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“#ThisMama wants to remind all mothers the importance of supporting one another through the highs, lows, laughs and tears,” she wrote. “Share your own stories of motherhood with hashtag #ThisMama. I’d love to hear them!”

They are always staring at me ??

A post shared by Alexis Olympia Ohanian, Jr. (@olympiaohanian) on Jul 24, 2018 at 7:23am PDT

Moms everywhere are replying to Williams, who plays her first-round match at the 2018 U.S. Open Monday.

Take a look at just some of the exhausting, heartwarming, loving and very relatable moments moms are sharing.

I once breastfed my baby while leading a graduate student meeting & she then promptly had a poop-explosion that even soaked MY pants. #ThisMama #parenthood #MultitaskingLikeABoss

— Hillary Melchiors PhD, MPH, LCCE, CD(DONA) (@HillaryMelch) August 26, 2018

Absolutely love the #ThisMama conversation, because the memories do not go away. I asked my child (under the age of 4) why did you use that naughty language - with utter embarrassment at the profanity and zeal. With no expression she replied, “I got all the words from you.”

— Aimee A'Laine (@newjoynjourney) August 26, 2018

#ThisMama held her 3 y/o tight while she had a meltdown at a science museum and sat there while she screamed very publicly for what felt like forever.

Three different women stopped to say “hang in there” and “you’re a good mom” #ThisMama is thankful for kindness of other mamas. https://t.co/bjagVMVal9

— Rachael Horwitz (@RachaelRad) August 26, 2018

My daughter, last night she kept me up until 4am kicking and screaming in her sleep about spiders. I have a bruise on my stomach and this morning when she woke up and I asked her what she was so upset about she just laughed and didn’t remember. #ThisMama salutes all the other moms who sacrificed their bodies, minds and sleep for their precious Babies. #kidshumbleyou

A post shared by Brianna (@briannamdg) on Aug 26, 2018 at 1:18pm PDT

Borrowed my dad’s truck. Put daughter in the back. She spilled her RED drink ALL OVER the back seat. I pulled over. Got her out of the truck. She was crying hard. I’m consoling her. She barfs ALL OVER ME. Cries more. Covered in barf, I pick her up. She pees her pants. #ThisMama

— fmpw (@FMPreachersWife) August 26, 2018

My daughter and I planted some seeds together, hoping to grow flowers. I went outside to water them and told her to watch. She locked the sliding glass door on me. #ThisMama got locked out of the house by her two year old

— Megan (@m_pedrianes) August 26, 2018

When my child was a toddler, #thismama got dressed up for a very rare night out with friends. As soon as we got to the sitter’s front door, my girl vomited. #thismama cleaned up the vomit, and took my baby back home. But I gets so much better. Hang in there @serenawilliams https://t.co/y3iOdfsRcj

— Tracey (@traceydc66) August 26, 2018
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