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?
Bath Time
Listening To My Child Tell Me A Story
Unfair
Pregnant Women Around Me vs. Me
Congrats
Porridge
Smile!
Precious Times
Getting Ready To Leave
I Love You, Mum
Suspicious
Oh Yeah, Why Didn't I Think Of That
Me In The Morning Vs. Me In The Evening
A Choice
Tantrum
Birthday List
Maybe
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.)
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.)