I started drawing My Tired Mommy illustrations not long after giving birth to my first son. As a fresh, overwhelmed mom on maternity leave, this was my way to express the struggles, frustrations, absurdity and humor that I often found in many of these new situations.
Sharing these with my friends on Facebook, I received amazing responses from many moms who've been through similar experiences and related to the sentiment. So I decided to make it into a comic strip and publish it regularly in social media.
I often touch those sensitive (sometimes even taboo) topics such as breastfeeding, career life, relationship with spouse, extended family and their holier than thou views on raising a baby, and of course - lack of sleep and its effect on the mind and body.
I hope you will find my illustrations funny and relatable, maybe even annoying. Just remember - we're not perfect. We're mommies!
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I can relate to that :) Just have a looooong hot shower. It gets better, I promise!
"You don't know how to do" is not really helping men to feel responsible. If you feel it's unbearable, get out and let him deal with it. He'll have to find a way.
very true and relatable. And yet so much joy at the same time. It's really hard to explain to people who don't have children how you can be tired and very happy, fretful and joyful and anxious at the same time all the time! You can't unmix it.
So tired of Dads being treated as stupid and a bad parent. This thinking is so dated. By not dumping on the dads, it doesn't take away from the struggles and challenges of being a mom. Being a Mommy is tough and wonderful, no doubt. Parenting is hard, challenging, and pretty awesome for all parents.
Everytime I see these it's-so-hard-to-be-parent cartoons I hope people don't really regret it and just think it's not funny to write about the good times
I've really got to stop reading these sorts of posts - our first is due in June, and I think I really want to enjoy these last few months in blissful ignorance... :D
So tired of Dad's being treated as stupid and a bad parent. It's getting a little old and dated. There is nothing taking away from the challenges of being Mom that requires you to dump on the Fathers. Many of who are right there along side you.
Maybe you shouldn' t put the word funny in the title. It was depressing.
very true and relatable. And yet so much joy at the same time. It's really hard to explain to people who don't have children how you can be tired and very happy, fretful and joyful and anxious at the same time all the time! You can't unmix it.
So tired of Dads being treated as stupid and a bad parent. This thinking is so dated. By not dumping on the dads, it doesn't take away from the struggles and challenges of being a mom. Being a Mommy is tough and wonderful, no doubt. Parenting is hard, challenging, and pretty awesome for all parents.
Everytime I see these it's-so-hard-to-be-parent cartoons I hope people don't really regret it and just think it's not funny to write about the good times
I've really got to stop reading these sorts of posts - our first is due in June, and I think I really want to enjoy these last few months in blissful ignorance... :D
So tired of Dad's being treated as stupid and a bad parent. It's getting a little old and dated. There is nothing taking away from the challenges of being Mom that requires you to dump on the Fathers. Many of who are right there along side you.
Maybe you shouldn' t put the word funny in the title. It was depressing.