Being a parent around the holidays means a lot of responsibility — moving around an Elf on the Shelf [1] every night, playing Santa Claus [2], attending holiday concerts [3] at school, baking for the school's cookie swap [4] — it all feels endless and exhausting even though it's "the most wonderful time of the year."

Enter Brian Gordon [5] — whose comics make us laugh [6] every day of the year — and his completely relatable holiday illustrations that will make you realize that you're not the only parent losing their kid in a sea of wrapping paper on Christmas morning.

Read through for some serious laughs.