This Woman Drew A Comic To Explain To Her Husband Why She’s So Tired, And It Will Crack You Up

Empathy goes a long way. Especially when you and your partner have newborns to take care of. However, Mattea Goff’s husband Kris couldn’t understand why she was always exhausted in the morning. After all, they’re in this together, right? Making sure Kris gets it, Mattea decided to illustrate her explanation.

“My husband is a fantastic guy, but sometimes if you haven’t lived something, you don’t understand it,” Goff told BuzzFeed. “I’ve given [him] drawings before, but this particular set of drawings came from my lack of sleep and my desire to get my point across.”

Thinking there might be other moms who could benefit from showing their husbands the five-panel comic, Mattea shared it on Facebook. And she was right. As of this article, her post has already been liked by over 155K and shared by more than 205K people. “When I first gave the drawings to my husband, he definitely thought they were funny. But he’s just as surprised as I am that they’ve gotten so much attention!”

“I think these drawings really resonate with moms because the exhaustion is hard to explain to someone who hasn’t lived it,” Goff added. “But when you’re able to create a visual with pictures, it’s something that’s easy to share when you don’t have the words.”

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“My husband is a fantastic guy, but sometimes if you haven’t lived something, you don’t understand it”

This Woman Drew A Comic To Explain To Her Husband Why She's So Tired, And It Will Crack You Up

“I’ve given [him] drawings before, but this particular set of drawings came from my lack of sleep and my desire to get my point across”

This Woman Drew A Comic To Explain To Her Husband Why She's So Tired, And It Will Crack You Up

Moms instantly fell in love with the honest five-panel

This Woman Drew A Comic To Explain To Her Husband Why She's So Tired, And It Will Crack You Up

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Rokas is a writer at Bored Panda with a BA in Communication. After working for a sculptor, he fell in love with visual storytelling and enjoys covering everything from TV shows (any Sopranos fans out there?) to photography. Throughout his years in Bored Panda, over 300 million people have read the posts he's written, which is probably more than he could count to.

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Ladies and Gentlemen 6 years ago

The stupid girls making remarks like - If my BF/husband doesn't understand why i am tired, he is not worth it. Not every person on this earth understands everything, may be your BF/hubby working too hard and spending so much time in office to provide you with best of world has to offer, he comes home after doing 10 -12 hours of exhaustive work, play with child a little and goes in deep sleep. Simply start a conversation and let him know. Not knowing something is different then knowing and not understanding. May be these women are not worth of any relationship and should stay single for rest of there lives.

36points

Daria B 6 years ago

In my opinion, not understanding is fine, we're not all walking geniuses, right? It's the willing to learn (and listen, which should be mutual) that matters.

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Suzi Gauthier 6 years ago

And mom may be dealing with the same work problems & then come home & deal with this & a husband who doesn't understand. We all need to be a little more understanding of each other.

10points

Meowton Mewsk 6 years ago

So many young people online scream at everyone to break up and run away at the slightest issue. It’s so corny.

8points

Melody Lanzatella 6 years ago

You sound HELLA defensive!

3points

Boaty McBoatface 6 years ago

What is this? 1950s? Where only the men "provide" for the family? It's a comic about the life of moms and dads with a baby. Cool it.

2points

Isla Reyne 6 years ago

it's called EMPATHY. That means picturing yourself in that person's shoes and trying to figure out what's going on in their life, without having to go through a long detailed explanation of why the other person should understand. It's something that you have to explain when a person lacks sympathy or is too self-centered to care about anyone else. Do you have a problem with mothers of newborn children, or is it just women in general that you hate?

2points

Anna Repp 6 years ago

Not understanding is OK - not listening after you've been explained the situation is the problem!

1point

Sveta Smirnova 6 years ago

Managing office politics, avoiding backstabbers, guiding subordinates, handling bosses, pleasing internal customers, etc.

1point

Kjorn 6 years ago

my wife and i we got 3 kids. and i Don't need a drawing to understand why she was tired when our kids were baby. if her husband doesn't understand why she was tired he's a moron. unless he thought his baby sleeps through the night without getting up.

30points

Ohio Hands 6 years ago

Some men, especially those who didn't grow up in big families with lots of babies or young children, really are this innocently clueless. It's not a matter of being a "moron" its a matter of not having had the life experience of being around babies or young mothers. Good for you, you got it, but other men don't and its only a problem if they are given the knowledge and then are still deadbeats that don't appropriately appreciate their partner's struggles and/or don't do their share of the parenting.

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Troux 6 years ago

"I'm sorry honey...I'm not mad at YOU, I'm just mad at your nipples."

30points

Alusair Alustriel 6 years ago

* At your useless nipples :P

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Ladies and Gentlemen 6 years ago

36points

Daria B 6 years ago

In my opinion, not understanding is fine, we're not all walking geniuses, right? It's the willing to learn (and listen, which should be mutual) that matters.

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Suzi Gauthier 6 years ago

And mom may be dealing with the same work problems & then come home & deal with this & a husband who doesn't understand. We all need to be a little more understanding of each other.

10points