.
Many parents find their cars filled with more toys, books and games than a Toys "R" Us and enough Cheerios and Goldfish crumbs to feed a large ant colony. Really sometimes all it takes is one kid-filled car ride to revert the backseat to a frightening state.
We asked the HuffPost Parents Facebook community for photos of their "mobile trash cans" ... er, messy cars, and many moms and dads dared to share their child-induced, crumb- and toy-filled vehicular chaos.
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Here's a sample of messy backseats that could only belong to parents.
1

Lyndsey Devine
"After a puke explosion 150 miles from home. Armed with only a half pack of baby wipes and a can of Febreze."
2

Megan Zemke
"My poor deprived child has no toys!!"
3

Kaitlin Berry
"My husband said if this is a contest, I'll win -- three girls in the back of a dodge 2500 heavy duty."
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4

Linda Deiana
"There's a car in there somewhere."
5

Dee Matthews
"I'm a nanny for three littles and I'm homeschooling my fifth grader."
6

Rebecca Doe Kudelka
"It's his birthday party today... The day the balloons hide most of his destruction and we all win!"
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7

Stephanie Greenbaum Beaudoin
"One hour post car detail... Husband should have known better!!"
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