With eight siblings, Jillian Schnerch is used to seeing her mother tired. So, the 13-year-old decided to channel her hardworking mother for Halloween.
“I couldn’t believe how perfect it was!” Hartsock tells PEOPLE.
“I was laughing so so hard! She said she took a look at me [when I was] tired and said ‘I could pull that off.’ And she did, only better! I told her to smile [for a photo] and she said ‘I’m happy, but I’m a tired mom, so I have to keep this look so I don’t break character!’ ”
Courtesy The Hartsocks' Photography
Hartsock says she knew of her daughter’s plan, but had no idea “it was going to be this detailed!” The mom, who runs a photography business with her husband Kyle Hartsock, says Schnerch often helps the couple care for her five younger siblings.
“She is amazing with them, but exhausted. She’s had a perfect ‘tired mommy’ example for a long time now,” Hartsock tells PEOPLE. “She is our biggest helper and loves her eight siblings so much, but they tire her out. Growing up in a big family, she has seen the blood, sweat and tears that go into raising kids!”
Hartsock shared thesilly photos on Facebook in a postthat has amassed tens of thousands of likes and shares.
“[Jillian] loves the positive response! I think this photo has so many people loving it because it’s super relatable. It’s also not over-sexualized or demeaning … It’s just good, wholesome fun and I think that’s what has attracted so many people to it.”
Hartsock says her daughter’s display has been a source of joy for the busy family.
“I think that’s what it comes down to, being a mom is so much work but it has these little rewarding moments during the day that make it all worth it,” she tells PEOPLE.
source: people.com
