These Comics Capture Society's Ridiculously Unfair Expectations Of Women

Lainey Molnar is a 32-year-old single woman whos child-free by choice. Needless to say, shes no stranger to the judgment faced by women who dont conform to societys expectations.

I have always been considered a black sheep, the Amsterdam-based artist told HuffPost. I have 51 tattoos. I talk about taboos constantly. Ive lived out of a suitcase wandering around three continents the last four or five years. I dont have a degree and I cant drive a car. My normal somehow induces judgment in people, so I wanted to process that in my own way.

As an artist, Molnar does her processing through relatable illustrations, which she posts on her popular Instagram account .

Molnar often casts a comic version of herself in the drawings, which explore everything from what an established, accomplished woman looks like to how exhausting it is to have to achieve the ideal beach body  every summer.

Alongside each illustration, Molnar includes a caption where she muses on the topic at hand or describes her own experiences.

We have the right to choose our lifestyle and not apologize for it, she wrote when posting the established woman illustration above. We have the right not to settle for less, we have the right to pick whatever makes us whole, [whether its] a white picket fence and three toddlers or backpacking around the world. Dont let anyones rulebook or judgment define you.

The comics have struck a chord with Molnars more than 793,000 followers.

Life shouldnt be just a list of to-dos to check, one woman said in response to the established woman post. It should be whatever we want it to be.

I feel this! another woman said of the beach body drawing. I recently made myself wear the more revealing swimsuit, to show myself that I had nothing to apologize [for].

Molnar tries to read and reply to as many comments as she can.

Its so amazing to see womxn from every corner of the world open up about their own personal experiences and hype and uplift each other in the comments, she said.

Lately, Molnar has broadened her work to reflect the personal challenges and concerns that her followers have voiced in the comments, like struggles with mental health and generational trauma  and the sizable expectations placed upon new mothers .

With each illustration, Molnar tries to strike a balance of vulnerability and humor. As she puts it, she wants to leave the viewer with a simple but powerful message: Life choices that arent hurting anybody are never good or bad, theyre simply personal.

Scroll down for more illustrations, or head to Molnars Instagram page to see her work in its entirety.