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Jessica Biel opens up about Silas, mommy guilt: 'It's hard to find that balance'

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Embracing everything that motherhood entails while furthering a career isn't easy for anyone — even if you're Jessica Biel.

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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 14: Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel attend the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival after party for "The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea" sponsored by Sauza 901 at 1OAK on April 14, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for 2016 Tribeca Film Festival)

While appearing at a Tiffany gala, the mom of baby Silas — who turned 1 on April 8 — and wife of Justin Timberlake opened up about what Us Weekly described as "mommy guilt" during a Friday interview.

Well good morning @JessicaBiel. #UpWiththeSkimm #SkimmLife Name: Jessica Biel Job: Mama Bear, actress, producer, wannabe alpinist, consummate student of the @WomanCareGlobal #ThenWhoWill campaign. What time do you get up? It varies but I would say always (2) hours before I’d really like to. How many times do you snooze? I’m not a snoozer. Never have been. Wish I was but I would never get up if I did. I do snooze periodically throughout the day during any sort of boring conversation. Do you snore? I don’t think so. And even if I did, my dog Tina snores so loudly that no one would ever know if I did. Thanks T. 3 things you can't live without in the AM? Yoga. Eating breakfast with my kid. Listening to Erykah Badu while I eat with my kid. We love her. Favorite line from theSkimm recently? “What to say to your niece who just found out about Santa? It’s OK. The Nazi Gold Train isn’t real either. What's your morning drink? Bullet Proof Decaf Coffee. Who do you let speak to you before coffee? Wait... is that an option? Complete the sentence: Woke up like this: Disheveled, running late, doing too many things at once and underperforming all of them; but pretty thrilled about mediocrity! Could be a lot worse, guys. A lot worse.

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"[I felt it] like a minute ago," Biel, 34, told the magazine. "And about 10 seconds ago. And just now! I feel it all the time. It's hard to find that balance, you know, between working and feeling like an independent person and like a woman again."

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Starring in the movie "The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea," Biel expressed similar frustrations in a February interview with the website The Skimm, whose Q&A was republished on her own Instagram account.

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When asked to finish the sentence, "Woke up like this," the actress replied, "Disheveled, running late, doing too many things at once and underperforming all of them; but pretty thrilled about mediocrity! Could be a lot worse, guys. A lot worse."

The Timberlakes are ready!!! GO GRIZZ! #GritNGrind #Playoffs #BabyGrizzROAR

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Despite those pressures, Silas, who's been "crawling like a maniac," has been a source of entertainment, she told Us Weekly.

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"He's a ham!" she added. "He's a total ham!"

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