No matter how strong your sense of pride is in your car, once you start ferrying children around your backseat is on a downhill spiral.
Food inevitably finds its way to the floor never to be seen again and headless, legless toys need somewhere to lay to rest.
When the Huffington Post asked their Parents Facebook community to upload images of their messy backseats they recieved some fine examples of a backseat that could only belong to a parent.
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“After a puke explosion 150 miles from home. Armed with only a half pack of baby wipes and a can of Fabreze.”
Lydsey Devine
“My poor deprived child has no toys.”
Megan Zemke
“My husband said if this is a contest, I’ll win – three girls in the back of Dodge 2500 heavy duty.”
Kaitlin Berry
“There’s a car in there somewhere.”
Linda Deiana
Christina Anderson
“I’m a nanny for three littlies and I’m homeschooling my fifth grader.”
Dee Matthews
“It’s his birthday today… The day the balloons hide most of his destruction and we all win!!”
Rebecca Doe Kudelka
“One hour post car detail… Husband should have known better!!”
Stephanie Greenbaum Beaudoin
Amanda Donaho
Becca Snow