--- description: This video perfectly parodies how the hard work of moms is never done title: This Video Shows Why Being a Mom Is the Hardest Job Out There image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Video Shows Why Being a Mom Is the Hardest Job Out There  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Feb 20, 2015 3:52 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Feb 20, 2015 3:52 PM CUT Toddler Ella unravels everything her mother [Esther Anderson](http://www.storyofthislife.com/ "undefined") is trying to do at their Tampa, Fla., home in a [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%5FbP0Uf3Shd0 "undefined") that feels like a parody of commercials for the perfect baby product. When the mom is cleaning up toys, her daughter takes another bag of play things and scatters them all over the room. When the mom is folding up clothes and putting them in the drawers, her daughter takes them all out and puts them on the floor. A mother’s work is truly never done. _Read next:_ [_The Moms of YouTube_](http://time.com/92616/the-moms-of-youtube/?xid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3716364/why-moms-get-nothing-done-esther-anderson/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3716364/why-moms-get-nothing-done-esther-anderson/"},"headline":"This Video Shows Why Being a Mom Is the Hardest Job Out There","datePublished":"2015-02-20T15:52:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:17:02.444Z","description":"Real talk","url":"https://time.com/3716364/why-moms-get-nothing-done-esther-anderson/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Family & Relationships"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3716364/why-moms-get-nothing-done-esther-anderson/","name":"This Video Shows Why Being a Mom Is the Hardest Job Out There"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Moms In Movies: The Best and The Worst","description":"Moms In Movies: The Best and The Worst","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/ouaixY4l/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-05-08T20:53:23.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ouaixY4l.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3716364/why-moms-get-nothing-done-esther-anderson/","duration":"PT3M55S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3716364/why-moms-get-nothing-done-esther-anderson/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```