Times Kate Middleton Was a Normal Mom
20 Times Kate Middleton Was Totally Just a Regular Mom

Ah, royals . . . they're just like us! OK, maybe not, but there is something truly universal about raising kids that means it doesn't matter if you are the Duchess of Cambridge — you're still going to have your fair share of struggles. Kate Middleton may always seem poised and put together, but as every mom knows, parenting is hard.
Scroll through for 20 times Kate was just like every other mom trying to raise kids.
1 When she had to field rogue and angry hair pulls.

2 When she watched her child hilariously struggle with a new concept, like bubble-blowing.

3 When she had to pry an inanimate object out of a baby's mouth.

4 When she used candy as a behavioral tool.

5 When she had to give her son a pep talk so he wouldn't lose it in the middle of something important.

6 And when she needed to carry her daughter before she threw an all-out tantrum.

7 When she had to dress and redress her toddler a million times.

8 When she up and left her crying toddler to her partner because she just could not deal.

9 When she left the hospital with her postbaby body proudly on display.

10 When she feigned excitement about her child's new and temporary plaything . . .

11 When she put great effort into her family's appearance only to find that something, of course, went wrong.

12 When she planned mommy-and-me matching outfits for her and Charlotte.

13 When she had to remind her excited child to thank someone for a gift they received.

14 When she acted like the thing her kid was doing was 10 times more amazing than it was.

15 When she answered the "Mom, look at that!" call for the millionth time.

16 When she glowed watching the world through her child's eyes.

17 When she wanted a simple family photo but her child had different ideas.

18 Every time she got down on her kids' levels to make sure they felt seen.

19 When she looked at someone offering to entertain her child with skeptical disbelief.

20 When she looked lovingly at her partner interacting with their child.
