Every parent of multiple children knows that getting them to do anything at the same time can feel like a juggling act.
One particular task that can be especially difficult is getting the little ones to bed; one is ready to run around the yard, the other can barely move their feet so they’re practically dragging their feet up the stairs, and another one just wants to finish watching their show. The struggle is real! And this mama raccoon knows that all too well…
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YouTuber The Born Wanderer captured this hilarious video of a family of six a couple of years ago. He spotted the fam “heading home to their luxury high-rise condo”in his backyard. Mom can be seen leading the charge carrying one of the less-capable kids in her mouth.
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The other kits follow her up the tree and things are chugging along just fine – in goes the first baby, followed by the second – until baby #3 gets a bit bold and overshoots the nest… Which makes baby #4 stop and consider his options.
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Looks pretty crowded in there, so he takes a little detour to the right. Embarrassingly, he loses his grip and suddenly finds himself wedged between the tree and a dangling strip of bark.
“Oh jeez, hang in there, buddy,”an off-camera voice chuckles.
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Baby #3 can’t bear to watch, so he kind of shifts into reverse and slithers headfirst into the nest. By this time, Mom’s had it up to here with this foolishness. Why can’t they just do what they’re told? She reaches around baby #3, forcefully peels his brother off the tree, and drags him by the scruff of the neck into the hole.
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“Get in here!’”the off-camera voice says with a laugh.
Mom pauses and stares directly at the camera. ‘This is so embarrassing,’ she must be thinking.
Then she cranes her neck and sees baby #5 still scampering up there above the knot, and Mom frankly has had it up to here.
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She rears up on her hind legs, gets a good grip on his neck, and drags him inside, too. Naturally, the other little ones are trying to escape again, but this mama knows better and uses her body to keep the kits from making a run for it.
Watch this all-too-relatable bedtime ritual below, and share to spread this mom’s impressive raccoon baby wrangling skills.
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