Tag: parenting

Filmsy Excuse

069 – Bonus

From holidays to travel to living in a vast multicultural country, the Kid grew up exposed to all sorts of curious traditions that gave her a rich childhood. It also made for interesting comedic fodder for her parents trying to keep up with her infinite curiosity about the eclectic world in which she lived.
A very rare format I experimented with as the years wore on were the oversized comics. Stuck in my head I really wanted to draw a long-format story, something ten or fifteen pages long, and I had worked out a lot of the plot. It never happened, but I did spend a few afternoon working out larger formats and playing with longer stories. Of course, these got shared.
So much of what I drew fell into the category of “parenting” because at it’s core the strip was about being a dad. What you may not have noticed (or maybe you did) was two things. My wife was never in the strip (by design) and she was and still is fine (prefers) that. And two, the kid character always spoke in lower case. It made me happy the first time a reader pointed that out because, yeah, it was on purpose.
You may have noticed some redundancy in the written content in these posts, particularly if you’ve been reading more than one or two of them. A couple years ago the original piday.ca site was hacked and lost… and I have had to rebuild it all from scratch. I had all the comics and art, but I have taken some shortcuts with a bulk content editor to try and give those comic strips as much context as I can.
Hashtag Uncomfortable

068 – Bonus

A very rare format I experimented with as the years wore on were the oversized comics. Stuck in my head I really wanted to draw a long-format story, something ten or fifteen pages long, and I had worked out a lot of the plot. It never happened, but I did spend a few afternoon working out larger formats and playing with longer stories. Of course, these got shared.
So much of what I drew fell into the category of “parenting” because at it’s core the strip was about being a dad. What you may not have noticed (or maybe you did) was two things. My wife was never in the strip (by design) and she was and still is fine (prefers) that. And two, the kid character always spoke in lower case. It made me happy the first time a reader pointed that out because, yeah, it was on purpose.
They call this generation digital natives because they have never really know a world without social media and the internet. Parents of this group, myself included, may have thought we had a grasp on it all but if you had a kid like mine you would never have believed some of the mischief and comedic horror that emerged trying to navigate this brave new world unless I had documented some of it in my web comics… all of them shared on social media, too.
You may have noticed some redundancy in the written content in these posts, particularly if you’ve been reading more than one or two of them. A couple years ago the original piday.ca site was hacked and lost… and I have had to rebuild it all from scratch. I had all the comics and art, but I have taken some shortcuts with a bulk content editor to try and give those comic strips as much context as I can.
Milking It

068 – Bonus

Late in my drawing journey I experimented with different formats, like the three panel full colour comic strip. I had been leaning keeping the smaller strips as black and white, but dabbled in adding more depth as the comic matured.
So much of what I drew fell into the category of “parenting” because at it’s core the strip was about being a dad. What you may not have noticed (or maybe you did) was two things. My wife was never in the strip (by design) and she was and still is fine (prefers) that. And two, the kid character always spoke in lower case. It made me happy the first time a reader pointed that out because, yeah, it was on purpose.
You may have noticed some redundancy in the written content in these posts, particularly if you’ve been reading more than one or two of them. A couple years ago the original piday.ca site was hacked and lost… and I have had to rebuild it all from scratch. I had all the comics and art, but I have taken some shortcuts with a bulk content editor to try and give those comic strips as much context as I can.
Art Defect

067

Late in my drawing journey I experimented with different formats, like the three panel full colour comic strip. I had been leaning keeping the smaller strips as black and white, but dabbled in adding more depth as the comic matured.
Personally, creatively and professionally I’ve always been a technology guy. The Kid benefited from an abundance of toys and games and gadgets in the house and it often led to interesting moments balancing parenting with the allure of distraction, media, the internet or otherwise.
So much of what I drew fell into the category of “parenting” because at it’s core the strip was about being a dad. What you may not have noticed (or maybe you did) was two things. My wife was never in the strip (by design) and she was and still is fine (prefers) that. And two, the kid character always spoke in lower case. It made me happy the first time a reader pointed that out because, yeah, it was on purpose.
You may have noticed some redundancy in the written content in these posts, particularly if you’ve been reading more than one or two of them. A couple years ago the original piday.ca site was hacked and lost… and I have had to rebuild it all from scratch. I had all the comics and art, but I have taken some shortcuts with a bulk content editor to try and give those comic strips as much context as I can.
Running Clueless

067 – Bonus

Running has been a big part of my parenting life, as odd as that may sound. I seriously took up the sport shortly after the Girl was born, and it has been the backbone of my physical and mental health through a tough job. And the friends and running community I met along the way were invaluable to the harder job of raising a kid.
A very rare format I experimented with as the years wore on were the oversized comics. Stuck in my head I really wanted to draw a long-format story, something ten or fifteen pages long, and I had worked out a lot of the plot. It never happened, but I did spend a few afternoon working out larger formats and playing with longer stories. Of course, these got shared.
So much of what I drew fell into the category of “parenting” because at it’s core the strip was about being a dad. What you may not have noticed (or maybe you did) was two things. My wife was never in the strip (by design) and she was and still is fine (prefers) that. And two, the kid character always spoke in lower case. It made me happy the first time a reader pointed that out because, yeah, it was on purpose.
You may have noticed some redundancy in the written content in these posts, particularly if you’ve been reading more than one or two of them. A couple years ago the original piday.ca site was hacked and lost… and I have had to rebuild it all from scratch. I had all the comics and art, but I have taken some shortcuts with a bulk content editor to try and give those comic strips as much context as I can.
Space Invaders

067 – Bonus

A very rare format I experimented with as the years wore on were the oversized comics. Stuck in my head I really wanted to draw a long-format story, something ten or fifteen pages long, and I had worked out a lot of the plot. It never happened, but I did spend a few afternoon working out larger formats and playing with longer stories. Of course, these got shared.
So much of what I drew fell into the category of “parenting” because at it’s core the strip was about being a dad. What you may not have noticed (or maybe you did) was two things. My wife was never in the strip (by design) and she was and still is fine (prefers) that. And two, the kid character always spoke in lower case. It made me happy the first time a reader pointed that out because, yeah, it was on purpose.
You may have noticed some redundancy in the written content in these posts, particularly if you’ve been reading more than one or two of them. A couple years ago the original piday.ca site was hacked and lost… and I have had to rebuild it all from scratch. I had all the comics and art, but I have taken some shortcuts with a bulk content editor to try and give those comic strips as much context as I can.
Parenting Dreams

066

You may or may not think of our travels or camping trips, or even our wandering walks around the neighbourhood are much for adventure, but we spent a lot of time outdoors, in nature, and in the world, and it made for great fodder for Kid conversations and comic comedy. Plus, the fresh air helped with my creativity.
The four-panel format was my first and most used comic style, and it belies that fact that most of my audience was on Insta which (at the time) relied on square images. It was a great format and four squares is sometimes just the right amount to play around with a particular gag.
So much of what I drew fell into the category of “parenting” because at it’s core the strip was about being a dad. What you may not have noticed (or maybe you did) was two things. My wife was never in the strip (by design) and she was and still is fine (prefers) that. And two, the kid character always spoke in lower case. It made me happy the first time a reader pointed that out because, yeah, it was on purpose.
You may have noticed some redundancy in the written content in these posts, particularly if you’ve been reading more than one or two of them. A couple years ago the original piday.ca site was hacked and lost… and I have had to rebuild it all from scratch. I had all the comics and art, but I have taken some shortcuts with a bulk content editor to try and give those comic strips as much context as I can.
Costume Confusion

064

From holidays to travel to living in a vast multicultural country, the Kid grew up exposed to all sorts of curious traditions that gave her a rich childhood. It also made for interesting comedic fodder for her parents trying to keep up with her infinite curiosity about the eclectic world in which she lived.
Often when I came up with an idea for comic there was not enough material to build up into a full multi-panel joke. An offhand comment, a captured moment, or a simple glimpse at parenthood made for enough material to explain itself. In the tradition of single panel comics I often jumped into this format as a bonus strip for my readers.
So much of what I drew fell into the category of “parenting” because at it’s core the strip was about being a dad. What you may not have noticed (or maybe you did) was two things. My wife was never in the strip (by design) and she was and still is fine (prefers) that. And two, the kid character always spoke in lower case. It made me happy the first time a reader pointed that out because, yeah, it was on purpose.
You may have noticed some redundancy in the written content in these posts, particularly if you’ve been reading more than one or two of them. A couple years ago the original piday.ca site was hacked and lost… and I have had to rebuild it all from scratch. I had all the comics and art, but I have taken some shortcuts with a bulk content editor to try and give those comic strips as much context as I can.
Financial Yoga

063

Personally, creatively and professionally I’ve always been a technology guy. The Kid benefited from an abundance of toys and games and gadgets in the house and it often led to interesting moments balancing parenting with the allure of distraction, media, the internet or otherwise.
Often when I came up with an idea for comic there was not enough material to build up into a full multi-panel joke. An offhand comment, a captured moment, or a simple glimpse at parenthood made for enough material to explain itself. In the tradition of single panel comics I often jumped into this format as a bonus strip for my readers.
So much of what I drew fell into the category of “parenting” because at it’s core the strip was about being a dad. What you may not have noticed (or maybe you did) was two things. My wife was never in the strip (by design) and she was and still is fine (prefers) that. And two, the kid character always spoke in lower case. It made me happy the first time a reader pointed that out because, yeah, it was on purpose.
You may have noticed some redundancy in the written content in these posts, particularly if you’ve been reading more than one or two of them. A couple years ago the original piday.ca site was hacked and lost… and I have had to rebuild it all from scratch. I had all the comics and art, but I have taken some shortcuts with a bulk content editor to try and give those comic strips as much context as I can.
Cannibal Legalization

063 – Bonus

I feel like I may need to explain this one a bit.

In 2018 the Canadian government legalized cannabis for private use. It was in the news constantly and then when the law went live there was a couple weeks there when it seemed like every other person was dabbling. To each their own, but it did create one of those parenting moments when ten year old kids had heard words and rumours but had no real concept of what was going on politically and culturally.

From holidays to travel to living in a vast multicultural country, the Kid grew up exposed to all sorts of curious traditions that gave her a rich childhood. It also made for interesting comedic fodder for her parents trying to keep up with her infinite curiosity about the eclectic world in which she lived.
Experimenting even more with the classic single panel strip, I occasionally tried my hand a wide format comic, usually when the scene or the moment or the joke dictated a bigger more expansive view of the setting to set the vibe. These panoramic comics were some of my favorites… but they were also a lot more work to illustrate.
So much of what I drew fell into the category of “parenting” because at it’s core the strip was about being a dad. What you may not have noticed (or maybe you did) was two things. My wife was never in the strip (by design) and she was and still is fine (prefers) that. And two, the kid character always spoke in lower case. It made me happy the first time a reader pointed that out because, yeah, it was on purpose.
You may have noticed some redundancy in the written content in these posts, particularly if you’ve been reading more than one or two of them. A couple years ago the original piday.ca site was hacked and lost… and I have had to rebuild it all from scratch. I had all the comics and art, but I have taken some shortcuts with a bulk content editor to try and give those comic strips as much context as I can.