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I Illustrate My Experience As A Modern-Day Parent In 30 Comics With A Feline Twist (New Pics)
I'm Chesca Hause or "Cat Mom" as I've been dubbed online. I may not be the #1 MOM, but I’m not doing so bad and I find people's flaws (especially my own) a huge source of amusement. I think that’s why a million people over various platforms now follow Litterbox Comics - people enjoy laughing at the mess of life together!
I started the comic 4 years ago because I had a hard time being a mom. I found comfort in sharing the ridiculous things that happened and building a community of moms who got it. What I didn't anticipate was how many non-moms would enjoy my comic too!
Although I still create some word-for-word comics from things that happened in real life, I consider the Cat Family to be their own “people” and hope to keep being able to draw their adventures even as my own kids grow.
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The "Joys of Motherhood" are pushed so hard that you can't help but feel like you're the problem when you don't spontaneously feel it.
I'd been a cartoonist since I was little, inspired by the greats such as Garfield, The Simpsons and Invader Zim and I desperately wanted to use my art to reach out to moms that might feel the same way. I already followed the fantastic Fowl Language and Hedger Humor and thought, "Maybe I could do a webcomic too?" The reactions to my first comics were very positive and I gained followers quickly - I knew I was onto something!
People ask if it's odd having strangers peek in on our lives. It probably would be if they were drawn to look like us, but having them as cats really helps! They're based on us, but I consider them their own "people" with exaggerated cartoon lives. They are meant to be ridiculous and often wrong, so if people react strongly, then I know I'm doing my job.
The biggest thing I'd like people to take away from my comics is that it's OK to not be OK. Nobody is perfect and the best thing you can do is not take yourself too seriously.
I've got a couple of new projects in the works. The first is a Patreon-exclusive comic following the Dog Family! Those comics are only released monthly, but they can’t be seen anywhere else! The other one is a compilation book of my comics, with a bunch of extra stuff drawn and written by me. I'm still working on that one, so it won't be in the shops until '23, but I'm very excited about it!
I think my children are the least safe at home under my faulty supervision. Also, I'd like to point out how unfair it is that there weren't any of these superfun places for children when I was a kid. I'd like to talk to the manager of the world and leave a formal complaint
I'm not sure how old you are, but I'd be surprised if you don't remember the super fast metal slides at parks that would burn your thighs in shorts in the summer? Or the merry go rounds and see saws that were a little slip away from breaking bones/skulls? If you're a millennial you might remember those Chucky cheeses slides (also at parks sometimes) with the rollers that were finger breaking traps. Ball pits that could have anything in them, often small children hiding and getting jumped on by larger children. Any climbing equipment outdoors with no squishy soft artificial turf to fall on? Those ten foot high tire stacks built over hard ground? The super long chained swings you could launch yourself halfway to the stratosphere off of or do flips on? In 1989 I knocked an older bully kid off of the top of a McDonald's play place intentionally, like up by the high slide. That would be impossible now.
Load More Replies...More accidents occur in the home than anywhere else for adults, so I bet the logic applies to children, too!
Uh yeah well I think that play place should go down forever and eternity
I can't imagine dad signed one of these every time he let me loose in the McDonalds Play Place.
We went to a mall playplace once....had stomach flu the rest of that winter. Now we build them thier own cool play areas in our own back yard.
If you missed the previous parts of my comic, you can find them here, here, here, here, here, here and here.
I don’t like pineapple on pizza but I still think if people like it, it deserves to be there
Based on this tweet by @mommalibrarian.
She has a whole comic available on Webtoon! Just look up "LitterBox Comics"!
Load More Replies...I adore LitterBox comics-- I have been following them on Instagram! I think that they are so incredibly cute and are enjoyable irregardless of whether you are partner or grew up having siblings. Also, please stop with the absolute needless censorship, BoredPanda. It is so incredibly hypocritical and you end of ruining the artists' original work.
She has a whole comic available on Webtoon! Just look up "LitterBox Comics"!
Load More Replies...I adore LitterBox comics-- I have been following them on Instagram! I think that they are so incredibly cute and are enjoyable irregardless of whether you are partner or grew up having siblings. Also, please stop with the absolute needless censorship, BoredPanda. It is so incredibly hypocritical and you end of ruining the artists' original work.