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Updated on Jan 12, 2023

Parenting Is Really Hard, So Hopefully These 7 Comics Will At Least Make You Smile

Hopefully these comics make you feel a little less alone in this journey.

by First Time Momics

Community Contributor

six boxes with drawings of babies in various positions.

drawing of two women: on the left is a woman with long, flowy hair and a flowy dress that says "what you planned for, vs the drawing on the right of a woman with a high messy bun and short dress that says "what you got"

four boxes with drawings of a mom and child, who is under a blanket

drawing of a woman wearing a t-shirt and jeans, holding a baby.

drawing of a woman holding a baby on its side, like a surfboard.

a drawing of a toddler sitting on a mom's head as she lays down for a nap.

a drawing of two women, back-to-back, each with a toddler in their lap

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Parenting Is Really Hard, So Hopefully These 7 Comics Will At Least Make You Smile

Making comics is something I've loved to do since childhood. Becoming a parent is all sorts of things. When I say it's all the emotions, I mean it's ALL THE EMOTIONS. Hopefully these comics make you feel a little less alone in this journey.

1. First is all the wonderful and creative ways your child parties on the inside:

2. What you Expected Vs. What You Got:

3. The Blanket of Escapism:

4. This Specimen is known as "Sleeplossicus Deprevatidon":

5. Carrying a Haunted Surfboard is a parenting right of passage:

6. If it means I don't have to think about anything for two seconds, I'll take it:

7. At the end of the day, we're all doing our best <3:

Parenting Is Really Hard, So Hopefully These 7 Comics Will At Least Make You Smile

Making comics is something I've loved to do since childhood. Becoming a parent is all sorts of things. When I say it's all the emotions, I mean it's ALL THE EMOTIONS. Hopefully these comics make you feel a little less alone in this journey.

1. First is all the wonderful and creative ways your child parties on the inside:

2. What you Expected Vs. What You Got:

3. The Blanket of Escapism:

4. This Specimen is known as "Sleeplossicus Deprevatidon":

5. Carrying a Haunted Surfboard is a parenting right of passage:

6. If it means I don't have to think about anything for two seconds, I'll take it:

7. At the end of the day, we're all doing our best <3:

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