I thought I wanted a baby someday, but after watching this … yikes.

I’m not a parent, but I might be kind of glad I’m not. It looks really freaking hard.

Although I’m not a working parent myself, my parents were, and I’ve always appreciated how much effort that must have taken to raise someone like me while holding down a job.

But now I’m beginning to think it’s harder than I’ve ever imagined. The video below — starring Adrienne C. Moore from “Orange Is the New Black” — was made by Make It Work as a way to illustrate just how difficult it can be. And they’re asking working families a question I would love the answer to: Just how do you do it?


Here are some of my favorite answers from around the web. Be sure to share your secrets to making it work here.



Culture

Sharon Stone shares ex-husband’s heartbreaking reaction to her mastectomy, prompting a flood of similar stories

Culture

What did ancient humans do all day before ‘work’ was invented? It wasn’t all about survival.

Science

Grandma was told she had stage 4 cancer. One surgeon’s hunch revealed something else entirely.

Family

4-year-old’s emotional intelligence is off the charts, and people are giving kudos to his mom