Moeder maakt grappige strips over de chaos van het mama-zijn

“Ik begon met tekenen tijdens mijn zwangerschaps- en bevallingsverlof van mijn tweede kindje. Ik wou vooral mijn creativiteit levend houden. De zwangerschap en het gebrek aan slaap tastten mijn geheugen aan, dus zocht ik ook een manier om mijn gedachten te bewaren. Maar ook de opmerkingen van mijn kinderen en al die belachelijke dingen die ze doen.

Ik laat mijn diepste gedachten zien. Soms serieus, soms grappig, maar hopelijk ook heel herkenbaar. Ik hoop dat deze tekeningen een glimlach toveren op de gezichten van andere ouders. En ze hen het gevoel geven dat ze niet alleen zijn met hun gedachtes”, vertelt Paula.

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I am guilty of this. I see a perfectly polished mum and I think “wow, what a great mum, she’s got her shit together”. Next minute a bedraggled mum walks past and I think “she’s a great mum, she’s too dedicated to her kids to focus on herself.” Someone pulls out a handmade healthy snack and I’m cringing at the packet of biscuits I opened a week ago. Everywhere I look, everyone is winning mum medals. And for some reason I can’t stop thinking about what I could do better. It never pays to compare your bloopers reel to someone elses highlights. . I’m sure I’m not alone in this… I need to start being my own cheerleader. I need to focus more on what I AM doing and not on what I’m not. So here’s a challenge… finish this sentence…. “I’m a great mum because…” . I’ll be brave and start. I’m a great mum because…. I have totally given up all traces of dairy and soy while breastfeeding both my intolerant babies… That’s 23 months and counting…. No cheese… No icecream…no sushi (because sushi without soy is 🤷‍♀️)… And a whole lot of meticulously reading labels and hassling waitstaff (on the handful of times I’ve eaten out). 🏅🏅🏅 Now that’s worth a few mum medals, surely? . (By the way, it took me ages to come up with something to say… And it feels pretty uncomfortable. Must work on that). . Now it’s your turn. And remember, saying you did something well is not the same thing as criticising someome who did things differently. It’s not about anyone else. Its about you. 🏆💕

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I often get asked how long these drawings take me to draw and I casually answer “not long”. Ok, confession time.. That’s a total lie. Sometimes they take me aaaaaages. Like this one. But it’s worth it… Right!? 🤷‍♀️ No wonder I need a few of these tricks for l̶a̶z̶y̶ exhausted parents up my sleeve.

A post shared by Paula Kuka (@common_wild) on Oct 23, 2018 at 2:11am PDT

 

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Who can relate? 🤭

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Second babies…. so tough… so easy! 👶💖

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I’ve reworked this one because I’m having major mummy guilts that her brother basically had a cake that looked like the one here for his birthday 👆… and baby number two… well… I haven’t even thought about it yet but it certainly won’t look like that! 😳🤷‍♀️ So this is a reminder to myself that she couldn’t give a rats about the cake (or probably even the party for that matter) and would be just as happy sitting in a puddle playing with an onion. #jilttheguilt

A post shared by Paula Kuka (@common_wild) on Nov 22, 2018 at 1:22am PST

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Bron: boredpanda.com

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