Having a child is not easy. Life becomes complicated when you are a mom, but the joy is worth all the hustle. Becky Barnicoat is an illustrator and mommy living in Portland. She shares her daily routine in parenting through her Instagram account, @beckybarnicoat. She currently has more than 79,900 followers on Instagram, and her drawings are raw and honest about the funny and complicated journey of a young mother.
She creates her comics to the extent of covering her life with her partner and her toddler son. It shows their daily life in the most hilarious, sometimes annoying, but always adorable way, such as fits of temper, hugs, and just plain tiredness. Her comics reveal parenthood for what it truly is. She shows adult love, feelings of affection, confusion, and joy.
When her interview was interrupted by her crying son begging to play, she laughed and said, That is a mother’s reality. It is where the struggle is. It is also filled with plenty of lows. Nevertheless, she always manages to find a funny side, even in the most funny circumstances. I hope you will understand the journey of Mother by watching the illustrations that we compiled in the below section.Â
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#1. Evening Plans
#2. Wet Wipes
#3. Morning Yoga
#4. Five stages of laundry
#5. Say No to plastic
#6. Different Perspective
Her comics reach thousands of parents around the world, and they enjoy them, find it encouraging, and very close to their hearts. This is something that Becky is always glad whenever she hears from anyone who feels like her work helps in keeping them feel good. As one of her fans once told her, your comics are like therapy for parents.
#7. So True
#8. This is a bad idea
#9. school Run
#10. Kids Now a Days
#11. Demo vs reality
With such encouragement, even if Becky feels sad and discouraged, she knows that it is her motivation to continue creating. While physically tiring, the motherhood helps Becky to be passionate about her life when she sees her family in her artwork. Her witty illustrations continue to charm thousands for others.
#12. Life of a mom
13. Having A New Born Baby
#14. Types of child care
#15. New Parents
#16. Struggles of having a baby
She has been drawing comics specifically to give a real perspective on parenting kids that people do not get to see. She wants to ensure these mothers understand they are not alone in trying to survive with these struggles. It can be good to know that everyone has it tough, so there is comfort in realizing that all parents are struggling with similar issues.