
Source: Naco Kodama 児玉なこ (@kodamanaco) - used with permission
Mother finds that her rapier wit is no match for her son’s tepid sense of humor [manga]
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Babies are such weird, drooling, inarticulate munchkins with ridiculous demands. They eat and nap ad nauseam but incite chaos at odd hours of the night. They are prone to mental breakdowns at the mall, yet they are the life of any party. They pass out in inappropriate places and often need to be carried to bed. They soil themselves and often dance naked...
There’s an analogy that’s begging to be made. Nick Swardson likely said it best:
Making an Infant Son Laugh
Manga artist Naco Kodama 児玉なこ (@P9bnSmjsCpDG1kI) recently posted a manga about making her infant son laugh. She'd been watching YouTube videos of babies cracking up at the simplest of things and wanted her son to share in the experience. However, getting a chuckle, let alone an applause break, was more challenging than she initially supposed:
Reproduced with permission from Naco Kodama (@kodamanaco)
Reproduced with permission from Naco Kodama (@kodamanaco)
Reproduced with permission from Naco Kodama (@kodamanaco)
Reproduced with permission from Naco Kodama (@kodamanaco)
Reproduced with permission from Naco Kodama (@kodamanaco)
It turns out babies love prop comedy. As it's summertime, perhaps Nako's next bit should be a Gallagher-esque watermelon routine. Think suikawari on the beach--it'd work in Japan.
Sure enough, readers were all too familiar with the author's predicament:
Indeed, who knows what makes an infant laugh?
If you liked this piece, you can find more manga like it on Naco’s Twitter account or on her blog.