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Split image from an Instagram reel: a mother rinses her daughter's hair in the kitchen sink, next to the daughter in a striped sweater getting her hair straightened

Split image: an infant sits in a brown rotating car seat in the back of a car with the caption 'Why I'm moving my baby to a convertible car seat', next to an empty gray and black child car seat installed in a back seat

Split image from an Instagram reel: a mother kneels to greet her curly-haired child in front of a mirror with the caption 'One rule I'm keeping forever.', next to her hugging her child in a doorway

Split image: a woman in an orange head wrap and patterned top lounges in bed with the caption 'GenX moms be like', next to a vintage black audio cassette tape on a white background

Split image: a hand lays strips of bacon on an electric griddle with the caption 'Breakfast for my 16 yr old & his girlfriend', next to two halves of a breakfast burrito on a white plate

Split image: a mother sits with her young daughter, whose hair is wrapped in a white towel, while a man combs the mother's hair, with captions reading 'It's your birthday, but no one can tell cuz you's a mom' and 'Your kids also brought home lice', next to a black pedicure chair beside a white foot bath

Split image: a first-grader with her face blurred by the creator poses on a doormat in a blue tweed jacket and shorts with a pink backpack and a 'First Day of 1st Grade' sign, next to a wall of pastel-colored school lockers

Split image: a woman with long brown hair in a white top talks to camera in front of a sage-green door, next to a close-up of the tips of dozens of colored markers

Split image: a mother glances at the camera from the driver's seat with a caption about her special needs son having a meltdown because she drove a direction he didn't want to go, next to an empty black leather car back seat