Before
Explanation
The Joke
The comic is split into two panels labeled "Before Kids" and "After Kids." In the "Before Kids" panel, a man stands in a grocery store aisle looking at frozen burritos with disdain, saying "My god, who buys microwave burritos? They come out like red hot cardboard with frozen beef jerky inside." In the "After Kids" panel, the same man (now with a beard, looking more haggard) is enthusiastically clutching a microwave burrito and exclaiming "My god! These are the exact diameter of my food-hole!"
The transformation is stark: before having children, he had high culinary standards and judged convenience foods harshly. After having children, he is so exhausted and time-starved that the only thing that matters about food is whether it can be shoved into his mouth quickly.
The Humor
The comic captures the dramatic lifestyle shift that comes with parenthood. Before kids, people have the luxury of being food snobs -- carefully evaluating quality, texture, and taste. After kids, the calculus changes entirely: the only relevant metric is speed and convenience. The phrase "food-hole" is perfectly chosen -- it reduces the act of eating from a pleasurable experience to a purely mechanical function, reflecting how parenting can strip away all pretension and reduce life to basic survival logistics. Any parent who has gone from leisurely cooking gourmet meals to inhaling whatever can be microwaved in two minutes will relate to this comic immediately.