Parallel Parenting Comics
Two houses, two sets of rules, and a shared calendar nobody agrees on. Parallel parenting is what coparenting becomes when talking makes it worse — these comics are about running a family in two lanes.
#54 Tyler's game had just begun. His parents had never missed a game
#59 "Fancy meeting you here!"
#64 By the third year, they'd started bringing a lawn chair
#61 Washington had planned for ice, wind, and snow
#60 The junk kids watch these days
#52 Ah yes… the world's most unreliable postal service: your kids
#49 "She sent me TWELVE notes during lunch!"
#47 "Do you guys want me to sign a release form or something?"
#40 "Excessive (adjective): more than is necessary, normal, or desirable."
#39 A bittersweet moment for most parents. For others? Pure relief
#35 "Mirror, mirror on the wall — who's the best co-parent of them all?"
#34 "Motion to skip vegetables: denied."
#30 This week's post-handoff interrogation was off to a rocky start
#51 "I'm just trying to collaborate with you!"
#26 Joint custody. Joint forgetfulness
#45 "But your Honor, he didn't even LOOK at the note I left on his desk for a WHOLE DAY!"
#21 Custody over the second sock was still in dispute
#20 Cluster B: Breakfast of High-Conflict Champions
#19 The Dreaded Halloween Night Exchange
#16 We get this comment from both sides. A lot
#15 "So you're seeking 50/50 custody because you want equal time with your children?"
#14 Pronouns are hard under oath
#13 "Why'd your ex cross the road?"
#8 The four-panel reality check nobody asked for
#2 Court is basically theater. And then reality checks in
#1 The "me-time" trap
#3 Sunday 8:48 AM. Not his custodial weekend
#4 A friendly suggestion, filed as Exhibit B
#7 "I DEMAND my full parenting time!"
#11 "As you can see, Your Honor, my client earned FOUR stars this month."
#10 Exhibit A through ZZZ
#5 When the parenting plan is so tangled, even the court gives up