LONDON -- Sure, kids can be adorable, but let's face it: They can be annoying sometimes.
Katie Kirby, a mother of two, is very aware of this. Her blog Hurrah For Gin pulls absolutely no punches in covering the daily parenting struggles.
Kirby, a 35-year-old mum from Brighton, UK, told Mashable that she began blogging as a way to keep her busy after the birth of her second son.
"I also struggled to find any blogs at the time which talked about the more challenging and funny sides of parenting so I though I'd try writing one myself," she said.
See how true these ring with you. (You can can find more of her work on her Facebook page.)
Kirby started blogging about parenting in July 2013. At first, she didn't always have the right photos to accompany her posts, so she started drawing stick men to add to her storytelling.
"It quickly became apparent that people really enjoyed the drawings, so I kept them up and started making stick men cartoons for my Facebook page too," she told Mashable.
Kirby said the response to her blog has been overwhelmingly positive.
"I get a lot of messages and emails from people saying that they had a bad day, but after reading my blog they were able to laugh about it and feel relieved others were going through the same too," she said. "People shouldn't feel like they are a rubbish parent just because they had to drag their kid kicking and screaming out of Tesco's. It happens to the best of us!
"Most people understand it's tongue-in-cheek, but you always get the odd one who doesn't get it and thinks I'm not grateful for my kids. The fact is that I'm always grateful for them, but sometimes they also annoy the hell out of me. That's parenting."
