Motherhood is more than just playing with your babies and hearing them say their first word. It’s sleepless nights, excruciating pain and a lot of sacrifices. Though it might sound a bit harsh, it’s actually very true. And while we are led to believe that only humans experience these things, animals do as well. If we look closely, motherhood is the same everywhere.

Consider our little four-legged feline friends, for instance. We might think they have it all easy, but the truth is that they suffer the same way we do when it comes to being a mom. The following cat posts show what motherhood is like for cats, and believe me when I tell you that the struggles are real!

1. I give up.

2. Passed out.

3. Milk time.

4. Playtime.

5. Taking dad’s place in the sink.

6. Octopus.

7. The printer ran out of ink.

8. Hang in there.

9. Help.

10. Scaring them away.

11. “Don’t you sass me.”

12. What are you looking at?

13. Surrounded.

14. Exhausted mommy.

15. You can tell how tired she is by her face.

16. Favourite child.