Creativity is a baring of the soul. A safe space to expose the scariest, ugliest, and most hopeful and beautiful parts of us all. So, let me share with you some poetry and comics about parenthood and life.
![Two comic squares. The first shows a woman accepting a flower from a child. The second shows the woman thinking about that moment while she is driving a car.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6d6fb_e3198ddf3d3f4eeda618320c55b66639~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_604,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/e6d6fb_e3198ddf3d3f4eeda618320c55b66639~mv2.jpg)
![Poem - We Are Light](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6d6fb_1265ec4cf45e445d92ce72850f691621~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/e6d6fb_1265ec4cf45e445d92ce72850f691621~mv2.jpg)
![A comic strip showing a busy woman in three squares. A child is laying on the couch saying that they are bored in the fourth square.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6d6fb_ca5a1f260c4947b7800bb97fba456c7c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_642,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/e6d6fb_ca5a1f260c4947b7800bb97fba456c7c~mv2.jpg)
![Poem - Phone Shaped Scars](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6d6fb_52e110a0f1a44be2b5d4edca7fb01ee3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/e6d6fb_52e110a0f1a44be2b5d4edca7fb01ee3~mv2.jpg)
![A person looking at their phone unmoving while grass, vines and flowers grow all over them](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6d6fb_d7fe0a54822545be95af76a0f4045a20~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_653,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/e6d6fb_d7fe0a54822545be95af76a0f4045a20~mv2.jpg)
Can you tell that phone use has been a real bone of contention between me and my child?
Advice from a nobody: Keep your child phoneless for as long as possible. Actually, keep all technology away, from you and your child. Just live off-grid and disconnected for as long as possible. If someone asks for your phone number or email, just hiss, throw water at them, and run away. You might need to carry a flask of water around your neck at all times... and learn smoke signals.
That was a joke.
But phones still suck.
![Poem - Creativity](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6d6fb_fb0879efffb34180a98218af8918a5e3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/e6d6fb_fb0879efffb34180a98218af8918a5e3~mv2.jpg)
![A child having a tantrum on the floor. A wonam lays down on the floor and has a tantrum with them.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6d6fb_6627715f99564dfeadeb1603640b5f78~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_651,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/e6d6fb_6627715f99564dfeadeb1603640b5f78~mv2.jpg)
All the Mum Feelz.
If you enjoyed the comics and haven't already downloaded your free copy of Mum Feelz, a 16-page comic book about parenthood, you can find it HERE.
I have a new book available called The Perfect Gift. It is the perfect gift, and the art is better than these comics, I promise. You can find out more HERE.
I encourage you to write or draw out your feelings. Please share if you do, I'd love to see what you create.
Much love and happy creating,
Marley x
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