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Everyone needs a little break from the news these days. I drew these comics after seeing so many anxiety-provoking articles and wanted to stay sane by drawing out something lighthearted from them. I've got two young kids (5 and 3 months!) and I am sheltering in place in California.

Every day I’m so busy and don’t have much downtime, but I have gotten such positive reception to my comics that it keeps me going. People have told me that they are "a relief" and a "balm in this tense time." I feel like everyone is trying to help out, and this is just my little way of contributing―to provide a laugh that can bring people together.

During the day, in the various five-minute increments I have, I'll try to think of the idea, and then in the evening, I will try to draw it up. The days are draining and a bit repetitive, so challenging myself to keep a positive attitude and find something funny with a comic is my outlet. Some people drink wine or watch TV, and I like to draw. I hope people around the world enjoy the bit of humor I'm trying to bring to our shared situation.

Thanks! You can follow me on Instagram and Facebook for more.

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Up All Night
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People did that? Even without Covid-19, this is gross to do while outside.

white widow
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

While outside?? I think it's safe to stop at gross to do.

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Jovita A
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You don't have to lick your finger to open the bag. Just rub it slightly between your finger and slightly blow on it, works most of the time for me.

Elina Kuusisto
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most produce doesn't need it's own bag

Jenny Barton
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Try doing medical paperwork while wearing a surgical mask!

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

Or rephrased: coronavirus finally forces people to have manners.

Lyra Rey
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just found out both my parents used to do this before the pandemic. Not gonna lie, lost a little respect for them. You know, if you just make a little tear at the top of the bag it usually opens right up. Or rub the bag between your hands like you're trying to start a campfire with a stick.

Bored Birgit
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey, don't use plastic bags for vegetables and fruit, use cloth bags!

Up All Night
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I use plastic then I re-use it as small trash bags. Cat litter has to live somewhere.

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

    You included bus drivers! As a driver who has to work, thank you!

    Kathy Baylis
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope they’ve installed a barrier between you and the passengers. Or they have you working in a hazmat suit. Stay safe, please!

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    D-m Keilman
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't forget the morticians. Everyone forgets them.

    elia 84631
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also scientists who try so hard to find a cure

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

    I know you won't like my opinions but other than doctors and nurses, those are not heroes. They don't work because we need them. They work because they need the money. A doctor can surely afford to take a month or two of holidays but is still working. That makes them heroes to me.

    white widow
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree! Society just calls them heroes so when or if they die, everyone will take it easier... they are just sacrifices of the elites...

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

    Where's the food production workers? You can't stock shelves without them.

    Up All Night
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone praises hospital staff. These are the unsung heroes.

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    Up All Night
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This. Once I saw a very stressed mother with two hyperactive kids getting on the metro. She did her best to keep them in one place but when she didn't look for one second, the boy licked the handrail and went on as if he did nothing.

    Nami Tantrum
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    being on the subway or even shopping with kids these days is tense...

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    Kathy Baylis
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, because I’m someone who, as a child, tried to eat a mud pie because I figured it wasn’t called a pie for nothing, I’m really not entitled to get on my high horse for this one. (Yeah no, it didn’t taste like pie. It tasted like mud.)

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

    The author probably posted them somewhere else. People do have multiple social medias, y'know?

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    Up All Night
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "You forget the cone of shame was your idea, human!"

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

    Order of my reaction: 1. but he can still touch his face? 2. Ohhhh it's not to keep him from touching his face...he's quaranhorny or quarny? not sure about the pun. 3. Ohhhhhh it's a social distancing disc.

    Nami Tantrum
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    not gonna lie.. i thought that is is for preventing him from masturbation

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

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWGquxvqI_Y

    Cevat Kelle
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dog's stand for preventing bites, what stands for the guy's?

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    Wottermehlon Doge
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    what that's *munch* not true at *munch* all! *much*

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

    It has truth. Lockdowns will severely impair people's health.

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    Madzdad the bard
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You've heard of the "freshman 15" well now we have the "Covid 19"!

    Lydia Rone
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not me. I have high metabolism... I´m hungry after 20 minutes.

    Luna Lovegood
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, same, but I'm not exercising like I used to and getting out of shape is no bueno for your health.

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

    I've been working from home for two years now, I went ahead so my line is already higher in the graph :P

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

    And there are real people in other countries who are not allowed out, but rely on money each day to eat. So they have a choice, go out get arrested, or starve at home.

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    Kathy Baylis
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From what I’ve read in the news lately, Western Australia has already officially given him essential classification so he can freely move around the country.

    Lukyan Terdal
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Tooth Fairy is also supposedly an essential worker.

    Wottermehlon Doge
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    5 years ago

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    WHAT ABOUT ELIJAH HUH? NOT EVERYONE IS CHRISTIANN AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! thank you for listeining c:

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

    The bunny and the eggs are so not christian. they are pagan fertility symbols and messengers of spring.

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    Kathy Baylis
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    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    First, if you’re careful and cut them dry instead of wet, bangs are doable. Or just grow them out. Second, get someone else to buzz your hair or just leave it be and grow it out (see “Third”). Third, there’s nothing wrong with growing it out. Just be sure to use conditioner. And fourth, no shame in doing your own bottle job to get by until the salons open again. If your hair is super long, buy two bottles. The color may not be exactly the same, but hardly anyone’s going to see you anyway, so who cares?

    Animal lover❤
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got my haircut cancelled right before my state got quarantined and my hair is a mess. Luckily ive been smart enough to not try and cut it

    The Girl on Fire
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My hair is bobbed short and I was due to cut it a couple weeks ago. It looks terrible and it's driving me insane lol

    Freya the Wanderer
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bald people are lucky. I was going to get a haircut, but with all the salons and barber shops closed my mane is getting ridiculously long.

    Hollie Newton
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm rocking the true colours right now xD

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    Up All Night
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And months turned into years when it came to economy.

    Kathy Baylis
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn’t about Wall Street—-big business has more than enough blubber parked offshore to live on for decades. The government too. It’s about people, especially those who already live close to the precipice and who are being pushed to—-and over—-the edge.

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

    Usually everyone is unhappy with time flying by, so in all this mess I still try to be grateful for the slow down.

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

    And isn't that something beautiful in all the craziness! Time is the most precious gift of all.

    Lukyan Terdal
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're asking if I've finished with the time machine yet, the answer is no.

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    Meyer Weinstock
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a former teacher, AND a single parent of two, this was life for more than 20 years... -Dr M

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    Suzanne Clark
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My vet says she has a "pasta drawer" at home which got invaded by a mouse--it chewed a hole in every pasta package except the whole wheat. Even rodents don't like whole wheat pasta.

    Kathy Baylis
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, there’s enough out there to keep you, and the other two people in the world who like it, well stocked for decades. Bet you’ll be able to buy it by the truckload really cheap after the quarantine is over. If the companies producing it take the hint, that is.

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    Freya the Wanderer
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I happen to like whole-wheat pasta. Like it, not love it.

    Jaded Queen
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's funny ,half of the population fighting over toilet paper like it is a necessary commodity ,while the other half doesn't even use it.

    Ieva Nura
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I buy just whole wheat pasta.

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    Wottermehlon Doge
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the reason everyone is stocking uo on toilet paper is because there are two types of toilet paper, and residential toilet papereveryone is staying at home and not going to their jobs. workplaces and schools and stuff use commercial toilet paper which is like 1 ply, residential toilet paper is for homes and that's 2ply. since everyone is staying at home not many people are buying commercial, and everyone is buying residential, because the people staying at home have tripled since quarantine started!

    Constance A
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That makes sense. I didn't think of it that way.

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    Kathy Baylis
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    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Forgot to draw the chain that attaches you to your desk. Management thinks you’re not working if you’re home, so load you down with double-triple the work you’d be given if you were in the office like normal. To the point where you get no break, no lunch, no time to get up and get something to drink or go to the bathroom, if you want to be done by quitting time (and you still work 30-60 minutes past anyway). Not to mention all their last minute (and often within 1-2 hours before the end of the day) brain farts that take a big chunk of time to decipher and put together—-but they expect you to send back completed like 10 minutes after they mention them (without expressly saying they want you to drop everything and work on them NOW). Oh, and get all your pile of other tasks done too.

    Rita Valente
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, unfortunately, there're loads of "bosses" like that. So stupid.

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    Freya the Wanderer
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We owe a lot to the overworked health care workers! Many bright blessings on all of them.

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

    Pretty sure that's supposed to be a mom working from home. Computer says WFH. Nurses don't WFH.

    white widow
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And they need to be moms, doctors, chefs, playmates, workers for their own jobs and whatnot. Same goes for dads. All parents who are doing everything!!! Kudos to you for keeping your children safe and happy and healthy!

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    Colin L
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want to start a new trend: buy a nurse a pizza. At the end of the day, cooking isn't what they want to do...

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    Freya the Wanderer
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One reason my cat is not allowed in the bathroom - and why I always put the roll on so the paper goes under.

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    Colin L
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, do you value your teachers now?

    Coffey Murphy
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    IAM thanking God my kids are grown And don't live with me!!

    Lyra Rey
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The feeling is likely mutual. I have awesome parents but I am thanking God I am grown and don't live with them.

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    Sue Prewitt
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who allows their kids to do that?!

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    Jovita A
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, some people want to shop like once or twice a month if possible during corona so they buying bulk... Others have like billion family members, so it's not always hoarding..

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

    There are shops here in Germany now, where everybody has to use a shopping cart ALL THE TIME, even if you only want a single item or if you are with somebody else.

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    Wottermehlon Doge
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    people would throw tomatoes at bad performers because a while ago they thought tomatoes were poisonous, so they would aim for the mouth and try and kill them! aren't we so civilized?