When my second child was born, I started to turn snippets of our family life into short comics. They were very simple, but I liked them and my friends seemed to like them too, so they encouraged me to start posting my comics on social media. That's when I realized most parents could relate to those situations. It was a lot of fun to connect with other parents in this way. In fact, it was so much fun that I posted more and more comics and today, it has become my job! It's been years since my first post, and I have had four more children since.
With a big family at home, inspiration never fails!
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When Are You Having A Baby?
It's an invasive question. Don't ask when people are getting married or having kids.
(To all those ppl who downvoted and replied to me *explaining* how inappropriate it is) - as a single old woman, I was asked this A LOT in my youth. People ask these with the intention of goodwill, because that's what they see as normal - study, job, marriage, kids....etc. Maybe they feel they can use their wisdom and help....because that's the life they know. I know how annoying it can be because I have lived thru it...but today I understand that people want to understand your point of view or ask out of mere curiosity. If we keep on making a list of what's appropriate to ask and what's not, we cannot have a conversation. It's only questions, no one is forcing you to do anything. So stop taking things so personally!
Load More Replies...Why on earth did someone downvote me for wanting children?
Load More Replies...honestly same i'm not gonna go through that pain when there are literally kids already on this planet whose lives i can improve.
Load More Replies...This month, in particular, has been absolutely awful, because my sister in law (who is younger than me) is pregnant, and then everybody assumes I MUST HAVE MY OWN. I'm seconds away to tell them to go f**k themselves.
Tell them straight up that it is hurtfull/annoying to you. Be blatant about it.
Load More Replies...I am pregnant but in not quite ready to announce it welp to late lol
I had cancer due to right wing laws preventing me from getting proper health care when in the military. Stage 4 cervical cancer meant no babies. Thanks Jesse Helms. Burn in the bad place.
me and my friends were just talking about this- people were asking us if we want kids but were teenagers so we dont have to make that desision- plus were not girls so even better
I just have had another miscarriage and all those questions makes me sick every f***ING time. Especially that I'm over 30 and people seems to be very interested in that topic. I know is quite common question, lots of ppl even don't think what they really ask, but they should. Wondering how it would be if I would give them real answers, probably no one would like to know.
I think we should tell the truth more often (if we feel like it). It helos to vent, prevent miscomunication and may help others. I had a trainee whos whom died last year. He had no idea who of us all lost their parents young. He needed to know that everyone deals differently and that life goes on. It was not on his radar, that this happens and it got him talking.
Load More Replies...Bath Time
Get two children and you will never get "I don't want to get into the baaaath" again. Instead you get two of them screaming "I go fiiiiiiiiirst!"
True. I have a little brother and sometimes we fight about stupid things- including baths. He's six, I'm eight.
Load More Replies...Yes, me but with the shower 😹 somethimes I stand there thinking "how the heck do I get out? I just can't do it!"
Load More Replies...I cured the 'I don't wanna get out of the bath.' I pulled the plug and emptied the bath, then just sat and waited until they realised there was no water to play in.
Mines the last one, has additional baths during the day, and bathes her toys in the sink. We have a large water bill.
Listening To My Child Tell Me A Story
me trying to tell my mom what me and my friends did without exposing us in the process
My youngest halts in his speech while he's trying to clarify his thoughts, ADHD his brain works faster than his mouth, and he'll stop in the middle of the word and then restart at the beginning of the word when he gets his thoughts together. It adds a lot of extra time
My son, too. I look him in the eyes, tell him to take a breath and start over. Usually works. Eye contact makes a difference. He knows I'm listening.
Load More Replies...A five line story told in 2 1/2 hours... yup. My daughters in a nutshell.
What’s with this word “erm” instead of “um” or “uh.” I have never heard anyone utter “erm” — to say that having to read it 5 times in the above cartoon is annoying is an understatement.
Unfair
three things yes...one thing no...you always say no? No, she always says yes.
This is my older sister always complaining about not being allowed to do anything
Pregnant Women Around Me vs. Me
To be fair, the people around you don't show their vulnerable side around every single person. They're not flawless, you're just not seeing their private life.
Sorry you got negative comments about this, OP. I’m in the process of overcoming insecurity and I find it helpful to remember stuff like this.
Load More Replies...It's not usually the people around me. It's these celebrities. You see most of them pregnant and they only miraculously gain weight in their belly. Most pregnant women I've seen do gain weight everywhere. On top of that, most celebrities lose all the weight one month post delivery. How is that even possible? I thought doctors advise to not do heavy exercise for a month at least.
I think if you we already doing heavy exercise and have a normal pregnancy and delivery you can continue exercising if you want to. As for the celebrities, they have nannies, maids, cooks, massage therapists, personal trainers...
Load More Replies...I like her leg! Shaving is nearly impossible when you get to the 3rd trimester, and you most definitely can't see your legs over your big ass belly. I was a hairy monster, I couldn't even clean up 'my area' because I couldn't see what I was supposed to me shaving.
I did see a model wearing a bright red dress like this, about 10 -1/2 months pregnant, in a magazine. She looked fabulous. Her husband said he was so proud of her. Of course, she was getting hair, make-up, nails, waxing done at the beauty salon. And it was her first child. All of which makes it much easier than pregnant with your third child and beauty salon does not give "freebies".
Why do pregnant women nowadays always hold their bellies like the one on the left? My mother (obstetrician who has been pregnant herself) says, this is completely unnecessary! The baby won't fall out unexpectedly. Putting one or both hands on the belly all the time is stupid enough (the baby cannot feel that, it swims in a water bubble), but putting the other hand under the belly? Megan Markle did that all the time when she appeared in public during her pregnancy and now everyone is doing it, too.
chances are, the one on the left is a social media pose only. Not. Real.
Congrats
My child told us they think they might be trans. I told them that we loved them before we knew their gender and that wasn't going to change. Then I introduced myself as Transparent.
Guys, you don't let a baby choose it's gender. To avoid confusing them, call them by their sex. If when they understand gender and they choose otherwise, that's when to do that. I AM A MEMBER OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY THIS IS NOT HATE!
Thats what my dad does. whenever my mom asks him a question,he will just say "What do you think?" or just "Yes"
Porridge
my little brother is the opposite. "can i have a banana?" "no" "but i never had a banana!" "yOU HAD ONE YESTERDAY"
Load More Replies...my little cousin "i love chicken nuggets, but i dont like fried chicken"
One of my sisters: "I don't want beef gravy I want normal gravy" - the "normal" gravy is beef gravy!!!!!!!!!
Load More Replies...Yeah, sometimes you just want to strangle them?
Load More Replies...I love the fact she's in her panties. 95% of time my toddler sees me in panties xD
Hahaha! That's how some kids are. One day, "Can I pleeease have another grilled cheese?" The next, "NOOO! I HATE GRILLED CHEESE!"
Smile!
Dont do that, your kid will think they're weird. It's just a phase and they will learn to have natural smile. Maybe tell them to practise faces in front of a mirror as in a fun way, don't make them think it's something wrong with them!
I am 20, I still can't smile naturally... I either look like a Disney villain or an idiot.
Load More Replies...Tell my son not to keep straight face and not to smile always gets the best smile out of him.
My mother asking me to be normal because I am the bad kid and I have a little demon in me so I can't be notmal
Precious Times
Frankly, it are just a few months, but you will remember them for a lifetime. It is hard, and it can be incredibly hard, but the love given to the small ones during these few months will be a tailwind blowing for their lifetimes. (Being told this while being oveslept and awaiting another night of a baby with belly problems is not the most productive thing, though.)
Yeah, nope. Try breastfeeding and gastroreflux and boobs that don't work and a whole lot of people who seem to be experts except on how to actually be supportive. It's not magical and it can take up a whole lot more than a few months. Just accept it stinks for many.
Load More Replies...My son is 14, I'm having a bit of a hard time with that. I can't believe how much he's grown and I do miss when he was small but I do not miss him screaming and not letting me sleep. I do not miss the headaches and exhaustion. I missed The quiet moments and the giggles, but no most people are not going to miss the painful things
I agree. My youngest is about to turn 12.
Load More Replies...So what they don't say is it will take about 10 years to get to that place.
I didn't remotely enjoy ages 0 to like 7 or 8 and it's like a running joke now with my daughter (14 yrs old). Now she's very likable. Never gets in trouble, good grades, blah blah blah.
Nope, I don't miss them. I'm sooo happy my kids are 7 and 4 now. A lot of love, fun, cuddling but I can leave them with my mum and spend some time without them
Getting Ready To Leave
Looks just perfect to me...no stains, no toilet paper, no apparal grossly disappropriate to the wheather...
competition is pretty stiff at the child minder, with all the other kids. She's practising for the future
I Love You, Mum
Suspicious
When me and my brothers did this we were usually planning a surprise. A good one
My brother and I did that when we thought our surprise was good. Once, it involved cutting curtains and sewing them back together to show off my (terrible) sewing skills
Load More Replies...This is totally my son. He used to have an antique and stripped TV (those old wooden framed ones). He liked to climb on it and jump to his bed, which made a very distinctive thump. One day I hear said thump and asked him if he was jumping to his bed again. He sweetly replied, "No mommy....DON'T COME CHECK".
XD I thought most kids do that either when: There's a sea of toys all over the floor, or they are trying to watch a PG-13 movie, ask me how i know.
When Me and my Friends did this we usually escape out the window and go to the Candy shop with the money I stole from mom
My youngest does this all the time, he's usually making some sort of Lego sculpture for myself for my husband. Or some kind of gift.
Oh Yeah, Why Didn't I Think Of That
I have insomnia. If I had a magic genie I would ask for the secret to falling asleep
I had insomnia for years. What helped me was a combination of building very strong bedtime routine, turning off all monitors after 9pm, turning on a red light in the evening and some months with magic pills prescribed by a shrink. The shrink was kinda like a genie from a lamp I guess. 🤷♀️
Load More Replies..."So you have depression? Just decide to be happy! You are poor? Work harder and spend less! You are too ugly to be loved and you feel lonely? Just fake confidence!" Seriously, those people are despicable.
For those of you out there struggling with insomnia: I feel you. Try Melatonin pills or if you don't want to take actual medicine I am told that natural melatonin sources like cherries are good too. Some other things that might help are: darken/lighten the room so that it is comfortable, not too bright or you wont sleep. A damp cool cloth over your eyes. Read a book for a bit to relax. And above all, try to realize that it is okay not to be sleeping, because if you worry about not sleeping you are NEVER going to sleep! I hope this helps!
Not really, more like person-who's-never-experienced-insomnia-suggesting since he isn't trying to explain anything & as an insomniac I've gotten this response from an equal number of women.
Load More Replies...My fiance can fall asleep in seconds. I have major insomnia and sometimes he will wake up early and jm just laying there playing on my phone (after having been up for hours) and tell him i couldn't sleep. And EVERYTIME he scoffs and says WhY cOuLdN't YoU sLeEp??? As if I hadn't told him about my insomnia the last 8 years 😑
Oh my gosh! Why didn’t I think about that -_- yeah I hate these people. Edit: oof I didn’t read the title before making this comment
Me In The Morning Vs. Me In The Evening
THE THING IS THEY DONT KNO IF THIER KIDS LIKE TO HIKE JUST THEY DO
If she can actually feel that way every single morning, then she!s doing perfectly well.
Pretty much parenting as a whole. Sounded cute at first but it’s a miserable time.
That's me when I walk into a room then immediately forget what I was going to say
This is a contagious condition. Long incubation period. Parents will be stricken when children are adults.
It works better if in the beginning you insist about how important and urgent it is.
A Choice
You guys got to chose?? I used to have to wear whatever I was given
Don’t give kids too many choices. Not necessary for trivial things.
This is just a comic, fortunately. In reality, they would not give you so much space.
I quit this when my daughter was 2 and got much stricter about sleeping habits. It’s not worth it to have your kids sleeping with you until *they* decide they’re too old for it. My kids both sleep in their own rooms. I may be a single Dad, but that doesn’t mean my bed is up for grabs. For others it might work, but I need sleep space after working a 40 hour week. My back kills me.
my kid like to slip her hands and arms in my shirt sleves, I dont even get to be alon in my shirt. (she does this while im sleeping)
Oh god they're the worst when they're small like that, they take over the entire bed while constantly kicking you in the back.
my mom never let me sleep with her so she never had this experience...
Tantrum
In my family if you throw a tantrum straight to the corner.
Load More Replies...I used to say, you look pretty silly down there. Then walk off.
That is my little sister having a tantrum if she doesn't get what she wants
Birthday List
The kid says what they want for their birthday, and then at the very last minute changes their mind parents have already bought and wrapped gifts or plan the party and get the kids trying to make changes at the last second
Load More Replies...Maybe
I thought kids take maybe as a "no"? My siblings do half the time and have a go at me for it.
I’d be conflicted over that answer. “Maybe” usually brings a lot of hope for a “yes” but “we’ll see” is almost surely a “no”.
this is my mentality. then five hours later when i ask my mom's too tired to watch Ant-Man
Most people who have kids don't really think about why they're doing it. It's just something that people do, right? But WHY? To propogate the planet, as the Bible orders? Well, the planet's already plenty full, thank you kindly (read the brilliant thriller 10:59 by N Baker to see exactly how full!), and as a parent of two kids, I often find myself wondering why I had them in the first place. I love them, sure, but did I need them? No. And by the way, I gave up my successful career and stayed at home to look after my kids for 8 years so my wife could complete her Master's degree, so I know all about stay-home-parenting.
At least you let yourself contemplate these things. Lots of people refuse to.
Load More Replies...*insert shallow hate comment about parenthood here* *insert equally shallow rebuttal here* Man, the world we live in: we hate each other for our life choices. I can see, looking at the comments sections of these posts, why people choose not to have kids. They’ll just grow up hating one another in this environment. Great post though!
I know a couple men who chose to stay at home with the kiddos while the other half earned (better salary, degree, etc.), and one told me that he got so much mockery among the "stay-home mommies" *AND* from "the guys" that he ended up saying he was "working on a novel" just to avoid the flak. Moral being: Parenting is WORK. And it's unrelenting. And be kind. you never know what a parent is going through. (Not a parent. Taking a wild guess based on observations.)
There’s not much interesting about motherhood. These comics are all kinda always the same complaints. “I’m tired! My kid is messy! What happened to my personal life / space? I’m frazzled! My legs are hairy!” Okay girl we know. Every mom says that same stuff. Tell us something we don’t know. How’s your vagina and nips? Did your husband change? Is there anything enjoyable about kids other than that you claim they’re cute? What’s tax season like? Do you feel like you’re in school again? How are other millennial moms? Everyone already knows you are tired and hairy, we have eyes.
I wish the comics about mother hood would change their tune, too. And there are different types of mothers with different recourses. I wish we could see that type of motherhood instead of the same old complaints. I realise this is the reality for many, but money, people who help, the country you live in/ culture change the experience, making motherhood unique to every parent.
Load More Replies...I refuse to feel sympathy for people who willingly put themselves in a bad situation. Suck it up.
bruh someone downvoted me for commenting O C T O P U S
Load More Replies...Most people who have kids don't really think about why they're doing it. It's just something that people do, right? But WHY? To propogate the planet, as the Bible orders? Well, the planet's already plenty full, thank you kindly (read the brilliant thriller 10:59 by N Baker to see exactly how full!), and as a parent of two kids, I often find myself wondering why I had them in the first place. I love them, sure, but did I need them? No. And by the way, I gave up my successful career and stayed at home to look after my kids for 8 years so my wife could complete her Master's degree, so I know all about stay-home-parenting.
At least you let yourself contemplate these things. Lots of people refuse to.
Load More Replies...*insert shallow hate comment about parenthood here* *insert equally shallow rebuttal here* Man, the world we live in: we hate each other for our life choices. I can see, looking at the comments sections of these posts, why people choose not to have kids. They’ll just grow up hating one another in this environment. Great post though!
I know a couple men who chose to stay at home with the kiddos while the other half earned (better salary, degree, etc.), and one told me that he got so much mockery among the "stay-home mommies" *AND* from "the guys" that he ended up saying he was "working on a novel" just to avoid the flak. Moral being: Parenting is WORK. And it's unrelenting. And be kind. you never know what a parent is going through. (Not a parent. Taking a wild guess based on observations.)
There’s not much interesting about motherhood. These comics are all kinda always the same complaints. “I’m tired! My kid is messy! What happened to my personal life / space? I’m frazzled! My legs are hairy!” Okay girl we know. Every mom says that same stuff. Tell us something we don’t know. How’s your vagina and nips? Did your husband change? Is there anything enjoyable about kids other than that you claim they’re cute? What’s tax season like? Do you feel like you’re in school again? How are other millennial moms? Everyone already knows you are tired and hairy, we have eyes.
I wish the comics about mother hood would change their tune, too. And there are different types of mothers with different recourses. I wish we could see that type of motherhood instead of the same old complaints. I realise this is the reality for many, but money, people who help, the country you live in/ culture change the experience, making motherhood unique to every parent.
Load More Replies...I refuse to feel sympathy for people who willingly put themselves in a bad situation. Suck it up.
bruh someone downvoted me for commenting O C T O P U S
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