Parental Disapproval Cartoons and Comics

"But, sweetheart, why do you have to marry a doctor? Why can't you marry a fireman?"

Artist:
Steiner, Peter
Search ID:
CC46575
High Res:
1628x2188 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
firemen, fireman, doctor, doctors, married life, married couple, engagement, engagements, proposal, proposals, love life, love-life, suitor, suitors, parental disapproval, parent, parents, disapproval, disapproving, stereotype, stereotypes, romance, disapprove, mother, mothers, daughter, daughters, marital prospects, marriage prospects

"You're wrong. It's not your ethnicity that bothers my father Jon, it's your gender!"

Artist:
Hill, Doug
Search ID:
dhgn765
High Res:
2204x2604 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
date, dates, ethnicity, racism, racist, racists, mixed race, mixed-race, mixed-race couple, mixed race couple, mixed-race couples, mixed race couples, parental disapproval, dad, dads, teen, teens, teenager, teenagers, teenage daughter, teenage daughters

"My parents would die if they knew I was involved with a rhinoceros."

Artist:
Hancock, Malcolm
Search ID:
PB400692
High Res:
1525x1655 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
rhino, rhinos, rhinoceros, rhinoceroses, forbidden love, forbidden loves, date, dates, boyfriend, boyfriends, girlfriend, girlfriends, forbidden fruit, doomed romance, doomed romances, true love, true loves, parent, parents, disapproval, parental disapproval

"Oh, you silly girl, you! Don't tell me you brought home another husband."

Artist:
Woodman, Bill
Search ID:
NL700304
High Res:
1623x1416 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
polyandry, polygamy, multiple husbands, husband, husbands, wife, wives, relationship, relationships, couple, couples, spouses, spouse, marriage, married, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, family, families, polygamist, polygamists, parental disapproval, disapproving parent, disapproving parents

"Oh my God! He's unicellular!"

Artist:
Seddon, Mike
Search ID:
msen293
High Res:
2128x1447 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
boyfriend, girlfriend, meet the parents, parent reaction, unicellular, single celled, multicellular, cell, cells, chemist, chemists, chemistry, sciences, single-celled organism, single-celled organisms, single celled organism, single celled organisms, boyfriends, girlfriends, parental disapproval, young love

"I've been against it from the start, but who am I? Only her mother."

Artist:
Frascino, Edward
Search ID:
CC34074
High Res:
2512x2120 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
owl, owls, owl and the pussycat, poem, poems, poetry, poet, poets, cat, cats, pussycat, pussycats, romance, romances, romantic, unlikely romance, unlikely romances, love, young romance, young love, lover, lovers, edward lear, mom, moms, mum, mums, mothers, mother, motherhood, parents, parent, parenting, guilt, guilty, motherly advice, overbearing mother, parental disapproval, rebellion, rebel, rebellious, parental advice, innocence, innocent love

Lazy Groundhog.

Artist:
Guy & Rodd
Search ID:
gra100720
High Res:
1900x2280 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
groundhog, groundhogs, drill, drills, electric drill, electric drills, toolkit, toolkits, woodchuck, woodchucks, parental approval, parental disapproval, lazy, laziness, lazing about, lazes about, laze about, ground drill, ground drills

The tulip knew it was in trouble when called by its scientific name.

Artist:
Fakes, Nate
Search ID:
nfkn79
High Res:
1716x1872 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
tulipa gesneriana, tulip, tulips, flower, flowers, latin name, latin names, scientific name, scientific names, florist, florists, family life, family-life, plant, plants, kid, kids, teen, teens, teenager, teenagers, trouble, parental disapproval, seedling, seedlings

'Are you familiar with the term "adverse selection"?'

Artist:
Lambert, Larry
Search ID:
llan1644
High Res:
1996x2407 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
adverse selection, anti-selection, adverse selections, anti-selections, negative-selections, date, dates, boyfriend, boyfriends, boyfriend material, meeting the parents, parental approval, parental disapproval, girlfriend, girlfriends, economic jargon, risk management, negative selection

"Rapunzel, you've let me down, you've let your mother down, and now you've let your hair down."

Artist:
Harris, T. Russell
Search ID:
trhn458
High Res:
2227x2464 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
rapunzel, fairy tale, fairy tales, fairy story, fairy stories, fairytale, fairytales, princesses, princes, disappointment, disappointments, parent, parents, parental disapproval, naughtiness, teenage rebellion, teenage rebellions, rebellious, teen, teens, teenagers, tower, hair, mother, father, prince, princess, witch

'No hunting, no gathering, just doodling all day. There's no future in that!'

Artist:
Cole, Tyson
Search ID:
tcln11
High Res:
1800x2100 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
doodle, doodles, doodling, doodled, future, futures, career, careers, career path, career paths, hunter, gathers, gatherer, hunters, cavemen, caveman, artist, artists, parental disapproval, cave art, cave artwork, cave drawing, cave drawings, career, careers, career path

'Last night my parents said they didn't mind a bit and it was perfectly OK with them if I smoked... so I quit.'

Artist:
Blackwell, Douglas
Search ID:
dbcn148
High Res:
1800x2400 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
smoker, smokers, smoking, smoke, smokes, smoking habit, smoking habits, bad habit, bad habits, teen, teens, teenager, teenagers, teenage rebellion, teenage rebellions, teenage rebel, teenage rebels, parent, parents, parental disapproval

'Dancer! What the hell are you doing...?'

Artist:
Godfrey, Mark
Search ID:
mgon656
High Res:
3000x2088 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
christmas, xmas, christmases, xmases, father christmas, santa claus, saint nick, saint nicholas, festive season, festive period, pole dancer, pole dancers, pole dancing, table dancer, table dancers, table dancing, reindeer, reindeers, parental disapproval

'Glastonbury? You've been up to no good in some young man's bedsit, haven't you! Mud sticks, y'know.'

Artist:
Williams, Tom
Search ID:
twln1124
High Res:
1850x1676 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
glastonbury, glastonbury festival, worthy farm, music festival, musical festivals, british summer, british summertime, british summers, music fan, music fans, youth culture, disapproving parent, disapproving parents, parental disapproval

'So this is your new boyfriend, dear? Well, there are worse than him. Uhm...wait a minute...uhm...no, there are not.'

Artist:
Schley, Karsten
Search ID:
kscn4166
High Res:
2500x2500 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
parent, parents, boyfriend, boyfriends, girlfriend, girlfriends, puppy love, date, dates, first love, first loves, meet the parents, bad impression, bad impressions, good impression, good impressions, kid, kids, parental disapproval, snob, snobs, snobbery, snobbish

'This new boyfriend of yours is from the wrong side of the pay gap.'

Artist:
Grizelda
Search ID:
grin1537
High Res:
1323x1868 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
pay gap, pay gaps, boyfriend, boyfriends, girlfriend, girlfriends, class divide, class divides, class division, class divisions, pay-gap, pay-gaps, meeting the parents, parent, parents, parental disapproval, in-law, in-laws, unemployment, unemployed

'After hours of rehearsing together, little Judy Barlow is going to play 'Three Blind Mice' while her father screams, 'Keep that racket down, will ya?''

Artist:
Louthan, John
Search ID:
jlnn203
High Res:
1429x2073 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
education, teaching, piano lessons, teaching music, music education, parental involvement, lesson, lessons, concert, concerts, performance, performances, musician, musicians, teacher, teachers, recital, recitals, pianist, pianists, parental disapproval, grumpy dads

'You'll have to come up with something new...Nobody notices you anymore.'

Artist:
Flanagan, Mike
Search ID:
mfln3468
High Res:
2000x1663 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
trend, trends, fashions, fashionable, fashion statement, fashion statements, punk, punks, teenager, teenagers, teenage, teen, teens, teenage rebellion, teenage rebellions, scandal, scandals, parental disapproval, generation gap, generation gaps

'We've been able to trace that annoying tsk tsk sound to your mother's cell phone.'

Artist:
Gradisher, Martha
Search ID:
mgdn383
High Res:
2152x1288 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
oil company, oil comapnies, british petroleum, mother, motherhood, judging, judgement, judgements, parental disapproval, parental disapprovals, bp, mothers, judgemental, secretary, cell phone, cell phones, mobile phone, mobile phones, trace, traces

'Why does our daughter always go out with the black sheep of the family?'

Artist:
Hagen
Search ID:
cgan2189
High Res:
2184x2392 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
ewe, ewes, date, dates, teen, teens, teenager, ram, rams, black sheep, black sheeps, rebellion, rebellions, sheep, teenager, daughter, black, trouble, parenting, parents, kids, relationship, rebel, rebellious, concern, boyfriend, boyfriends, parental disapproval

Just Married To Keep Our Folks Happy

Artist:
Collins, Clive
Search ID:
ccon317
High Res:
2185x3029 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
youth culture, honeymoon, honeymoons, honeymooning, honeymooner, youth cultures, married life, marital status, marital statuses, old fashioned, moral, morals, living in sin, husband, husbands, wife, wives, parental pressure, family pressure, parental disapproval

"You want to be a comedian? You can't be serious!"

Artist:
Jorodo
Search ID:
jdon898
High Res:
2463x1952 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
father, fathers, son, sons, dad, dads, comedian, comedians, comedy, comedies, comic, comics, stand up, stand ups, stand-up, stand-ups, career, careers, career path, career paths, career goal, career goals, ambition, ambitions, parental disapproval, entertainer, entertainers

"Dad, it isn't called a 'five o'clock shadow' anymore...it's call SEXY!"

Artist:
Wildt, Chris
Search ID:
cwln10079
High Res:
1800x1964 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
beards, beard, stubbles, male grooming, groom, fatherhood, parental disapproval, fashion statement, fashion statements, fashionable, family life, grown up kid, grown-up kid, grown-up kids, grown up kids, stubble, shaving, fashion, men's fashion, facial hair, 5 o'clock shadow, male appearance, fads, grooming, fathers, sons

"A baseball cap? Seriously? You look ridiculous wearing that underground..."

Artist:
Hagen
Search ID:
cgan4946
High Res:
2184x2384 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
mole, moles, baseball cap, baseball caps, baseball hat, baseball hats, teen fashion, teen fashions, teenager, teenagers, fashion statement, fashion statements, rebel, rebels, rebellious, rebelling, youth fashion, youth fashions, underground, subterranean, mole hill, mole hills, molehill, molehills, parental disapproval

"I have to change my hair style again. My parents said they love it!"

Artist:
Hill, Doug
Search ID:
dhgn1774
High Res:
2176x3065 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
hairstyle, hairstyles, haircut, haircuts, hairdresser, hair dressers, fashion statement, fashion statements, fashions, fashionable, rebel, rebels, rebellion, rebellions, teenage rebellion, teenage rebellions, teen rebellion, teen rebellions, youthful rebellion, youthful rebellions, parent, parental approval, parental disapproval, disapproving parents, punk, rebelling, fighting the system