Fatherhood changes everything in men’s lives. It is an experience like no other, in which they know a side of them that until then had been asleep, and that makes them grow and live all kinds of new sensations and emotions .
On the occasion of Father’s Day, we share 15 fun illustrations that capture the funny, chaotic and positive of fatherhood .
When you find out that your baby (or babies!) Is on the way
The adventure of parenthood starts from that heart-stopping moment when you know a baby is on the way and you will soon become a father. Hearing the news that you are expecting a baby is something that causes enormous emotion, and sometimes even fear , as in this illustration by Pascal Campion, hilariously recalling the moment when he learned that his wife was expecting twins.
The first days with the baby at home
Poor little guy, you’ve only been in the world for a few days. Everything must seem very strange and terrifying to you!
Don’t tell anyone … but I’m just as scared as you are.
But the nerves don’t go away when the baby is born. They even get even bigger and you realize that you are full of doubts , as in this illustration by Brian Gordon, creator of Fowl Language Comics, of how the first week with the baby is lived at home.
Daddy’s superpowers: catch the baby before he falls
But we have good news for you: over time you begin to develop incredible skills that you did not know you had, as in this funny illustration by Ståle Gerhardsen, in which a super power of dad is reaching to catch the baby during those falls of the first years .
When you try to teach him to say “daddy”
The baby’s first words are one of the most anticipated events in the first year of his life, and the truth is that both mom and dad excitedly want our new title to be that first word … although it doesn’t always turn out like that, like in this New Daddy illustration.
The fun and disastrous bath time
During children’s infancy, many experiences are lived with which most parents can identify. One of them is the famous bath time, in which everything ends up being a water mess, but your child is clean and dry , as in this cartoon also by Ståle Gerhardsen.
That moment when you feel a little envious
Sometimes my children are so lazy that some days I have to bathe them and change them myself. But despite that, I am not angry. I just envy them.
And after bath time comes the whole drying process, changed, after which you end up exhausted and feel a bit envious of being an adult and not being done the same to you , as illustrated by Fowl Language Comics.
When they start to walk and want to touch EVERYTHING
Without a doubt, parenthood opens your eyes to a million dangers that were previously unimportant. Ensuring that the baby is in a safe place becomes a priority, as Yehuda Devir’s illustration shows.
When you are a full-time dad or you have to stay home
Nowadays, mothers and fathers share the parenting equally, which is why sometimes (or almost always) dad stays at home with the children. And after a long day, the house ends like any home with young children: like a hurricane, as Ståle Gerhardsen shows.
When they play stylist with you
A tender side of parenthood is that it also turns you into a kind of guinea pig for your children , in whom they take as their patient, diner or even their hairdresser client, as in Ale Favoretti’s illustration.
And when you become a stylist you too
And what happens when your children involve you in their games? Well, you also play! And you continue with humor and love each and every one of his follies and occurrences , like this dad who, together with his daughter, plays the stylist, doing hairstyles and letting himself put ties in his hair.
Those chaotic days at home when it all comes together
There is something that is certain for most families: there will be chaotic days in which everything comes together at home , there are a thousand things to do and each child has a different and urgent request, as in this funny illustration by Pascal Campion of a day anyone from a family.
And those days when everything turns into a positive
But also, children have the super power to turn each event into something positive and even tender, like those days when you get sick or don’t feel well and they keep you company, like in this illustration by Vskafandre.
When it’s time to sleep … and they co-sleep
Those of us who co-sleep with our children know that personal space is practically non-existent, because in addition to our son who doesn’t stop moving or sleeping, we are also invaded by some stuffed friends, as in this illustration by Ale Favoretti.
When they grow up and stop looking the same
When our children are young, they look at us as if we were their superheroes and declare their love and admiration whenever they can. But as they grow up, that feeling changes and one day they decide that (in their eyes) we are no longer so good and great, as in the illustration by Alfredo A.
And those contradictions of parenthood
Me, when my children fall asleep: “Stop growing so fast, okay?”
Me, after getting out of bed for the fourth time:
“What are you doing?”
“Packing your bags for college.”
And finally, those contradictions of parenthood, where you want them not to grow up and at the same time you want them to be older so that you can rest a little from all the chaos that living with young children represents.
As we can see in these illustrations about fatherhood , it is an experience that can be exhausting and lead us to go through experiences that we never imagined living or things that we always said we would not do, but without a doubt, it is something that enriches the lives of men. .
Cover illustration | Fowl Language Comics
