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15 hilarious parenting comics that are almost too real.

  • October 19,2015
Laura Willard By Laura Willard
 

Brian Gordon is a cartoonist. He's also a dad, which means he's got plenty of inspiration for the parenting comics he creates for his website, Fowl Language (only a few of which actually feature any profanity).

He covers many topics, but it's his hilarious parenting comics that are resonating with moms and dads everywhere.

"My comics are largely autobiographical," Gordon told me. "I've got two kids who are four and seven, and often, what I'm writing happened as recently as that very same day."

Gordon shared 15 of his oh-so-real comics with us. They're all funny 'cause they're true.

Let's get started with his favorite, called " Welcome to Parenting," which Gordon says sums up his comics pretty well. "Parenting can be such tedious drudgery," he told me, "but if it wasn't also so incredibly rewarding there wouldn't be nearly so many people on the planet."

Truth.

I hope you enjoy these as much as I did.

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All comics are shared here with Gordon's express permission. These comics are all posted on his website in addition to his Facebook page. You can also find a "bonus" comic that goes with each one by clicking the "bonus" link. Original. Bonus.

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I love Gordon's comics so much because they're just about the reality of parenting — and they capture it perfectly.

There's no parenting advice, no judgment — just some humor about the common day-to-day realities that we all share.

I asked Gordon about the worst parenting advice he ever received, and he shared this anecdote:

"I remember being an absolute sleep-deprived wreck, sitting outside a sandwich shop, wolfing down my lunch quickly beside my one-month-old son, who was briefly resting his lungs between screaming fits.

A rather nosy woman walked up to me and said, all smugly, 'You should enjoy this time while they're easy.' It was the exact worst thing anyone could have said to me in that moment and I just wanted to curl up on the sidewalk and cry."

Who hasn't been on the receiving end of totally unneeded and unwanted advice? That's why Gordon's comics are so welcome: They offer up a space for us to all laugh about the common experiences we parents share.

Here's to Gordon for helping us chuckle (through the tears).

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Be sure to visit Gordon's site, Fowl Language. You can also follow him on Facebook and Instagram. He also keeps a website, where fans and readers can help financially support his work. "I recently got laid off after 18 years as a Hallmark greeting-card artist," Gordon told me. "The transition from salaried employee with health insurance to independent cartoonist has been a little tumultuous and scary, but I feel so grateful that I've been able to connect with so many parents." Right now, Gordon's primary source of income comes from the small, monthly donations of people who support his work. He's hoping to grow this into something sustainable, so if you love his comics as much as I do, check out his Patron page. As he puts it, "Any support is greatly appreciated as those two kids tend to need to eat. (Who knew?)"

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Bwaaahh! Thanks for a good laugh Ed!

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Don't have any kids but really enjoyed this. Thanks, Ed

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I guess my kids and my Sunday school kids must have a fear of the number 3. So far none of them wants to know what happens at 4.

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Lindley wrote:

I guess my kids and my Sunday school kids must have a fear of the number 3. So far none of them wants to know what happens at 4.

What happens at 4? 

I remember some noteworthy things happening at 5, but not so much at 4.

 



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Lindley wrote:

I guess my kids and my Sunday school kids must have a fear of the number 3. So far none of them wants to know what happens at 4.

What happens at 4? 

I remember some noteworthy things happening at 5, but not so much at 4.

 

  With my S.S. Kids I never made it to 4.  They always  ran to their seat and sat quietly.  I think it was a fun game for them.  At 4 most likely  it would  have been  time out.  



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Lindley wrote:
ed11563 wrote:
Lindley wrote:

I guess my kids and my Sunday school kids must have a fear of the number 3. So far none of them wants to know what happens at 4.

What happens at 4? 

I remember some noteworthy things happening at 5, but not so much at 4.

 

  With my S.S. Kids I never made it to 4.  They always  ran to their seat and sat quietly.  I think it was a fun game for them.  At 4 most likely  it would  have been  time out.  

Silly me, I thought we were talking about years of age. cry



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ed11563 wrote:
Lindley wrote:
ed11563 wrote:
Lindley wrote:

I guess my kids and my Sunday school kids must have a fear of the number 3. So far none of them wants to know what happens at 4.

What happens at 4? 

I remember some noteworthy things happening at 5, but not so much at 4.

 

  With my S.S. Kids I never made it to 4.  They always  ran to their seat and sat quietly.  I think it was a fun game for them.  At 4 most likely  it would  have been  time out.  

Silly me, I thought we were talking about years of age. cry

 I guess I'm silly as well. :)



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Good thread, ed. I have done or seen every single one of the cartoons. LOL

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