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Still, Goldman wanted to \"be honest about the situation,\" she told \"Good Morning America.\"

\"I had no idea it would get so much attention,\" she said of her viral tweet, which has been liked more than 300,000 times. Many others are tweeting their similarly chaotic work-from-home lives.

Same here pic.twitter.com/KEe6KCx9eK

— Gema Zamarro (@gema_zamarro) September 16, 2020

I love love love love this. And I appreciate it so much. My house is a hot mess right now with wfh constantly, kid, online school, etc. pic.twitter.com/8CTsNq8st0

— Darthbecca, Esq. WEAR A MASK! (@darthbecca) September 16, 2020

“Send a picture of your home office, they said.” My coworkers were not prepared for this... pic.twitter.com/gC4JSbOutT

— Kara Reeve (@urbanista_k) September 17, 2020

\"I thought surely people have done this before after many months of the pandemic but the response has been overwhelming,\" Goldman said. \"It has been amazing and uplifting to see the photos resonate with so many people. Many of us are struggling right now, especially parents and especially moms with small children who are living in a mess we can't keep up with. And that's OK. We shouldn't have to pretend things are perfect right now because they aren't. And we should acknowledge that.\"

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