Like any parent, Los Angeles -based freelance illustrator Liesbeth Ton has her own struggles. She illustrates her real-life experiences as a mother to three and we think there’s plenty of parents who can relate.
#1. Looking forward to freedom, then having nothing to do.
#2. Becoming the needy one.
#3. Finding happiness in unexpected places.
#4. Realizing others do not see what you see.
#5. Knowing what’s going to happen right before it happens.
#6. Being on call 24/7.
#7. Losing the only lifeline you got.
#8. Bathing in general.
#9. Knowing that you’re doing God’s work.
#10. Becoming some kind of bottomless milk-producing machine.
#11. Remebering that dads can be pretty awesome, too.
#12. Fighting new battles every day.
#13. Getting things wrong.
#14. Fleeting moments of sheer panic.
#15. Telling yourself it’s because they love you more… right?
#16. And taking the good with the bad.
Lisebeth says that seeing moms and dads relate to her cartoons has helped her recognize that all parents are in this (read: struggling) together. High five Liesbeth!