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I believe that when a woman becomes a mom she gains some kind of super powers. It's simply too hard to believe that they are all that good in multitasking, caring and selflessness without any kind of magic.

Lucy Knisley is a cartoonist and one of those magical moms. She draws adorable illustrations about her life as a mother to a 10-month old baby boy that she calls Pal (short for "Palindrome," because his birthday was a palindrome date). It's not the real name of the adorable one, but Lucy did not want to subject him to Internet name recognition.

Lucy explores various topics about how a child might affect your life - from sleepless nights to friends and fears.

Take a look at some of her comics and vote for your favorite ones.

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It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Adorable. I Frequently Get Buzzed By The Daddy/pal Flight Team.

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    A Glorious Angel? A Woodland Fairy? A Powerful Witch???

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    Tru Luv

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    Pal Was Very Intent On What The Pancake Had To Say

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    #5

    There Sure Is A Lot Of Advice In The World.

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    #6

    Why Are Sleepsacks So Crazy Long, Anyway?

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    This Might Be Getting Old With John But I Will Never Stop Doing It

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    Happy Sunday!

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    #9

    One Star. (ohio Funeral Trip, Day 1)

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    #10

    Watch Your Fingers!

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    He Wasn't Really Sad, Just Overtired. I, On The Other Hand, Was An Actual Mess Of Goo.

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    Cute Either Way. It's Pretty Easy To Tell Who Dressed This Guy, Though

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    #13

    Da!

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    #14

    Maybe A Nose Ring Would Help

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    Yup

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    #16

    Look, I Love Cake, But I Wish I Loved Cake Even Half As Much As This Kid Loves Milk

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    #17

    Between Sleep Deprivation And Breastfeeding Efforts And Emotional Exhaustion From Baby Wrangling, All That's Left Is Pretty Much Love And Bones.

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    #18

    Inventory. (ohio Funeral Trip, Day 1)

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    Contemplative Boy.

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    Exactly The Same Bedtime With Wildly Differing Results. That Drawing Of Trying To Put Jammies On A Furious Baby Is The Most Accurate Illustration I've Ever Done.

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    #21

    Not Everyone Is Psyched About This Developmental Stage.

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    #22

    This Field Of Pal's Studies Is Not My Favorite.

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    Is There Anything More Soft And Fragrant And Cuddly Than A Post-bath Baby? We Give Pal A Bath Every Night Before Bed, And I'm Not Sure Which One Of Us Loves It More. I Do Know That This Kid Is Cleaner Than Anyone Else In This House, By Far.

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    I've Determined That Like 90% Of Baby Hats Have Ears On Them. What A Glorious Time To Be A Baby.

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    #25

    No Puff Is Puffy Enough For My Puff Standards.

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    #26

    My Personal Stylist.

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    The Daredevil Dangle. (ohio Funeral Trip, Day 3 (of 3)).

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    It Would Be Hilarious, That's What.

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    #29

    Trophy Room.

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    #30

    One Of Us.

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    #31

    Baby Island Is A Great Idea For A Sitcom. I've Already Written The First Two Episodes In A Haze Of Sleep Deprivation.

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    Someday I Will Have A Cute Photo Of Us Both At The Same Time. Maybe.

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    #33

    It's Nice To Be Reminded That He's Not Always A Fussy, Sleepy Baby.

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    #34

    How Can He Always Tell I'm About To Put Him Down? Is My Baby A Body Language Expert? Quick! Grab, Tighten, Claw, Bite, Leg Lock!

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    #35

    Breathe In. Breathe Out. Hug A Baby.

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    That Moment Of Silence Between The Bonk And The Wahh... My Perfect Niece Is An Imperfect Stander.

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    #37

    Good Literary Mouthfeel.

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    #38

    The Holidays Are No Time To Rest!

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    I Should Kickstart This. Pal Digs His Bouncer Thing, But Man Is It Ugly! Someone Could Come Along And Seriously Scoop Up The Market For Parents Who Would Pay For A Less Ugly Baby Thing Like This. I Just Think It Would Be Funny To See Babies Working At Little Baby Desks.

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    #40

    I Think Maybe I'm Shrinking?

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    #41

    Good Thing Elastic Waisted Pants Are (kinda) In Right Now.

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    #42

    I'll Take It.

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    #43

    Baby Chair Dilemmas.

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    Pal Is At This Stage Where He Wants To Be Held But He Also Wants To Be Free To Roam Around And Doesn't Really Understand Gravity Yet. This Means He Cries To Be Held And Then Struggles To Launch Himself Out Of My Arms Into Thin Air. And He Is Strong! It's Like Holding A Tiny Little Wrestler.

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    #45

    Guilty Momthoughts.

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    #46

    Come Back Here And Be Cute Friends!

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    #47

    Sleep Aid. Sleep And Love Are Strength. Trying To Unclog The Fear From My Pipes With Love So I Can Sleep.

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    #48

    Bad Words < Bad Deeds.
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When I Was About Four, My Mom Took Me To A Skating Rink. I Was Wobbling My Careful Way Out Onto The Ice When A Big Kid Doing His Impression Of A Hockey Player Skated Up And Body Checked Me Straight Onto The Ice. Once I'd Gotten My Breath Back, I Used It To Loudly Utter The Word "fuck!" .
My Mother, Witnessing All, Couldn't Even Really Be Mad, And Just Said "well, Yeah, Actually, This Situation Is Just How That Word Is Meant To Be Used."
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So While I Am Sad That Pal May Be Learning Some Impolite Terms, At Least They Are Being Used The Way They Are Meant To. .
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    #49

    400 Times A Day.

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    Plus He Changes Sizes Depending On The Person Holding Him!

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    Okay Then.

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    I Got Sick And Then Pal Got Sick And Then John Got Sick. What A Week (lemon, It's Tuesday).

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    #53

    I Smudged Pal's Eye And My Mom's Only Whiteout Was Older Than I Am.

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    #54

    When I'm Working But I Can Hear The Baby Crying In The Other Room.

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    #55

    Why Break Dance And Nurse Separately When You Can Do Both At The Same Time?

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    I Don't Know What Happens.

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    #57

    Unorthadox Technique.

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    #58

    He's Really Let Fame Go To His Giant Squishy Head! This Is My Only Drawing For Tonight Because I Got To Watch The First Movie I've Seen In Four Months! Such A Luxury! It Only Got Interrupted By Baby Wakeups Twice! It Was Ghostbusters. Who Wants To Talk With Me About A Movie That Came Out Months Ago? Can Kate Mckinnon Be Any More Perfect And Wonderful? I Put Forth That She Cannot.

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    #59

    What I Like To Imagine He's Saying As He Boops Up The Stairs For The 20th Time Each Night.

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    #60

    That Thing Could Pierce Armor! If He Bites Me, Do I Turn Into A Werebaby!?

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    #61

    Somebody Kept Coming To Visit Me At Work Today

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    #62

    I Guess I Didn't Really Need To Work As Much As I Need To Carry Pal Around Forever Until My Arms Fall Off.

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    I Love The Smell Of This Kid's Little Toothless Puffs.

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    #64

    I'm Just A Rhyming, Sobbing, Shedding Creature Now.

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    #65

    Shh.

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    #66

    Punctuation Changing Station.

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    #67

    The Baby's Sleeping Temperature Is Never Okay With Me.

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    #68

    In Addition To The Baby Waking Us Up, There's This Sort Of Nonsense At Night. Thanks, Brain.

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    Knowledgeable Advice That Is Hard To Follow. It Had To Do With Sleeping And Crying And Whatever I Guess He'll Just Nurse Three Times A Night Until He's Thirty That's Fine Really Whatever.

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    This Bed Is Amazing, Though!

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    Bathtub Contemplation.

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    Pal Has Been Having Super Energetic Bedtimes Lately, Full Of Thrashing And Singing And Screeches And Kicks. It's Pretty Hard To Remain Calm And Soothing When Your Kid Is Acting Like A Hilarious Lunatic. Also It Takes Forever To Get Him Down, Which Cuts Into My Usual Sketchbook Time. Ah Well, Squeezed This One In After He Sang And Danced His Way To Sleep.

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    Giant Heavy Hardcovers And One-handed Nursing Do Not Mix.

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    #74

    The Sleeping Baby Ninja Carry. Don't Jostle!

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    Really Digging Having A Warm Little Dude On Me These Days.

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    A Sketch From Last Week Of Pal And My Mom's Dog, Betty. A Very Patient Dog.

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    #77

    Good Thing Hat Season Is Upon Us-- Time To Show Off That Perfectly Round Head!

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    #78

    Don't Jump Angry. Pal Is Getting A New Tooth And It's Making Him Furious! He's Been Getting A Lot Of His Teething Frustration Out In The Ol' Jumparoo. It's Just As Hilarious And Loud As It Seems.

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    We Went For A Walk In The Rain Today.

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    In Case You Wonder How I Do Most Of These Drawings: This Or After He's Asleep.

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    #81

    Long Day.

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    #82

    We Went For A Halloween Walk Through The Neighborhood Last Night, Just An Ape And His Squid Mother, Seeing The Sights.

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    What's Mine Is Yours, I Guess.

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    I'm So Lucky To Have Such Patient Friends. I Sleep Very Little But There Really Is No Excuse For Me.

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    #85

    New Red Pen!

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    #86

    Teeny Little Cranky Pal Drawing.

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    Reassurance Middlewoman. Meanwhile... Will It?

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    This Baby Is A Master Of Physical Comedy.

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    Like A Glove.

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    Cruiser! Pal Is Now Able To Stand For Periods Of Time Without Holding On To Things!! It Seems Inconceivable That He Was A Newborn Less Than A Year Ago.

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