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
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.
Congrats
Porridge
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!
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.)
Getting Ready To Leave
I Love You, Mum
Suspicious
When me and my brothers did this we were usually planning a surprise. A good one
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
Me In The Morning Vs. Me In The Evening
A Choice
You guys got to chose?? I used to have to wear whatever I was given
Tantrum
Birthday List
Maybe
I thought kids take maybe as a "no"? My siblings do half the time and have a go at me for it.
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.)