This 13-Year-Old Went As a 'Tired Mom' for Halloween

With eight siblings, Jillian Schnerch is used to seeing her mother tired. So, the 13-year-old decided to channel her hardworking mother for Halloween.

On Oct. 26, Schnerch dressed as a "tired mom" in a display that prompted her mother, Lindsay Hartsock, to erupt with laughter. She marched downstairs in her family's Rio Rancho, New Mexico, home made baby dolls, her baby in a messy bun, baby dolls attached to her leggings and a cup of coffee from Starbucks.

"Hartsock Tells PEOPLE.

"I was laughing so so hard! She said she took a look at me [when I was] tired and said 'I could pull that off.' And she did, only better! I told her to smile [for a photo] and she said 'I'm happy, but I'm a tired mom, so I have to keep this look so I do not break character!' "

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"Kyle Hartsock," says Schnerch, "The mom, who runs a business with her husband." Kyle Hartsock, says Schnerch often helps the younger siblings.

"She is amazing with them, but exhausted. She's had a perfect 'tired mommy' example for a long time now, "Hartsock tells PEOPLE. "She is our biggest helper and loves her eight siblings so much, but they pull her out. Growing up in a big family, she has seen the blood, sweats and tears that go to raising kids! "

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Hartsock shared the silly photos on Facebook in a post that has amassed tens of thousands of likes and shares.

"[Jillian] loves the positive response! I think this photo has so many people loving it because it's super relatable. It's just not over-sexualized or demeaning … It's just good, wholesome fun and I think that's what it's all about. "

She adds: "The funniest comments are the ones saying that they do not even have to dress up for Halloween because they look like this everyday! And asking how we got into their kitchen and took a picture of them! "

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Hartsock says her daughter's display has been a source of joy for the busy family.

"I think that's what it's coming down to, being a much better person, but it's worth it," she tells PEOPLE.