Parents everywhere will get this mom's back-to-school photoshoot

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Sophie Hirsh
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Young students may not be excited to return to the world of lockers and homework, but parents sure are.

Before sending her five children off to their first day of school this year, Scottsboro, Alabama, mom Keshia Leeann Gardner staged a hilarious photoshoot that moms everywhere will relate to.

"Happy first day of school kids. I'm gonna miss y'all 😂," Gardner sarcastically captioned the Facebook photos of her jumping for joy in front of her departing offspring.


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Gardner is clearly excited for some quality time away from her children – and we imagine they're starting to feel good about some time away from mom.

Their mixed reactions range from laughing to eye-rolling absolutely mortified.

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Gardner's Facebook bio reveals that she has a lot in common with viral star Chewbacca Mom: "I am a plus size southern bell that loves Jesus, my family and music! I love to sing 🎤."

For the Gardner family's sake, hopefully their viral fame will reap as many rewards as Chewbacca Mom's did.

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Sophie Hirsh

Sophie was a Viral Content Intern for the Watercooler channel. More writing and other stuff by Sophie can be found at www.sophiehirsh.com.

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