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.



Conservation

California brought back beavers for the first time in 70 years, and the results are already amazing

Education

American English includes one of the rarest sounds on Earth, but we use it all the time

Wholesome

11-year-olds mowed 50 lawns for free, so the ‘Lawnmower Man’ donated gear to open a business

Nature

17 of the funniest finalists in the 2026 Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards