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30 Humorous Comics By Bella Maris That You Might Find Very Relatable If You’re A Parent (New Pics)
Motherhood can make even the simplest parts of the day feel like an adventure. Sleep becomes a luxury, personal space practically disappears, and keeping everyone fed, dressed, and relatively happy can sometimes feel like a major achievement. Artist Bella Maris, the creator behind ‘Bella Illustration,’ turns those familiar experiences into colorful comics filled with humor and real-life parenting moments.
Her work embraces the less polished side of raising children, touching on everything from breastfeeding and postpartum changes to toddler moods, interrupted sleep, and the challenge of finding even a few quiet minutes for yourself. While motherhood remains a major source of inspiration, Bella’s comics have also expanded into the many other complications of adult life. Relationships, anxiety, therapy, aging, body image, and everyday frustrations all find their way into her illustrations, usually with the kind of punchline that comes from recognizing yourself in the situation a little too well.
Scroll down to see her latest work, and upvote your favorite comics.
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Andrew Keir 3 weeks ago
Cleanliness is not the target. Love - and at least a basic effectiveness - are. The world can wait for vacuuming, but cuddles are *now*.
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Ryan F. Mercer 3 weeks ago
Oh we judge. That's why we try so hard to listen. That's our permission.
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Tim Douglass 3 weeks ago
Our firstborn was both colicky and a voracious eater. My wife got very tired between nursing him and trying to get him soothed back to sleep. I was working 70 hour weeks an hour away, so had a long drive before and after work. We agreed that if she fell asleep the baby might get ignored for a while, but if I fell asleep while driving I would d*e and she would have to do it all on her own. One night she poked me awake, shoved the baby into my half-awake arms, and announced "I don't care if you d*e, I need sleep!" She got sleep and I didn't d*e. And the kid eventually grew up.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 3 weeks ago
There are times when I'm awake and on my computer at 3am and my dog Fenring, who is laying beside my chair, will suddenly lift his head and growl softly at the sliding glass door that leads to the backyard. My backyard is entirely fenced with a really high fence, so no one should be in the backyard, but it still scares the shít out of me when he does this XD
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Andrew Keir 3 weeks ago
Helping a child grow up is (usually) worth the late nights, disturbed sleep, loss of earning capacity, and bone weariness, but unless you've walked that road you'll never know how rough it is underfoot - or how, just sometimes, the views can take your breath away.
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Andrew Keir 3 weeks ago
That's why therapists have therapists. Even mental loads are easier when shared.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 3 weeks ago
It's like when I found those oversized shorts I accidentally bought in too large of a size a few years ago but kept because I was going to alter them to fit and never did... I pulled them on the other day to mark where to take in the sides, and they are now almost too tight XD
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Serena Myers 3 weeks ago
It is more than 50 years ago now, but you never forget, especially if you've had a c-section. 'Ow' is a very mild way of putting it!
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Andrew Keir 3 weeks ago
Remember - you chose to have them. They didn't choose to have you. Patience will be required.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 3 weeks ago
I don't get it. "Cowboy Carter" is an album by Beyoncé - is this saying that the album was so good that it won the Grammy instead of Beyoncé herself? XD
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