I've been drawing comics about life as a dad since my son was born three years ago. I use it as a visual journal (that I ultimately want to gift to my kid!), where I try to capture a moment a day.
When I started this journey of parenthood, I had no idea what I was doing. And after three years, I still sort of have no idea what I'm doing... but I do know parenting is as tough as it is rewarding.
So if you're parent, kudos to you! And if you're not a parent, well then tell your mom or dad kudos to them! There are my favorite moments of toddler logic at its finest. Enjoy!
If you're interested, here you can find my 30 Comics Of Why I Think Parenthood Is Not For The Faint Of Heart and 10 Moments When I Realized My Toddler Owns My Life here on Bored Panda.
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How To Give Positive Reinforcement
My son went through a hillarious stage when we were teaching him how to give our dog a treat. He shouted everything in the same stern tone, like: BARKY! SIT! PAW! OTHER PAW! GOOD GIRL! EAT YOUR TREAT NOW! It took us a while to get him to understand how dogs react to different tones and volumes of speech. In the meantime, the dog would look at me during this as if to say "your puppy is shouting the good words, I don't get it", but she was happy with the treats!
HAHA....your puppy is shouting the good words....this made me literally laugh out loud and wake my husband and dogs
Load More Replies...Stop yelling at your dog and teaching your spawn to do the same. Ugh.
toddlers... yell? and you have to raise your voice when you give a dog a command so they know that it’s directed at them? and this comic is displaying positive reinforcement, which is really, really good for animals.
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Watching can be much more relaxing then being asked to randomly organize items. 30 times in a row.
Or when you don’t have a clue as to what the child’s own rules of the game are and then you get the lecture that “you’re doing it wrong!”
Load More Replies...My son makes up games that have constantly changing nonsensical rules that only seem to benefit him.
I don't have any kids, but there are so many kids I play with and take care of that might as well be my young brothers and sisters
My toddler will instruct me how to play, then tell me I'm doing it wrong.
Haha that's funny, my grandson went through a phase where he asked me to play and then I had to do it in the way that he told me to do it, or just watch that was pretty boring but I did not have not really how to play soldiers and I was always pants at making thing with LEGO. Lol
My dog does this also. I'll be reading a book and he'll drop a ball at my feet (we play a lot of fetch outside) and when I finally give him my attention he takes the ball and starts playing a game where he hides the ball under his bed the "finds it" and repeats the while process. But he keeps looking over at me to make sure I'm paying attention. Lol. He's really like a toddler in many ways.
How To Be Chivalrous
How To Sing Better Nursery Rhymes
Although is should be crinkle crinkle because that’s the sound the wrapper makes.
How To Tell You've Eaten Enough
How To Question Nature
I do too, but I also keep some and grow my own melons
Load More Replies...My little brother saw a black baby for the first time on tv (when he was like 3, now he's 6) and he asked what happened to the baby to make it change colours. He also opened the door while my mum was on the toilet once and saw her naked, then asked what happened to her penis (that's not the word he used but I can't remember what he called it); he thought it fell off
It's obviously just to add flavour! But never eat them. They are really rich
and if you eat them, you will grow a watermelon inside you and have to wear maternity dresses...
Load More Replies...How To Observe The Weather
anyone remember how it feels in that pram as a kid? It's the warmest, safest and happiest feeling ever during rainy weather ^^
Sort of like sleeping in a tent while you're camping and it's raining. It's dry and warm and comfortable and there's the comforting patter of droplets showering the plastic roof ☺️☺️
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In Finnish 'kili' means 'baby goat' (kid) so here in Finland it would be a very rare name for a dog.
Load More Replies...My dog insists on holding paws with us when he sits on the sofa. Puts his paw right into your hand. And if you try to remove it he slaps your arm or nudges you with his nose so you don't forget your end of the bargain.
How To Fix People
lol we're all broken inside...
Load More Replies...How To Train Wreck In Slow Motion
that's our favorite line from the baby on 'Dinosaurs' a 90's comedy on hulu
Load More Replies...Learning to ride a 10 speed bike with the breaks on the handle bars...ran into a parked semi...twice.
How To Give Commands
At our house the rule was, whatever color bowl/cup is on top is the one you get, so they all have a turn. And I made sure that clean ones went on the bottom so that it was always a true rotation. It eliminated one source of petty complaints, at least. And I was soooo glad when my kids outgrew the "tattletale" phase!
How To Headlock
No...The best part is head smack in the middle of night, and foot in my hubby's mouth...
How To Make A Pillow
You obviously don't have much experience with toddlers.
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That's how my brother-in-law has my sister on his phone. In case of emergency it's easy to see who to call.
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How To Get From Point A To Point B
How To Shower
That is actually the idea of it. To make children feel guilty.
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How To Play Hide-And-Seek
Yo también! Es tan tierno y inocente!
Load More Replies...Ah, that's interesting. My nieces and nephews mostly play correctly (aside from the uncontrollable giggling), but always use the same two or three spots. They also get mad if you don't use those same spots.
How To Be A Dentist's Favorite Patient
lol I am a oral surgeon and I go to the gym so I'm huge and people get scared af when they see me
How To Eat Food
Brother: NO! I DONT WANT TO EAT MY DINNER! Mum: listen, you had this last week and u said you wanted to have it every night for the rest of ur life! Brother: ... Brother: well now I hate it!
Brand new brains ( well ok only a few years old) are weird. *Really weird*.
Yes, toddlers can say some of the strangest yet oddly pure things. I love watching young children try to make sense and understand a world that can honestly be very confusing even to adults.
Load More Replies...Like my niece my mom and I decided we wanted a certain restaurant but my niece said she didn't want it and she had never been there before and she's like ESI have so I call her on it and like well then what do they have deer in the headlights expression is the response I got and we can go to the restaurant and she's super happy because they have her favorite dish their
How To Dry Off After A Shower
How To Describe The Anatomy Of A Watermelon
It's like the Serious Robot Foundation, but better
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Watched my 9 month old trying to help scratch Grammys back. Silly little one.
This adorable child is learning fast— grandparents are indeed the best
How To Prioritize Things In Life
My child would point out the squirrels and rabbits playing in the yard. They would tell each and every little thing the animals were doing, very loud!
once there was a squirrel trapped on our screened-in porch. our mom thought my sisters and i were making so much noise-being 6, 5, and 3, and yelled for us to stop. we told her what was up but had to repeat it
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How To Leave For A Trip
How To Get Ready To Eat
How To Recycle
yes I use google translate it`s "Oh god he's mad!"
Load More Replies...I've got a friend who is parents to three children and she takes a photo of every piece of art etc and prints it off and puts the photos in each child's individual art photo album. I think that's a great idea, they have a lovely folder in chronological order to keep forever and no one is upset when things have to be thrown etc
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How To Not Go Out
That's my middle kid, she'd start looking sad, and I'd ask her -Hey, what's wrong -Mom, I have a problem -What seems to be the problem? -I don't knoooooow (and then a whole lot crying).
How To Do Sports
How To Share An Experience
My daughter whenever she farts, can you smell it. No and I don't want to.
How To Conquer Fears Of Sudden Noises
How To Sleep
How To Dance
How To Tell Someone You Don't Like Them
Ouch. Stuff like that is why I'm not comfortable around kids. They will blurt out literally whatever's on their mind.
i swear my teen girls save up insults just for me...then i take their phones
Load More Replies...6 year old little boy: Brodie your not my friend anymore Me: That’s ok. I’ll be over with your brother if you need me. *his brother and I walking away* 6 year old: NO BRODIE I LOVE YOU. YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND. DONT GO. *6year old runs to us and turns to his brother* 6 year old to his brother: I don’t like you. I like Brodie. She’s mine.
I have a nephew about the same age, his little brother is only 7 months so no use talking to him much. But the first time the 6 year old ran up to me two days in a row, unsolicited, and said "you're my best friend!", that took away all the times he'd been mean!
Load More Replies...My boyfriend works all the time and I spend more time at home with his son. When his big was 5, we were getting ready to take him to the park so we can have some family tie together. Daddy: Are you ready to pay with daddy? Brat: No, I want to play with Aires. Daddy: Whatever. I felt so bad he hurt his dads feelings but it was funny lol
How To Deal With Idiots
How To Keep Tight Spaces Clean
How To Shop
How To Deal With Potty-Trained People
It builds their vocabulary and helps them keep from having anxiety about you up and leaving them. And the answer to EVERYTHING asked a child is, "NO!"
Load More Replies...Doubt it. She's just letting him know what's going to happen, and "Do you want me to pee my pants?" was a joke. The kid's trying to get some control over his world (for heaven's sake, he's in a stroller), it's not "catering" to have a conversation about what's happening.
Load More Replies...I never ask my kids to go to the bathroom, I TELL them we are making a pit stop, and we are all going to try and use the restroom so we don't get five minutes down the road and they start whining they have to pee. It is non negotiable.
A little girl wanted to take me home with her from work and I literally couldn't stop laughing.
These are really sweet. I love how both completely uncensored yet strangely honest and innocent a toddler’s mind and be.
You can't really show everything in a cartoon, so I'm sure the kid isn't REALLY the one in control at your house...
A little girl wanted to take me home with her from work and I literally couldn't stop laughing.
These are really sweet. I love how both completely uncensored yet strangely honest and innocent a toddler’s mind and be.
You can't really show everything in a cartoon, so I'm sure the kid isn't REALLY the one in control at your house...
