Life while raising kids can be hectic, but mother of four Kayela Larson has found a creative outlet for the chaos. Larson creates charmingly funny drawings that depict life as a mother and all the humorous craziness that comes with raising little kids.
The artist's love of art and animation was born from classic Disney movies like The Little Mermaid and The Lion King and continued to be a passion throughout her life. After college, she started a family and had kids, and time for art slowly crept away. Larson said that the flame reignited one night at the kitchen table after a particularly rough day parenting, "I decided I needed to engage myself in something that made me feel the most like me," she wrote.
A passion that was once calming and cathartic felt awkward and foreign to her, "Staring at my ugly attempt of a cartoon drawing, I decided that “artist” was one part of my identity that I wasn’t quite ready to give up yet. I guess that was the wake-up call I needed because I immediately got to work."
As is evident in her work Larson regained her confidence and fine-tuned her style. She now uses life to fuel her art with hilarious parenting comics. Scroll down below to check out her work!
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Sometimes When My Kids Are Ignoring Me... I Yell Random Things To Get Their Attention
Sometimes I Think My Kids Just See Me As A Giant Pillow
I Workout
Tender Moments
At Least His Honesty Is Admirable
Always Take Advantage Of Life’s Teaching Moments
We Bought A Retractable Leash For The Dog A Few Weeks Ago, But We Haven't Been Able To Try Out Yet Because Shortly After It Was Snatched By My 5 Year Old Who Uses It To Repel Down Our Stair Case
They Keep Me Humble
Too late to justify your comment, little girl, you already called your mom fat. :D
Smooth Move...
Mom: “And why is the baby crying?” Little girl: “Don’t know, one of the mysteries of life”.
That Time My 6 Year Old Almost Helped Me With Chores Voluntarily
Poor kid, suffering unemployment at such an early age. He may seem happy now, but wait until the first imaginary bill arrives.
Makeup
I Think We've Figured Out Why He Is 16 Months Old And Still Hasn't Learned To Stand On His Own Yet
Things I Find In My Shoes
All I Want For Christmas This Year Is A Nap
My 3 Year Old Gossips About Her Baby Brother Like He’s A Total Outcast In The Family
awwwwww <3 <3 <3 I can't wait to hear stuff like this from my daughter - we're on our second one now :-D
Unimpressed
But they will always want what's on your plate even if it's the same thing on thier plate.
My 2 Year Old Has Hit That Fun Phase Where She Likes To Tattle On Everyone And Everything
Kids Are So Great For Your Self-Esteem
The Influence Of The Media
I Pulled Out Some Clay For Me And The Kids To Practice Sculpting The Other Day. I Was Trying To To Make A Man's Face But The Nose Area Was Coming Out A Little Flat So It Was Looking More Like Voldemort
Sleep Training Is Going To Be The Death Of Me
Parenting
As much as I'm not that interested the topic, there's just so many "the realities of being a parent" posts on here, I love this woman's art style, the characters are really expressive and you tell what they're thinking even without the text.
Once again, the title is misleading. She's not "whining" about her motherhood "problems." Having 4 kids is challenging, and she's finding humor in all those little cute or eye-rolling moments. These comics remind me of the old "For Better or Worse" strip by Lynn Johnston!
As much as I'm not that interested the topic, there's just so many "the realities of being a parent" posts on here, I love this woman's art style, the characters are really expressive and you tell what they're thinking even without the text.
Once again, the title is misleading. She's not "whining" about her motherhood "problems." Having 4 kids is challenging, and she's finding humor in all those little cute or eye-rolling moments. These comics remind me of the old "For Better or Worse" strip by Lynn Johnston!