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Some say being president is the hardest job in the world, but Nathalie Jomard disagrees. According to this French artist, there is nothing tougher than raising a child, and she has created playful and honest illustrations to prove it.

From huge body changes to not being able to peacefully go to the bathroom, Nathalie included a lot of the struggles women go through during different stages of maternity, and it's a real eye-opener for anyone who takes their mom for granted. Scroll down for the images, vote for your favorite ones and let us know in the comments if you agree that motherhood is the most responsible 'position.'

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#1

The First Time You Breastfeed Is Unforgettable

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Zoe Krishel
Community Member
8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember the lactation consultant saying 'it shouldnt hurt THAT much"! Yeah, well, it did and you can take your patronizing doubt and p**s off.

Lululoohoo
Community Member
8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

#truth !!!!!!! but the pic had me rolling

Delphine Laws
Community Member
8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

trotzdem praktisch. Still the best. even if this feels like needles in the beginning.

Blue Cicada
Community Member
8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Grew up around dairy cattle, so I knew that engorged breasts are sore and tender, and nipples can be painfully sensitive. Don't trust any "expert" who says it shouldn't hurt! It's a totally natural process that usually works out just fine and occasionally is very painful.

KT Trondsen
Community Member
8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yup. I'll never forget that intense pain it really surprised me!

Marsha Hentzel
Community Member
8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does get better, but I stopped at about 6 weeks..... and some people are actually bothered by seeing a total natural function going on :)

Cedo Nulli
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

for some reason I find it revolting to see but I don't complain to anyone about it, I can just look away and let them be

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Paulette Guillory-Gardner
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

LOL, I don't remember the pain, only the good times!!!!

Sheila Weila
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some babies (like my 2nd) are more gentle than others (my firstborn).

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Rosie Hennebury
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

O my o my. That is so true. I remember my mom asked me what it felt like. I said take 2 red hot clothespins and clamp it on your nipples.

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    #2

    You Can't Find Peace Even When Sitting On The Toilet

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    Mama Panda
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had to reassure my son that the toilet was not a portal to another land and that I wasn't going anywhere when I walked into the bathroom.

    Ntosh
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oh, my son knows I am not going to another portal but he still has to check if I was not abducted 5 minutes after I go into the bathroom. My daughter can't walk yet, so she can't come check on me. To assure her that I am fine I have to keep talking while I am in the toilet, or any room that I enter, if she can't see or hear me, I am sure she is convinced I abandoned her.

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    Gillian Black
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    now I have that with the dogs the kids taught them well

    Becca
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    all this really makes me not want to have kids anymore. thanks

    Cedo Nulli
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I already didn't want kids but seeing this makes me smile, I'm just so happy to not have any and have a dog instead

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    Stacie Wyatt
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yep. have two kids watching you. turning off the lights. hiding the tp. asking for stuff.

    Eyeball
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh man... my littlest gets twisted if my wife or I shut the door to the bathroom while going. It is the end of the world to her! Ugh XD

    Sridevi Valluri
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When my son was a toddler he locked the door from out side. Made me panic and terrified as we both are alone at home , me inside the bath room he all alone in the house. I made him open the door with great effort. After that I never closed the door till he grew up to a certain age

    Tee Salgado
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had to tell my fur-babies the same thing. The little one insisted on sitting on my lap. T'other one is larger and will get under my feet for reassurance. oy vey

    Marsha Hentzel
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can never be alone unless they are napping :)

    Grissel Canaca
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's real life ☺️ but this happen bc they love so much and get afraid thinking you're leaving them. It's cute when they cry to be with mom

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    #3

    Ahh Those Sweet Weekend Mornings When Your Child Wakes Up At 5 Am

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    Kjorn
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and they can't seem to be able to wakeup during the week when they have school

    Ildiko Okido
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup, my son says sleeping in at the weekend is a waste of time. 🙄

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    KT Trondsen
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ah hahaha that face of the mom says it all

    Undead Soldier
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my poor husband wakes up at 5 am on the weekend for our 2 year old :D

    Cassandra Outdoor
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's exactly how I look when woken too early on a Sunday :-D

    Diana Ward
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I raised 5 and now am a live-in sitter for 2 grandboys.Youngest has ASD and is 9 mentally but about 6 emotionally. He sleeps few hours, rises from 4-6 am, and is still surprising us with things like making sand art with the spices from the cabinets. But he is so sweet and entertaining that I love it.!

    Shawn Ruester
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's when you tell them to go watch Cartoons and then join them shortly afterwards.

    Lori Hager
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always told my kids to not get up before the sun - it worked

    Sridevi Valluri
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My son always wanted to play football at 1 am at night. We both looked exactly same as in illustration.rofl

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    #4

    Nothing Fits Anymore

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    Seth Gecko
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Prego boobs are awesome, was one of the best things of wife's pregnancy lol....:D

    Desiree Cretan
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my shoes stayed the same size, but my boobs went up two sizes and so did my pants and shirts. I have 4 kids and after the second one my husband told me "if you are intending to lose weight make sure you keep the boobs and the butt"

    Mama Panda
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And new stuff fits for like 3 days!

    Ellen Daniels
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The first time after nursing my first child, I tried on a demi-bra and the entire department store could hear me laughing....

    Sue Montgomery
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    After giving birth to 5 sons, my shoe size went from a normal 7 to an extra wide 8/12 - 9...Let's not talk about shirt and pant size.

    Grissel Canaca
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes. Nowadays there's thousands of maternity clothing

    Fairsher
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haha, I used tube tops all during my pregnancy and nursing, best ever.

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    #5

    Trying To Act All Put-Together When...

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    Jacklen Shelton
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes I can relate my daughter pulled my whole sundress off me all the way to the floor while we were waiting in the front of a huge church!

    Namea
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You deserve that for abusing your kids by taking them to a brainwash seminar to learn about your imaginary friend and all the ways that he's going to t*****e them for eternity if they aren't exactly the perfect image of what your faith wants.

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    Bobbi Newell
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On a related note: Tiny little hands finding their way up your shorts!

    varwenea
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Always wear clean underwear!

    Agnes Defoort
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The joys of leg hugging from children.

    Joyce Fler
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am now always wearing closed neck shirts most of the time... she used to pull my neckline down.

    Cheryl Wyatt
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My Amelia all ways pulling my pants

    Thomas Wedding
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This reminds me of when my slip fell off in Montgomery Wards when Steve was pulling at my clothing. I just kicked it under some merchandise and kept on going. Ann Carol

    tara skogly
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Been there.....had that happen to me....

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    #6

    Intimacy Between You And Your Partner Becomes The Exception, Not The Rule

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    Dragos Valentin Radulescu
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Meh. Kids should sleep into their own rooms. They can come sleep with their parents if they have nightmares once in a while, but not make it a a habit.

    Trisha Dragon
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lovely theory. Reality loves to demolish theories.

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    Rachel Grace
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most parents rather have sleep then sex lol ...

    Agnes Defoort
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There comes a time when you have to give in ,just to get a bit of shut eye ah.

    Becca
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's so sad for the couple :(

    Matthew Taylor
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Allow your child to rule your private, sacred spaces and you lose. Occasional co-sleep is fine if there's been a nightmare, sickness, etc. But as a rule, if your child cannot sleep without you that's a problem that will wreck your sanity and possibly your relationship with your S.O.

    manowce
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well, if sex is the only thing that makes your relationship work it's rather a crappy relationship.

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    Charlotte Brine
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For special circumstances (very occasionally when desperate) I can understand but my cousin is 12 and still sleeps in his mum's bed every night now that just seems WRONG!

    Lianna Valdez
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I raised 2 kids and shared a room with them for a few years for health reason of my daughter. It's just you need to make the time and effort to have a relationship with your partner which I did and it made life wonderful. Its just I feel some women just don't try after they have kids to have that same connection as before with there partners.

    Blu_Jays
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That the time in your life you realize a tiny flinch could change everything.... and make it hell

    endelbendel
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's cozy emotionally and i would not give up the moments of family bed, still the kid can be moved to the outside.

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    #7

    When Books Don't Work Anymore You Try To Find Your Own Methods

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    varwenea
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perhaps duct tape is an alternative? Never tried. :)

    Rebekah
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously, whatever works.

    Becky Moore
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Velcro is neater....and washable!

    Gillian Black
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    tied mine to the clothes line oncce

    Anne Zarcone
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it's about the weights on his feet that knock me off my chair laughing!

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    #8

    You Never Imagined The Mess One Baby Could Make

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    Nancy E
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't forget baby painting a room with his/her #2 , & , I don't mean pencil !

    Chyppa Homer
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don`t want to brag, but we have some on the ceiling

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    Kjorn
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ok, why, again, assumed it's only woman who take care of the babies? my wife and i took both care of our kids.

    Gigi
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband does too. However I think this is from the artist's own perspective.

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    Cat Morrison-Graham
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To Nancy E. I thought I would croak when I found that my little "angel" had done just that--#2 all over his crib, himself and his walls!.

    Sridevi Valluri
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My neice's daughter masters in this wall art.lol

    Sally Thomas
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nothing like walking into the nursery on a hot Summer day to check on "sleeping" baby to find she's awake and "fingerpainting" her crib, the wall, herself with that special brown "paint".

    Grissel Canaca
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everything is a game for them and it happens only once In life. Those are memories

    Sheila Weila
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a picture of my son with a clean plate and a smug look. He ate everything except for the spinach which all over the walls & floor.

    Jai Crawford
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well there's a saying for a reason, 1 baby can create more laundry than 10 adults put together

    Marnee DeRider
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why don't people feed their kids until the kid is old enough to feed themselves? They show this in the movies, but I didn't think people actually did it. I thought they showed it for comedic effect. Does it actually happen? (Very strange.)

    Ntosh
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree with you. I feed my son until he could properly hold a spoon and understand the concept of eating by himself. I will do them same with my daughter, I don't want for 60% of the food to end up on the floor. But I guess there might be a reason why people do this, perhaps to teach the child independence at an early age? I don't know

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    Agnes Defoort
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Been there and done that and learned.

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    #9

    They Don't Care About Your Pain

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    Eyeball
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True story. Mine headbutts me in the face at least once every other day...

    Lisa Shelton
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My eldest actually gave me a concussion when he was 2.

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    Cyndi H
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My lil one kicked my tooth out, the front tooth...on a Monday morning... before I had a very important meeting...

    LittleGrayMouse
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is why giving birth is so painful: you can get through anything after

    Cat Morrison-Graham
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mother in law told me that babies are the most selfish and self centered little things in the world!

    Toni Simpson
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My son woke me up by dropping a 5 lb weight on my eye when he was just barely 1 year old. I had a black eye for over a week. Then when he was 2, he accidentally sliced my eyeball with his thumbnail by trying to give me a hug in the middle of the night. Now that he 3, I'm a little worried about what my poor eye has in store.

    Ellen Daniels
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that special smile the nursing baby gets just seconds before clamping down HARD on your nipple...

    Geetanjali Shrestha
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes it is my boys love to play with my hair while breastfeeding...although i trimmed my hair but still no point...

    Elisa Hutchinson
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My second child actually broke my nose and gave me a concussion from headbutting me.

    Beverley Gazy
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've got 4 humans, I've got dodging the knee or foot in the face off to a fine art.

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    #10

    And No One Told You The Best Toys For Your Baby Are Actually Random Everyday Items

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    varwenea
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only because they think you're playing with those things. Your toys are their toys.

    Patricia Gembarowski
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My son's favorite activity was drumming on pots and pans...why did we spend money on all those expensive toys?

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    Ildiko Okido
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our son learned how to crawl while we moved the remote an inch every time. 😊

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    Eyeball
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Room full of toys and mine wants to go straight for the stuff she shouldn't be messing with...

    Philip Painter
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well you you didn't have to have a kid if you didn't want things like this to happen,,this is what happens when mother's give dolls to their daughter's daughter's instead of train sets and guns the poor chiĺd is brainwashed into wanting to have baby's like their dolls used to be , Koi Philip.

    Donald Pelton
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A hundred dollar toy, and he's playing with the box.

    Geetanjali Shrestha
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    actually it is as i got many toys to my LO but he loves playing with other daily things like TV remote, curtains

    Naomi Gill
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every rock and stick and leaf in the yard.

    Richard Petch
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Keep them out of the way of the child then, you will think about what I have just typed when your child starts choking on something you left lying about.

    Agnes Defoort
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    babies are seen that ,so I will try too.

    endelbendel
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Particularly if they are sharp or poisonous.

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    #11

    You Become A Professional Juggler And Can Carry Up To 100 Items At Once

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    Gillian Black
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    can still pick up with my toes

    Joyce Berman
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My hip became a third arm somehow.

    Pat
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dad’s seem to never help carry anything.

    Geetanjali Shrestha
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    can pick up home and office with baby items as well

    Rachel Grace
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I m very stubborn ..if people say can I help you I say no that's OK mean while I m looking like the girl in the pic above lol

    Maureen Zappellini
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aka how I funded my chiropractor's vacation time

    Hallak65
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah. I never turning twice. Turning twice is for the weak

    Alice Landers
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband always said "here comes the camel what else do I need to get?"

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    #12

    No One Could Prepare You For The First Time Wearing A Bikini After Giving Birth

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    Melissa Nunya
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I'm being honest I would not have worn one before having children lol

    Jessica Tischer
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially not the ones with itty bitty strings. Even if my big breasts were suited for a bikini, I'd not wear those. I am very flexible and I still like to jump in the water and run across the grass. As a kid it was no problem if I left the top part of the bikini and just wore the underpants. But as an adult, I am in danger of losing the bra in a jump, and having my breasts bounce uncomforably (phyiscal discomfort, mostly), so I stick with swimsuits. Sports swimsuits at that, they fit tighter.

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    Kate Swartz
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still refuse to wear one after kids and they're 10! I'd rather feel comfortable and be confident!

    Chyppa Homer
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Head on backwards ! Nice touch .

    Alyson Sylva
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Saggy belly laughed with tears running down my face

    Rachel Grace
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol I was lucky after having my first three I went right back down to my skinny body but then after my forth I don't even try to wear a bathing suit lol

    Sheryl
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my is that really that worse? I'm pregnant for the first time but I hoped to get a nice body back by doing sports after birth. Won't that work at least a little?

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    #13

    Potty Training Never Turns Out As Expected

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    Misterscooter
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Close relative of the 'carry the vomiting kid and run to toilet/bucket/sink' activity.

    Heather Whited
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our potty training got interrupted because my daughter was diagnosed with brain cancer during. Took twice as long, but took longer to get her to realize she didn't get treats for pooping in the potty. Like til age 7 :p btw, 11 years cancer free!

    Diana Ward
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A barfed sandwich down your shirt is nice too.

    Amanda Wilson
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had so much trouble potty training my son, his dad refused to help, that after he turned 4 I begged my mom to help me! I'm ashamed to say she accomplished in one week what I couldn't do in three years of trying.

    Rachel Krug
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can so relate to this right now with my son. He has an aversion to pooping in the potty

    susievoozie
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    kids are a bit like kittens :D they dont want to poop in the box either :D

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    #14

    Making Sure Your Child Is Protected From The Sun Is Very Important

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    Eyeball
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The burn easier than popcorn

    Heather Whited
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doesn't help when she's Irish, English, German, Welsh, and Scottish. I swear we are the palest people on the planet lol

    #15

    Feeding Your Child Leaves Both Of You Frustrated

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    CelSlade
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always wondered why human children are the only animal offspring who simultaneously try to starve themselves/commitsuicidebyeatingeverydamnedthing.

    Jessica Tischer
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I actually have an interesting tidbit on that. You know how many kids despise eating some vegetables? Oxalic acid. Oxalic acid is something that your body doesn't like in high quantities, it actually makes things more bitter. A kid's body still reacts instinctively to this, and says "No, this is bad for me!" Check out the list, and have it sorted by amount of oxalic acid per 100 gram of the vegetable, and you'll see a correlation between oxalic acid and dislike by kids, which might imply that the oxalic acid does play a big part in it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalic_acid (Note that while herbs like parsley and chives do have the most of the stuff, you rarely feed them to your kid directly in large quantities. If anything it is as an added bit, because they are spices.) As for trying to eat everything...that's a way of learning what a thing is. A releveant part of "what" is also "Is it edible?". You see that in other animals too. Some more successful than others.

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    Mi Phayar
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Feeding my twins really like a war...

    Shawn Ruester
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    heh my son used to love his carrots, it was the only veggy he'd eat without "complaint" we accidentally turned him orange once (yes it happens) we took him to the doctor and the doctor just said cut back on the carrots and he'll be fine.

    Vimal Singh
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mind goes to favour chid goes to kindergarden

    Ntosh
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is one of the reasons I don't use a high chair. I put my baby on my lap, put one arm under my left arm while holding the other hand. If I dare put her on a high chair I ask for food on my face, clothes, floor. And it's not that she doesn't like it or she is full. No, she thinks it's funny as she laughs while smacking my hand

    Geetanjali Shrestha
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    changing the dress of baby n me after every meal is so frustrating as he mess everywhere

    Sue Montgomery
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still to this day..there is something different that all 5 sons wouldn't eat. Dinner time was a nightmare!

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    #16

    You Become The Ultimate Multitasker, Constantly Juggling Between Working And Being A Mom

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    Lisa Corcoran
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a picture I drew for my mom back in the 1970s. mommultita...e15c7f.jpg mommultitasker341-59e8ecce15c7f.jpg

    Patrick Rossi
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    love it. You even had the phone 'ring' and the pot putting steam. subtle. Genius!

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    Ntosh
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know how this is. Multitasking between work duties, mommy duties and wife duties. By the end of the day you are too tired to have time for yourself. Sleeping in 2 hour intervals at night, because she has to have her midnight feeds, and still be the first to wake up in the morning to carry out your wife and mom duties. Women are so strong. I never thought I could handle this

    Vimal Singh
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Buid a rapport and blew my mind

    Trisha Chapman
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes mother,house keeper ,rush to hospitals ,back home again ,sort tea ,leave to be switched on ,rush back to hospital sick child ,then home finish tea ,sort washing,cleaning, bath other two ,play then bed ,wake up all to do again and again for 11 yrs one or even two of my children in different hospitals ,I spent my life on bus,s ,trains ,home ,and lol stayed sain

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    #17

    Trying To Work While Exhausted Turns Into A Daily Thing

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    3ke
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    XD baby in the dog bed. That made me smile. :D

    Alysha Jones
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What I want to know is how she got into that position?

    Fsociety
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kids or no kids coffee and energy drinks are the pick me ups!

    Gillian Black
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so much easier when I took the dog to work

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    #18

    You're Forced To Eat Broccoli Even If You Hate It, So You Set A Good Example For Your Kids

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    George A Pope
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell your boy it's alien poo & then he probably would eat it!

    Ildiko Okido
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m soooo lucky to have two boys who like vegetables more than I do. Broccoli, spinach, sprouts, anything. You name it, they eat it.

    Allan Duncan
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh for gods sake, get a life. Nobody cares if it’s spinach, broccoli, kale, Swiss chard or a frogging horse turd. It’s the illustration and the idea behind it that counts.

    bill nye
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell your kid to suck it up and eat it

    Gillian Black
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    who cares spinach, broccoli it is all the same to a kid

    Vimal Singh
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey indians forgive rahuk gandhi

    Wendy Woo
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She's so tired she got it confused!

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    #19

    Any Task That Involves Reaching Your Feet Is Impossible

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    Out of chocolate
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "How do you shave your legs 9 months pregnant?" First kid: Feel and pray Second kid: Shaved legs? What's that?

    Cyndi H
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG... I love your comment so freaking much... With my second child I just say I'm wearing furry pantihose...

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    Karen Balle
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know of a husband that would set the shaving cream and razor on the side of the tub. Fill the tub with hot water and bubble bath. Then help his wife into the tub and let her soak. Then he would give her a scrub and then would shave her legs for her.

    Kjorn
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lol... so true. my wife sometime ask me to tie her shoes

    Sheryl
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wear boots which don't need to be tied ;)

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    Lila Launehase
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn't paint/shave what I couldn't see. Out of sight, out of mind.

    Sheila Weila
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to sit my coffee cup on my belly. So convenient.

    Anita Esparza
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes I remember my husband helped me paint my toe nails and to shower in the last months...😂

    Manetta Du Orum
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used the vacuum hose to pick up things when I dropped them in my late trimesters. Also clogs are a pregnant woman's best friends.

    Ildiko Okido
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With my first son I was lucky to be due in august (he was born on the 8th of september while it was really hot outside), so I wore flipflops all summer long.

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    Vimal Singh
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Going to the bar and thanking god

    Cat Morrison-Graham
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can remember sitting a full dinner plate on my belly at 7 months along and still only weighed 105 pounds!

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    #20

    You Can Always Count On Finding Your Valuables In The Most Unexpected Places

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    Gillian Black
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    mine went down the toilet just lucky kid was to short to flush

    Becca
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My daughter wanted to help washing up, I didn't realize my phone was in need of a good clean.

    Monica Anderson
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was little I hid my moms keys and forgot where I put them!😬😅

    Vimal Singh
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Borrow a son and forgive him thank him later cute the fun

    Marie Françoise Di Moro
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the tv remote control -right ?- in the freezer...

    Tricia Flynn
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes lost house &car keys in the bin i presume

    #21

    You're Always Looking For Answers In Every Book Imaginable

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    Kjorn
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    every NEW parent. we have 3 kids... we don't follow rules from books now. we just trust ourself

    Oilibhia Muirchú
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You are so right! My sister would throw any book I brought out the window. As a mother of 4 she just told me to breath and go with my gut. Best parenting advice ever!!!

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    Eyeball
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whoever can write a manual for being human accurately, will be rich.

    Vimal Singh
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Find the space and the government easy

    Cat Morrison-Graham
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was #4 in a family of 9 children--didn't need any books!

    Trisha Chapman
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No never used any books lol books on bring up kids is a Joke 😂😂😂

    Marie Françoise Di Moro
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    now they are teenagers ,I answer :go and ask gooogle !!!!!!!

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    #22

    You're Feeling Like A Balloon Constantly

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    Gillian Black
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    felt like if I fell on the tummy I would be like a cast turtle

    Patricia Gembarowski
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was pregnant with my first we still had a water bed. Somehow I ended up in the middle of it on my back and I could not get up. I just figured I was going to have to wait till my husband got home.( very soon after that we got a new bed..)

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    #23

    You Never Know What To Do When Your Child's Pet Dies

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    Eyeball
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What do you mean? Just tell them they died. Everything dies. Might as well get to know that fact early in life, that way they don't end up wasting too much of their life on trivial things.

    Jenna Bois
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is my opinion as well. My 5.5 year Old has had to deal with the deaths of my mother who she was extremely close to, as well as our 14 year old dog. I explained death in terms she could understand and she's adjusted quite well.

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    JillVille Child Care
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the facial expression on the Mom here. This one is perfect!

    Hallak65
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    replace, replace, replace. My daughter still thinks Goldie 5 is the original.

    Vimal Singh
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mind my business thank me later forgive the god sing praises go for fishing tail nine brng the child home and win god send evil mind c bank p

    Pepper Ladner
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, shut up. These are supposed to be funny. No one is interested in your psyco-analogy.

    Emilia Chiappetta
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    when my daughters goldfish would die we had funerals for them

    Trisha Chapman
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No explained all properly , tears sad faces but they coped with truth

    Irene Dohack
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I told my 3 year old daughter that her puppy went to live with Superman to help him fight crime. 3 years later, she asked if he puppy was coming home since Superman died in the movie.

    George A Pope
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Life cycle of a goldfish: YAYYYY!!!. . .$$$$$. . .FLUSH!

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    #24

    Trying To Maintain Authority In The House Is Never Easy

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    MummyDove
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think Eyeball has children. The first sentence is the give away.

    Eyeball
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have 4 girls ages 12, 9, 6 and 16 months... and they are all very smart and good kids. They act out, and I deal with it in ways they can understand.

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    Joyce Berman
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't agree. Set the rules strict at first, and then ease up as the child shows they can behave responsibly. It worked fine for us - you have to be alpha, and make sure the young child knows that.

    Eyeball
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It isn't that hard. Get on their level. Explain things on their level. Repetition is key. Don't ever hit your kids. That will make them resent you, plus fear based parenting isn't parenting... it's ownership. You don't own your kids, you are their mentors.

    Alicia Clark
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I OWNED mine! I made it perfectly clear from the day he could understand English, I pay the mortgage, so it's my way or the highway! Today he is in his thirties and we are very close...no resentment at all.

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    Vimal Singh
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Modlif go logolif or bae the giraffe or nothing

    George Hall
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    8 years ago

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    Give your kid one good spanking and it will change

    Aaron Ling
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's expected this comment would get negged in here but I grew up in the 80s when PC did not rule our lives. As I grew older, I actually appreciate the discipline my parents instilled in me and I didn't turn up too bad. Nowadays we have people going..oh you shouldn't do this and that but the same people complaining that kids these days lack mannerism. I wonder why.

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    #25

    The First Time You Have To Change Your Baby's Diaper You Try To Read Every Book Just To Make It Easier

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    Kirsty Buckland
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ^ that comment = one reason not to date you haha

    Holly Hobby
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right?! hahahah Speaking on behalf of all single moms.... we don't wantchya!

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    Sally Thomas
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All of my kids were before disposable diapers. So much fun rinsing, soaking and washing dirty cloth diapers....never enough to let the laundry go a day.

    Fairsher
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of my mom and always having diapers soaking in the toilet in bleach or something like that.

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    Kiara Arran
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a baby brother and the first time we thought it would stink like in the movies, trust me, it doesn't.

    Lila Launehase
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The first diapers are the easiest! (Except the VERY first ;) )

    KT Trondsen
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oh jese just do it, poor baby bum!!

    Liina Paakspuu
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's okay not to have kids btw. If you WANT to have them then this is what you get. The Earth is overpopulated anyway.

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