Single Dad Illustrates What It’s Like To Raise A Child, And It’ll Melt Your Heart (38 Pics)
Forgive me for the cliché, but children do grow up so fast. And parents usually document their precious moments by taking pictures or shooting video, but one single dad from Taiwan has his own method of making sure he remembers what it's like raising kids.
To capture the joys and difficulties of parenting he faces in his everyday life, Lan Shengjie (aka BLUE) is illustrating them. "I have been working as a freelance artist since 1999," BLUE told Bored Panda. "I started this cartoon drawings series right after my child was born in 2014." Recently, Sharp Point Press has even published it.
"When you have a kid, a lot of things happen unexpectedly. However, as I started drawing the surprising moments we shared as father and son, I didn't think these cute drawings would get such a hugely positive response."
BLUE said he's usually rushing through his beautiful drawings since he's always taking care of his boy. "I hope that my child can grow up in a safe and healthy environment," he added. "I worry about him becoming a hooligan or anything else that can go wrong along the way. That's why I always try to accompany him as he's growing up and help him when I can."
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this terrifies me. I was carrying my baby niece like this one fine day but then it decided to storm. it's a really scary when you felt the instinct to run quickly to shelter but you don't want to shake the baby too much. I never got the courage to carry another baby anymore, I don't want to cause them any hurt.
Lol. Hopefully the museum doesn't have an audio system installed as well.
but this method costs you nothing and works instantly lol
Load More Replies...This entire series is fantastic and should be shared widely — what a gift! I’m a huge fan and would love to see more of your work! Well done!!
In Japan, the public release of snot is one of the grossest thing ever. NEVER blow your nose in public!!.(Doing so in a restaurant is the equivalent of taking a dump right on the floor, apparently.) So I guess you don't want your baby to shame you, either.
well it's your child and do we have to wait to go to the hospital when your child can't breathe because of cold.
Probably had something suck in his nose on one side. They blow on one side to pop it out. It's safer supposedly
Load More Replies...Finally. A comic series that shows the beauty and wholesomeness of having children and not those cliche ones which constantly whine and make parenting looks undesirable. This is honestly beautiful and the art is just :')
I worked with kids for 20 years, and most of them had absent fathers. It's beautiful, to see a father caring so much for his child in these artworks, especially one doing it on his own.
I liked all of them. The color looks great, the perspective was different and interesting and I could feel the love and the struggle to make the paints as well to grow a child.
You couldn't have said it better. This is such a lovely series of great illustrations.
Load More Replies...I'm raising 3 girls alone. Mom bowed out early and refuses to pay child support. Aside from being tired a lot I have no complaints.
so beautiful at capturing those everyday moments of joy (or pain) as a parent!
I love everything about these pictures! The art work is stunning, subject matter is beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
"Look Mama, we make snow, came play with us, maybe we can get more toilet paper." My son. Oooooh my God,how I gonna clean this mess ?!?! Oooooh he looks so happy and proud,was my fault let the door open,so I will just explain him to not do it again,but now I just gonna play with him. . . Now he grow and don't want to play with "snow" anymore. They grow so fast. 😥
It's a nice change of pace looking at art of a parent introducing his child to the world while he is trying to cope with that same world as an adult. These were beautifully rendered and showed the reality of when a parent is full-on "parenting". I wish my parents and I had this much positive contact during my childhood.
Finally. A comic series that shows the beauty and wholesomeness of having children and not those cliche ones which constantly whine and make parenting looks undesirable. This is honestly beautiful and the art is just :')
I worked with kids for 20 years, and most of them had absent fathers. It's beautiful, to see a father caring so much for his child in these artworks, especially one doing it on his own.
I liked all of them. The color looks great, the perspective was different and interesting and I could feel the love and the struggle to make the paints as well to grow a child.
You couldn't have said it better. This is such a lovely series of great illustrations.
Load More Replies...I'm raising 3 girls alone. Mom bowed out early and refuses to pay child support. Aside from being tired a lot I have no complaints.
so beautiful at capturing those everyday moments of joy (or pain) as a parent!
I love everything about these pictures! The art work is stunning, subject matter is beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
"Look Mama, we make snow, came play with us, maybe we can get more toilet paper." My son. Oooooh my God,how I gonna clean this mess ?!?! Oooooh he looks so happy and proud,was my fault let the door open,so I will just explain him to not do it again,but now I just gonna play with him. . . Now he grow and don't want to play with "snow" anymore. They grow so fast. 😥
It's a nice change of pace looking at art of a parent introducing his child to the world while he is trying to cope with that same world as an adult. These were beautifully rendered and showed the reality of when a parent is full-on "parenting". I wish my parents and I had this much positive contact during my childhood.