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In nearly one minute, the mom of two from Ontario, Canada, summed up what commenters agreed was the complicated reality of what motherhood can look like.

\"Wow. I know this is comical but you broke it down in a way that makes so much sense. i'm so overwhelmed. Thanks for letting me know it's OK,\" wrote one TikTok user.

\"I needed this. I didn't know I needed it but here we are lol,\" another added.

Ward said she wanted to make the post to reach out to other moms.

\"I just wanted to make a piece of content that made people laugh, made people feel seen, made people feel validated and made moms know that there wasn't something wrong with them for getting overwhelmed or for not being the fun parent,\" Ward said.

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Courtesy of Jodi Lee Fleming
PHOTO: Ward and her husband are parents of two kids who are currently 6 and 8 years old.
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But she's also realistic about her experience and said she understands that not everyone will share what she has now or what she has gone through.

\"I don't like to tell mothers that it will naturally just get easier to be fun as your kids get older because the reality is, if you don't have a partner or if you have a partner who's not available or not willing to share in a load of parenting and taking care of the household tasks, that's going to limit your capacity to do those things,\" Ward added.

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Courtesy of Christy Faber
PHOTO: Ward said she strives to show what the reality of motherhood is like in the videos she shares.
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As a full-time content creator, Ward simply wants to shine a spotlight on what moms go through, including the mental health issues surrounding motherhood.

\"My mission is to really open up hard conversations that aren't being heard about motherhood so that I can inspire change in the hearts of mothers and the homes across Canada and the U.S. so that women can feel more balanced and prioritize themselves,\" she said.

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Courtesy Libby Ward
PHOTO: Libby Ward decided to become an advocate for moms and pursue content creation full-time in September 2021.
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For other moms who might be struggling one day or on top of the world the next, Ward said her main message is one of empowerment.

\"By taking care of your own needs, you can be the parent you want to be,\" Ward said. \"You are worth taking care of and by doing that, you're gonna be better able to show up for your kids in the way that you want to show up.\"

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