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Video Nails Why The Challenges Working Moms Face Are Worth It

"There's no school today ... what are we going to do?!"
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Trends Reporter, HuffPost

A short video by BuzzFeed shows some of the unavoidable moments that working moms encounter every day. 

From struggles like trying to pump breast milk at work, to finding childcare when her kid has a day off from school, to missing out on going dancing with colleagues after work, this mom is dealing with it all. 

But when the mom returns home after work and is greeted by hugs and cuddles from her little ones, the look on her face is clear: It was all worth it.

Adorable!

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Before You Go

Moms' Honest Parenting Selfies
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"We have a room of toys, and all he wants to do is pull my hair." (credit:Katie Leach)
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"Finding a little foot next to your face at 3 a.m." (credit:April Renee Ramsey)
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"Doing nothing on your own, ever again." (credit:Abby Worden)
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"It's all fun and games until... this! But of course you just gotta smile :) #thisisparenting" (credit:Lisa Minck)
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"Days old, dead tired!" (credit:Kasey Gravel)
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"I'm beginning to understand that I can't have it all. But I have enough. And my enough is so much." (credit:Julee Wilson)
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"No personal space, no time off, fingers shoved up noses and mouths, no showers for two days, but so worth all the love and laughter you receive back from them." (credit:Ali Ashbacher)
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"It's crying right along with the baby." (credit:Rachel Henderson)
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"Staying home is so easy though, right? Toddlers and babies and lots of coffee." (credit:Teddi Bewernitz)
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"Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn't know you had and dealing with fears you didn't know existed." (credit:Rosine Oriabure)
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"Parenting is never boring!!" (credit:Megan Mueller)
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"Baby won't sleep and I've been up all night nursing him... But he's full of smiles!" (credit:Carolyn Griffin)
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"Trying to put her down for a nap. She likes to be as close to my face as is physically possible. I think she had something to do with those dark circles under my eyes, too." (credit:Seré Altebrando)
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"Well I would say that although parenting is the most difficult job a person could ever have, watching them change everyday and reaching new milestones makes it all worth it!" (credit:Nina Hassan)
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"Never having a nice 'normal' photo together" (credit:Eleanor Hanson ToBe)
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"Having to sit between your kids on a three hour car trip so they don't kill each other." (credit:Melissa Naymik Linebrink)
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"Teething makes everyone tired." (credit:Rebecca Harris)
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"Spit up or the newest trend in moisturizer?" (credit:Keara Stein)
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"Newborn" (credit:Heather May Holbrook)
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"Running on little sleep with my baby while my toddler puts toys on my head." (credit:Crystal Evans Salgado)
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"The word 'tired' takes on a whole new meaning when there's a newborn involved." (credit:Kimberly Mahan)

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