/lit/ - Literature

I kind of have a weird issue that I figured I’d run past some of the writers here and see if there was a solution.

So I’m working on a cartoon and want it to be a slice of life family comedy, but I’m having an issue writing it as I have a bit of a rocky family life and am going through a bit of a dark period in my life at the moment. I don’t want to use that as an excuse not to actually get to work, but I also don’t want to make something nihilistic and depressing just because that’s how I feel at the moment. Is there a good way to get into writing something I currently and not feeling and haven’t experienced?