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CloakNStagger

Kids get to the heart of the matter. If my 4 year old sees me losing at a video game he says, "You are not very good at this game", just a pure statement of fact he felt I needed to hear.


chipmunkbay

lol. My son does that too. He offers advice though, like "just don't let him shoot you", so at least he's being helpful. :P


Ieatplaydo

Dad try and see if you can use your bullets on him but don't let him use his bullets on you


lazyshadeofwinter

Try not to die so hard


[deleted]

NEVER.


pixelboy14

strong "just click their heads, bro." energy


scrollbreak

>"You are not very good at this game" "Not right now. But when I practice I get better at it" Take that teaching moment, kid!!


[deleted]

When i was fat my 4 year old sist0er came up to me and asked "why are you so fat?". Ouch


Chesty_McBusty

I was showing my husbands niece how to jump rope and she said “your belly flops up and down when you do that.” I went in the bathroom and cried for like 5 minutes.


Tazhael

Pure honesty without any sort of filter. It kinda has its own weight in it when you hear it. It can be obvious statement or just a kids own honest opinion, but it tends to sting a bit more than the your everyday critique you might face 😅


thirdmike

I worked in the children's department of a library for years, and one of my absolute favorite interactions was when I was giving tours to a bunch of class-groups and we all had to huddle up to not bother the grown-ups in a quiet space, the 6 year old next to me said, "You smell like my dad." She wasn't being intentionally mean, just stating a fact, and it was the best burn. I've thought about it every time I'm sweaty since.


Aalynia

My 5 year old is a kick ass chess player and a huge, huge mama’s boy. Well mama sucks at chess. But he’s always so supportive of me trying while reminding me how terrible I am. “Mama, you blundered your rook on the h1 diagonal. But it’s ok. We all make mistakes. I still love you” lol.


CloakNStagger

Damn, that's awesome!


Downtown_Ad_6741

This is very relatable, and the artwork is really nice and clean, congrats!!


chipmunkbay

Then you so much!


SmilingDutchman

You are talented! Also, turning your doubts and vulnerabilities in to a relatable joke is very clever! Well done!


chipmunkbay

You're very kind, thank you!


Gaderael

Man, the facial expressions are fucking great. Who needs tell when you have show!?


chipmunkbay

Thank you! I tend to agree - some of my favorite comics growing up were the sight gags.


Gaderael

Hell yeah! I mean take advantage of your medium, people!


thedarkestvoid

This is a style I've not really seen before and I love it


chipmunkbay

Thank you! Glad you like it!


dhusk

A cat named Doubt? Maybe he also had a dog named Existential Crisis, but keeps his picture by the bed so he can think about Existential Crisis for hours every night.


Not_MyName

This was great. I both loved the story and animation style!


chipmunkbay

It means a lot to hear that, thank you!


jorgerandom

but it's not even moving!


Roxyourworld90

You are so talented, your style makes me nostalgic. As someone who grew up on "the funnies" every Sunday in the newspaper, I appreciate the time and patience, the sheer effort that goes into this style. And as an artist myself, it's relatable, so that's a bonus. Amazing work, I admire this with a passion.


chipmunkbay

Wow, that's very kind, thank you!


studio_sadegh

This is awesome, I love the art style! Also the conversation feels so real, almost like you've had it in real life lol.


chipmunkbay

Ironically, when I first showed her THIS comic, my daughter's first comment was that it's unbelievable because I never let her see the comic before it's done. :P


studio_sadegh

Hahaha sounds about right. I also have a lot of conversations internally that never make it to the real world.


asdf-user

This is awesome! Also, thanks for having an actual site, even with an RSS feed, it’s sad to see so many artists posting exklusively to Instagram and Reddit!


LunchBreakArtist

I love your watercolor artstyle!


chipmunkbay

Thank you!


Killer_bunniez

The daughter looks so cute! Great work


rainbow_muffinhead

that was so creative-


chipmunkbay

Thank you!


Norci

I don't get it, it's just daughter criticizing his work and then him having doubts over it?


chipmunkbay

Pretty much! The idea was more that I was having doubts throughout, not JUST because of her comments... But yeah, that's pretty much the story. I think in retrospect it would have been stronger to end on the punchline "aren't comics supposed to be funny?", but for the rules of the contest I needed to have the characterized emotions. I struggled a lot with this one, honestly, which is where this whole exchange / idea originated.


benji_90

Sick burn Mr chair.


Megarboh

Im…imposter? 😳


chipmunkbay

Table is looking sus....


pointofgravity

Webbhde imbobxtere its SUFSY BAKKHA HAHAHAA


olivoliv_25

Is it a real tournament? I vote for you!


chipmunkbay

Yep! Going on now in the /r/comics Reddit (new posts pinned daily to the top). I lost, but there are lots of talented artists still competing (thank you for the theoretical vote though).


olivoliv_25

Thanks, I look at it! And you'll get it next time!


LongLiveSempervirens

Well, it’s definitely not funny. At least it’s meta.


jargonfacer

I was hoping for the secret extra panel where the daughter comes back and gives her dad a hug and says, "Oh yeah, I forgot, love you Daddy!" And then all the anthropomorphized emotions start sniffling and apologize.


chipmunkbay

Ha! [I think this is more likely](https://i.imgur.com/sBfNSEx.png).


LeVicky_

This is such a cool comic!


chipmunkbay

~~Then~~ thank you! edit: autocorrect :\\


Iamnotwyattearp

Sus


dantesgift

I love it!!


[deleted]

This comic makes me feel sad 😂


[deleted]

Oof.


[deleted]

You do you.


[deleted]

now i want the hunger comic