Picking on Colin is a little like kicking a one-legged puppy: it’s so easy and mean and one-sided. And yet it’s still funny. Why? In other news, dark forces have forced me to join the world of Twitter. If you […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This kind of stuff is just way too crazy to not be based on real life. And here’s where I don’t really side with the militant breastfeeding brigade. If it works, great. Yes, it’s ‘nature’s way,’ and it’s a heck […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I suppose some people have had positive, wonderful experiences with lactation consultants. My wife and I are not those people. We’ve had problematic encounters with the more militant end of the pro-breastfeeding world. (And if you weren’t aware that the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You don’t see this on television or in the movies much, but right after a woman gives birth, there’s not really a dramatic change to her shape. She still looks pregnant; she just looks … less pregnant. In many cases, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A true story. The first time I held my son, he started fussing so I sang Zelda’s lullaby from Ocarina of Time. (The song has been featured in just about every other Zelda game since then, so you probably know […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A word on newborn babies: Newborn babies are, in my opinion, rarely beautiful. They’re usually a funny color, wrinkly, slimy, and look more than a little like Yoda. They do have a certain undeniable cuteness (just as Yoda is, in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s come to my attention that certain readers have been nearly driven to the point of insanity by this interminable birthing story arc, and that fact amuses me to no end. Because nothing amuses me more than beating a dead […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Most of the funny with only 25% of the dialogue! I just made the task of reading this comic even easier! 2ND September Voting Incentive! PAPER DOLL PHOEBE GOES CLUBBING!!! That’s right! Get into the Victorian hobby of paper dolls […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Puck’s line in panel four is a direct quotation from my wife at a similar stage in the birthing process. It was an utterance that gave me nightmares long after the trauma had passed. Because it was horrifyingly accurate. September […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For those unfamiliar with the concept of a baby pool, it’s a group bet where a number of people place wagers on the birth date of a baby, or the gender and weight, or some such combination. Usually the winner […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
