the-value-of-good-parenting
Original: the-value-of-good-parenting on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Woman (with dark hair): "I'm so happy she's raised this perfect little girl. Some things just come together."
Panel 2:
Second woman (with light hair): "Ever since I was a little girl, I dreamed of being a good mommy."
Panel 3:
First woman: "Why do you think that is?"
Panel 4:
Second woman, gesturing: "See that crying baby over there?"
Panel 5:
Second woman, pointing aggressively at another parent and child: "YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG! MY KIDS WOULD NEVER ACT LIKE THAT!"
Panel 6:
Caption / scene: A parent seated at a table with a child. Caption: "Being a parent is so rewarding."
Votey:
A close-up of a person's face, looking weary and unamused, with a speech bubble above saying: "Your baby is shit."
Woman (with dark hair): "I'm so happy she's raised this perfect little girl. Some things just come together."
Panel 2:
Second woman (with light hair): "Ever since I was a little girl, I dreamed of being a good mommy."
Panel 3:
First woman: "Why do you think that is?"
Panel 4:
Second woman, gesturing: "See that crying baby over there?"
Panel 5:
Second woman, pointing aggressively at another parent and child: "YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG! MY KIDS WOULD NEVER ACT LIKE THAT!"
Panel 6:
Caption / scene: A parent seated at a table with a child. Caption: "Being a parent is so rewarding."
Votey:
A close-up of a person's face, looking weary and unamused, with a speech bubble above saying: "Your baby is shit."
Alt text
A six-panel SMBC comic. In the first panels, a woman with light hair tells another woman that ever since she was a little girl she dreamed of being a good mommy, prompting the question of why she feels that way. She points to a crying baby across the room and, in a large emphatic panel, jabs her finger toward another parent and child while shouting: "YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG! MY KIDS WOULD NEVER ACT LIKE THAT!" The final panel shows a parent calmly seated at a table with a child, captioned "Being a parent is so rewarding" — the joke being that her dream of being a good mom is really about feeling superior by criticizing other parents. Votey (bonus panel): an extreme close-up of a weary, deadpan face with a speech bubble reading "Your baby is shit."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.