Serena Williams Asked Moms For Their Parenting Horror Stories

Serena Williams' introduction to motherhood has not been easy, but no one can say the tennis star hasn't been handling herself well.

Despite almost dying during her delivery, Williams, 36, has been an excellent mother to her new daughter Alexys Olympia Ohanian Jr., and has shared plenty of adorable snaps of their life together.

But juggling work with motherhood is tough, even if your supportive husband is also a multi-millionaire.

Williams took to social media last week, sharing an embarrassing (but hilarious) story about a recent flight with her daughter.

"Kids humble us," Williams wrote. "The other day on a flight home Olympia had so much energy and insisted on running up and down the aisle."

"When I finally got her to calm down and sit still, she threw up all over me and in the aisle. #ThisMama wants to remind all mothers the importance of supporting one another through the highs, lows, laughs and tears."

At the end of her post, Williams encouraged other mothers to share their parenting horror stories, and her fans definitely delivered.

Be advised: These stories are chock-full of poop, pee, and barf, but it's nothing a mom hasn't seen before.

1. Clever girl.

My daughter and I planted some seeds together, hoping to grow flowers. I went outside to water them and told her to watch. She locked the sliding glass door on me. #ThisMama got locked out of the house by her two year old
— Megan (@m_pedrianes) August 26, 2018

2. He's got a bright future.

One of my sons used to "˜paint' with his own poo. He would wake from a nap, totally silent, remove his diaper & finger paint all over his toys and cover the wheels of his toy cars in poo, then make poo tracks all over his cream walls. Be thankful for a little vomit ðŸ˜‰ #thismama
— Sarah Ockwell-Smith (@TheBabyExpert) August 26, 2018

3. This innocent face? I don't believe it.

Pooped in the bath yesterday- with the biggest smile on her faceðŸ˜ðŸ¤¦ðŸ»"â™€ï¸. Being a mom is no joke, biggest challenge and the highest level of rewarding possible. Wouldn't change a thang! #ThisMama pic.twitter.com/8GCFZj2wXf
— Big Mama EðŸ¦’ (@erinsterrr) August 26, 2018

4. Funny. Not at the time, but in hindsight.

My daughter loved to take everything out of the pantry & put it all back in. #ThisMama came back in the room to her looking like this & the 3 minutes it took me to figure out she'd gotten into the red food coloring & wasn't bleeding profusely were the longest 3 minutes of my life pic.twitter.com/eRvmEGlQFD
— Kaz Weida (@kazweida) August 26, 2018

5. Choo choo!

3 years ago I was reading "˜The Little Engine That Could' book to my 4 year old and he decided my head made the perfect mountain to put his motorized train on. It literally took 0.003 seconds to get jammed in my hair. On the plus side, it helped remove some gray hair.#ThisMama pic.twitter.com/Z1dPLxgwD3
— Jeanette Becker (@jshu22) August 27, 2018

6. One word: yikes!

#Thismama humbled in one word: pinworms.
— JC Little (@AnimatedWoman) August 27, 2018

7. This was just 20 minutes into a four-hour flight.

Flying alone with 3yo and 2mo (in front carrier). Crammed us all in airplane bathroom and put 3yo on toilet; he started to cry. Crouched down to ask what's wrong. He projectile vomited onto baby's head, down carrier, all over me. #makesagoodstory #thismama
— Kate Andrews Hoult (@kateality) August 26, 2018

8. "I learned it from you!"

Absolutely love the #ThisMama conversation, because the memories do not go away. I asked my child (under the age of 4) why did you use that naughty language - with utter embarrassment at the profanity and zeal. With no expression she replied, "I got all the words from you."
— Aimee A'Laine (@newjoynjourney) August 26, 2018

9. Don't let her size fool you, she packs a punch.

My daughter, last night she kept me up until 4am kicking and screaming in her sleep about spiders. I have a bruise on my stomach and this morning when she woke up and I asked her what she was so upset about she just laughed and didn't remember. #ThisMama salutes all the other moms who sacrificed their bodies, minds and sleep for their precious Babies. #kidshumbleyou

A post shared by Brianna (@briannamdg) on Aug 26, 2018 at 1:18pm PDT

10. "Poop Explosion" is never a good phrase.

I once breastfed my baby while leading a graduate student meeting & she then promptly had a poop-explosion that even soaked MY pants. #ThisMama #parenthood #MultitaskingLikeABoss
— Hillary Melchiors PhD, MPH, LCCE, CD(DONA) (@HillaryMelch) August 26, 2018

11. Hang in there!

#ThisMama held her 3 y/o tight while she had a meltdown at a science museum and sat there while she screamed very publicly for what felt like forever.

Three different women stopped to say "hang in there" and "you're a good mom" #ThisMama is thankful for kindness of other mamas. https://t.co/bjagVMVal9
— Rachael Horwitz (@RachaelRad) August 26, 2018

12. Truck: check. Mom: check. Pants: check. That'as a full day of work for a toddler.

Borrowed my dad's truck. Put daughter in the back. She spilled her RED drink ALL OVER the back seat. I pulled over. Got her out of the truck. She was crying hard. I'm consoling her. She barfs ALL OVER ME. Cries more. Covered in barf, I pick her up. She pees her pants. #ThisMama
— fmpw (@FMPreachersWife) August 26, 2018

13. Kids have excellent timing.

When my child was a toddler, #thismama got dressed up for a very rare night out with friends. As soon as we got to the sitter's front door, my girl vomited. #thismama cleaned up the vomit, and took my baby back home. But I gets so much better. Hang in there @serenawilliams https://t.co/y3iOdfsRcj
— Tracey (@traceydc66) August 26, 2018

14. At least there's a happy ending.

#ThisMama my son will kill me but I just remembered he used to take his diaper and all his clothes off and run around the house we had to put his clothes on backwards. He's in college now
— Felicia (@hifaala) August 26, 2018

15. How rude of them! Glad she can laugh about it now.

You haven't experienced the full joy of motherhood until you've been asked to leave the mall because your three-year-old's tantrum is upsetting the other shoppers.#IdRatherTheVomit #ThisMama
— Carol Serroul (@waterford_girl) August 26, 2018

16. No rush!

I tried to do the potty training in one day thing with my toddler son. I gave him lots to drink and fruit snacks as a reward when he peed in the toilet. He ended up peeing and vomiting everywhere. I decided I could live with 2 kids in diapers a little longer. #ThisMama
— Donia (Lasagna) (@doniamae) August 26, 2018

17. Washing machine for sale. Gently used.