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My 50 Comics About Parenting Struggles And Everyday Life
Parenting is a unique, exciting, challenging experience. Every child is different, and so is every parent. But that's not to say there aren't some things that happen to most parents. Here are a few comics illustrating some of the shared experiences of parents all over the world!
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#1
Final score:
223points
I have one son who just recently turned 5 years old, but I have always been very close with my sister's kids so I've been around children and babies most of my adult life. One piece of advice I would give is: respect your child. So much of how many societies view child rearing is based in control, but they're people and deserve to be respected and understood. Naturally you need to adapt this so that you're speaking to them in a way that's age-appropriate, but kids are intelligent and intuitive so we don't need to undermine that just because they're young.
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#3
Final score:
215points
LagoonaBlueColleen 4 years ago
Love this. Parenting is not a competition. We should be supporting each other.
I would say my favourite part of being a parent is rediscovering how magical the world is. When we go for walks, my son can get so absorbed in something most adults would view as mundane for a long time. It's easy for parents to roll their eyes and rush the little ones along but instead, get down on their level and try to see what's so fascinating. Going for leaf treasure hunts, catching crayfish in the river, jumping in puddles aren't things I would think to do on my own as an adult but it's a blast as a parent. My least favourite part is that the world can be a scary place and while my husband and I are doing our best to help our son build resilience and be able to manage some of the hardships, we can't protect him from everything and that's scary! I also think a lot about other children in the world, I'm very passionate about advocacy for children and youth, so it can be difficult knowing how many children there are in difficult circumstances.
#4
Final score:
198points
#5
Final score:
194points
I have my Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts and a lifelong interest in comics, manga, and animation. I've always drawn silly comics for my friends, so it was natural to me to do the same once I got pregnant. What wound up happening was I was putting them in a journal to give to my son as an adult so he could get to see things from my perspective and maybe have some nice memories of our life. I decided to put a couple on my art page and got a decent response, so I kept up with it. Soon I was getting messages from all over the world from parents who said the comics resonated with them, and that they felt less alone in parenting when they read them. It was a really nice feeling to know there was a connection with so many other people. I do have a few that I won't share because I think some do just need to be for my son, though.
#7
Final score:
180points
I'm working on putting more effort in continuing the comics. I've been hand-drawing a bunch that I'll redo digitally to keep them coming. We are hoping it'll be safe to do some traveling this summer so I'm sure that'll generate some inspiration. I would love if one day I could build my platform to be able to speak on parenting practices, child development, and other topics that I have professional interests in, such as trauma and its relation to brain development. I would say anyone considering sharing their art online should do it because they enjoy it. If you turn it into a grind, a brand, side hustle, whatever, it'll suck every ounce of joy out of it immediately. And always put a watermark or digital signature somewhere that would make it difficult to remove because your art will absolutely be stolen at some point. Have fun with it, and let yourself be authentic and vulnerable.
#10
Final score:
160points
#11
Final score:
148points
Winter 4 years ago
I feel this one! The first couple of times my son slept through the night in his own bed, I would wake up in the middle of the night and my sleep-addled brain would think, "he died. There's no other explanation for why he's not here". And then I'd go check on him, and he'd be sleeping in his bed peacefully.
#12
Final score:
145points
#13
Final score:
144points
#14
Final score:
143points
#15
Final score:
142points
#17
Final score:
126points
#18
Final score:
123points
#19
Final score:
118points
#20
Final score:
116points
#21
Final score:
115points
LagoonaBlueColleen 4 years ago
Reminds me of the time my daughter found a salamander in the yard and showed it to her grandma. All I hear is shrieking.
#23
Final score:
111points
Hannah Mae Jensen 4 years ago
My littles sister cut my mom's eye open doing that once mom says it's blurry in that eye.
#24
Final score:
109points
Hannah Mae Jensen 4 years ago
What I constantly tell my bestie who is 12 lol she didn't listen she has bronchitis now.
#25
Final score:
108points
#26
Final score:
102points
Sarah Williams 4 years ago
This is so me!! Sitting with other moms at gymnastics trying to think of something to say suddenly I'm like "so I watch a LOT of true crime......" *crickets* lol
#27
Final score:
99points
#29
Final score:
97points
CelticElff 4 years ago (edited)
Ohhh, 40 *CELSIUS*. Yeah, way different than 40 Fahrenheit! 40C=104F and conversely, 40F=4C!
#31
Final score:
95points
CelticElff 4 years ago (edited)
Because I haven't had more than FIFTEEN SECONDS of time to myself today and I. AM. G0DDAMNED. OVER. IT.!!!!!!
#32
Final score:
94points
#33
Final score:
94points
#34
Final score:
92points
#35
Final score:
86points
Navi Banfield 4 years ago (edited)
My daughter is both the only reason i would go to prison/the only reason i want to stay out of prison.
#37
Final score:
81points
#38
Final score:
78points
#40
Final score:
78points
Christina T 4 years ago
Wrong. Both parents should be on the edges and the baby takes the whole bed. That's my experience at least
#41
Final score:
75points
LagoonaBlueColleen 4 years ago
Takes me back to when an old man tried grilling me for not dressing my daughter in pink,
#42
Final score:
74points
#43
Final score:
74points
Hannah Mae Jensen 4 years ago
Good luck finding a babysitter you actually trust lol it's just better to stick with family.
#46
Final score:
72points
#47
Final score:
69points
Hannah Mae Jensen 4 years ago
My mom stressed so much with all 3 of my younger siblings she would always complain that they were way too skinny and they were going to die they all turned out fine lol I would try to give her a break and hold the baby but not the time she would just hold them while she did everything.
#49
Final score:
67points
#50
Final score:
66points
#51
Final score:
45points
#53
Final score:
44points
Kiryn Silverwing 4 years ago
It sure takes them a long time to learn how to use polite lies. My daughter is five and will still occasionally say "stop talking now, I'm bored of listening to you"
#54
Final score:
43points
#55
Final score:
42points
Catherine Poland 4 years ago
The toys my daughter plays with the most are the hand made ones. She'll play with the toys people have bought her, but she much prefers the rattle i made out of an old medicine bottle and bottle caps 🤣
#56
Final score:
41points
Nijlenna Rusty 4 years ago
My kid always says mmmmmmmommyyyyyyyy, and I reply yes sweet, and he goes like mmmmmmmommyyyyyyyy again, and again yes sweetie... Can go on for hours, but it's fun :)
#58
Final score:
39points
#59
Final score:
39points
#61
Final score:
38points
#63
Final score:
35points
#65
Final score:
35points
Hannah Mae Jensen 4 years ago
Simple answer to that last one (mommies) usually they go on no questions asked.
#67
Final score:
33points
Sarah Williams 4 years ago
"Walk through fire for you just let me adore you"......"macaroni in a pot"........no!!!!!!!!! I was dancing with them got 30 seconds in before I realized what I was letting them dance to!!
#68
Final score:
31points
#69
Final score:
31points
#74
Final score:
29points
#75
Final score:
27points
#76
Final score:
27points
Hannah Mae Jensen 4 years ago
My little sister every single time lol the other ones had normal smiles though.
#77
Final score:
27points
LagoonaBlueColleen 4 years ago
I don't recall ever experiencing this with my kid. Interesting. (She was diagnosed with a Global Developmental Delay.)
#78
Final score:
26points
Brian Garrett 4 years ago
In fairness he tried to warn you, but you just had to mess with him.
#80
Final score:
25points
#82
Final score:
24points
Hannah Mae Jensen 4 years ago
Yeah how do you find a nanny cam that small yo put on your baby? Also I need one for my cat to see where she constantly goes missing all day.
#84
Final score:
22points
Anna Bertholf 4 years ago
Ha! I always asked the kids to clean out their toy box every now and then. By the time they reached the half-way mark, it was like Christmas morning. They didn't remember half the stuff they had put in there.😂
#85
Final score:
21points
Hannah Mae Jensen 4 years ago
But I want my milk first so I get so full on drinks I won't eat my applesauce or anything else for that matter.
#86
Final score:
19points
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