Motherhood is a wonderful responsibility—but it can also be exhausting, confusing, infuriating and downright funny. "I always say moms have the toughest job in the world if you're doing it right," Oprah says. "Today, [women] are spilling the beans about a side of motherhood that hardly anybody ever talks about."

Oprah is saluting moms everywhere and letting them know they have support. "We hear from mothers all the time who say they feel alone. They feel overwhelmed; they feel sometimes inadequate. And you say you're afraid to admit the truth for fear of being judged," Oprah says. "So today we're creating a judgment-free zone, a sisterhood of motherhood where anything goes."

• Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile's latest book is I'd Trade My Husband for a Housekeeper
• In the Motherhood airs Thursday nights at 8/7c on ABC

From The Oprah Winfrey Show Secret Lives of Moms