Workin' Moms' Kate Foster Is a Total Badass, and You Don't Have to Be a Parent to Appreciate It

One of the greatest parts of Kate's character? She doesn't act like every second of motherhood is filled with rainbows and sunshine. Does she love her son Charlie? Duh, but she doesn't sugar-coat how challenging breastfeeding and pumping at work can be. She also acknowledges how difficult maintaining your marriage is post-baby. For example, she admits to having to schedule date nights with her husband Nathan, and we definitely feel seen.

Despite trying to hold down a job and raise her son, Kate still cracks a hilarious joke now and then. Whether she's flashing her boobs at her exclusive mommy-and-me group or trying to chat up her coworkers, there's no denying she's on the ball in the humor department.

From the very first episode, it's clear that Kate and Nathan have hired a nanny. While it's hard for her to say goodbye to her son on her first day back, she doesn't feel bad about making money for her family. With the amount of pressure that's placed on moms to be in two places at once, it's refreshing to see a mother pick her head up and walk out the door to work. Sure, she experiences mom guilt throughout the first season, but in her heart she knows she's doing what's best for her family.

Do new moms usually have a ton of time to themselves? Absolutely not! But Kate uses her time outside of work very efficiently. Whether she's taking little Charlie out for a jog — who can forget the bear scene?! — or making time to have sex with her husband, Kate's aware that taking a sliver of time out of the day to do something for herself makes her a better mom.

After going back to her job at an ad agency after nine months of maternity leave, it's no surprise that Kate felt a little unsure of herself at times. But regardless of how she was feeling on the inside, she stepped right back into her role as a big fish at the company during a big client meeting on her first day. Did the client call her out for having breast milk on her shirt? Yup. But she handled it with grace and made a good impression anyway, and that earns her major props.

Throughout the first season, Kate grapples with whether or not she should take an amazing promotion in Montreal — the show is set in Toronto, so that's pretty far from home! — and finally agrees to take it despite pushback from Nathan. Although she certainly gets emotional at the thought of leaving her son Charlie for a few months, she knows taking a better job doesn't make her a bad mother. And frankly, sometimes we need to hear that more than we think.