“How on earth can one person do it all?”This is a question so many mothers ask themselves. Especially after giving birth‚ when life seems to expect them to take care of their newborn‚ get their body back‚ return to work and keep a clean house all at the same time. It’s a question that had completely overwhelmed Monica Murphy‚ only one month into welcoming her third child‚ while still recovering from a C-section and taking care of her other children‚ who were also nursing‚ according to Today.com.Luckily for Murphy‚ her mom had the perfect piece of advice to ease her troubled mind. And luckily for us‚ it was all caught on the family’s doorbell cam.In a now-viral Instagram post‚ Murphy wrote her formidable to-do list‚ which included: WorkingStaying present on social mediaMaintaining a clean homeTandem breastfeedingBeing present with my kidsEating a nutritious dietMaking time for my husbandKeeping in touch with friendsMaking time for myselfPlanning activities for kidsFrick decorate for ChristmasFollowed by that burning question: “How on earth can one person do it all?”Of course‚ Murphy hadn’t expressed any of these stresses to her mom‚ who had been visiting. But still‚ her mom knew something heavily weighed on her daughter's mind. So‚ as she was walking out‚ Murphy’s mom left her with these words of wisdom: “They aren’t gonna remember a clean house‚ they are gonna remember how much you loved them and hung out with them.” See on Instagram Murphy told Today.com that she “broke down” crying after her mom had left‚ and was instantly inspired to share the video for other moms who needed similar encouragement. Indeed‚ the message struck an emotional chord with thousands of viewers. “The way I would’ve just bawled if she said that to me‚” one person commented. Another added‚ “I needed to hear this today.”Some shared how it was a sentiment they sadly would never hear from their own mothers‚ and how they are now re-parenting themselves.“My mom would just nag I’m lazy and how am I supposed to leave my house a mess. So I’m just easing my anxiety with gentle words from other people’s mothers. As I’ve been doing my whole life. Clean house was above happy children‚” one person wrote. It can be so easy for moms to lose themselves in the never ending cycle of responsibilities and‚ frankly‚ unrealistic societal expectations. But hopefully this sweet message can help moms everywhere go a bit easier on themselves‚ and actually enjoy the time they have with their kids. That’s part of what family is all about‚ after all. This article originally appeared on 11.15.23

Babies are really adaptable. The same can be said for baby animals and it's likely because they just don't know any other way of life so they just go with it. But even knowing that‚ it's still hard to imagine a kitten getting around with no front legs.Cats essentially use everything from their whiskers to their tails to balance‚ so how would one walk without two of it's four legs? The answer is‚ carefully at first. Duck is a kitten that had to have both of her front legs completely amputated after she was rescued and while she was wobbly at first‚ she quickly adapted.Duck's human‚ Cody shares her daily shenanigans on his Instagram page aptly named Purrasic Duck. But recently he told Duck's story to The Dodo revealing her rescue story and the kitten's quick moves. If you're having a hard time picturing a two-legged cat on the run‚ it looks a lot like a furry velociraptor chasing a laser pointer. "I ended up naming her Duck because she kinda waddled. She'd kinda take it slow‚ she waddled trying to figure out her balance‚" Cody tells The Dodo. Before long though‚ Duck was off to play with her much larger dog brothers. Her pug brother even offers her a little assistance in the face cleaning area since Duck doesn't have paws to do it herself. No worries‚ she returns the favor by cleaning his face too. It's an adorable relationship but if you want to see a furry velociraptor chase after cat toys‚ you'll need to watch the video below. This article originally appeared on 11.15.23

There is a growing backlash against people who film themselves in public for social media content‚ whether dancing in an airport‚ posing in a crosswalk‚ or lip-synching in the middle of a retail store. One place where influencers love to film themselves is the gym. Some people will briefly film themselves to ensure they have the proper form. But so many people are filming themselves for TikTok and Instagram videos that gyms are starting to ban filming equipment. People who film themselves at the gym are a distraction and they make people uncomfortable because they don’t want to be filmed‚ especially without consent. A study out of the UK found that people who film themselves working out and post to social media are likely to be narcissists.“Narcissists more frequently updated about their achievements‚ which was motivated by their need for attention and validation from the Facebook community‚” the study said according to Elle.The rising annoyance with gym influencers came to a head recently and a Reddit user named NoPomegranate4794 shared it on the Petty Revenge subforum.“Now‚ I was at my local gym and it was pretty busy. I had managed to find an empty bench where the dumbbell racks were. Another woman had also set up shop on a bench‚ but rather than using the bench for its intended purposes‚ she was using it to hold her things‚” she wrote.The influencer set up her camera in front of the rack and the woman who posted the story was in her shot‚ which was “really annoying.”“I was about to go to the front desk and tell an employee when I see a man walk in front of her camera to put his weights down‚” she continued. “The woman got a disgruntled look on her face‚ stopped lifting‚ walked over to the camera‚ and I guess she stopped recording and restarted it. She started lifting again when the same man walked in front of the camera and that's when I noticed he purposefully went out of his way to walk in front of her camera.”The influencer then turned to the man who disrupted her and said‚ “Could you not? You can see I'm recording." To which he responded‚ “Could you not? You can see people are trying to actually work out.”Despite the man's request‚ the influencer continued to film herself and then multiple people in the gym began to walk intentionally between her and her camera.“I joined in too‚ adding an overly polite ‘Excuse me’ along with a smile when I did so‚” the poster wrote.The influencer finally gave up and stormed out of the gym."Another case of so-called entitled "influencers" inconveniencing others to get their content. If she wanted to get an uninterrupted recording she could do it at home. This has become so prevalent in public spaces it's an epidemic‚" Bigstachedad wrote. "It's a fitness center‚ not a closed sound stage‚" one_tarheelfan added.The gym goers might have been a little petty for walking in between the woman and her camera‚ but the man asked her to stop filming and she didn’t. The influencer shouldn’t have expected the whole gym to put up with her filming without asking anyone around her or management. Sometimes‚ people have to take situations into their own hands and the folks in the gym did the right thing by doing it peacefully and with a grin.

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