In a viral TikTok video, a woman has shared her newfound appreciation for stay-at-home moms and the work they do.

Allison Roozen shared a heartbreaking personal story, detailing how after her best friend died, her husband hired four people to “replace” her.

The video has struck a chord with many, as it highlights the often-overlooked work that moms do to keep their families running smoothly.

“My best friend, my best mom friend, died in 2020, which sucked.”

Allison begins the video, which now has 400k views and over 765 comments.

“We had been pregnant together, had our babies together. She was like, that friend,” she continues.

She then expressed that she couldn’t stop thinking about what she witnessed next.

“I can’t stop thinking, now she’s gone, the number of people that have been hired to replace her,” she says.

Allison’s friend was a stay-at-home mom and so, aside from the emotional loss, their family faced the obvious practical challenges that come with losing a mom.

“Now, with her gone, her husband has hired a landscape crew, a house cleaner, two babysitters, and enlists the help of neighbors and grandparents, along with having a girlfriend who does the emotional labor,” she said.

“Now they have a village but before they had a mom who was doing all of that,” she concludes. 

“Mom life is too much for just one person,” she reiterated in the caption.

The realization of just how much her friend and moms do was a stark wake-up call for Allison and a poignant reminder of the immense value that stay-at-home moms bring to their families.

Hundreds commented on the post, with many noting how vital it is for stay-at-home moms to have large life insurance policies for this sort of situation.

“Reminder to all moms: you need a very robust life insurance policy,” one TikToker urged.

Another said, “This is why my husband has life insurance for me. To be able to hire people to do the work if I die.”

Other moms commented suggesting, “She probably asked for help multiple times and never got that. Now that she’s gone the help comes.”

“The sad part is if it was the other way around the mom would hire no help and would figure it out alone,” another added.

And this person said, “I’m so very sorry for your loss. Moms are expected to juggle everything and never drop a ball. No matter what and it isn’t fair.”