Baby Blues by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott for July 10, 2022

Bear of a plan

At least it’s handy to the bathroom.

Hammies hair looks hilarious!!!

Camp in

But not on Wanda’s legs.

After all is said and done, he is still a little boy though very mischievous!

I’d rather sleep outside than in the same room with my brother!

even Calvin and Hobbes once had a backyard camping night until they got frightened by some monster entering the tent while reading a horror novel

Actually, the things in the dark are afraid of Hammie.

Been there…

Was it the bear that was an imagination too far?

The world has left me paranoid. I’m not sure I would feel “safe” about letting my child sleep out in the backyard tent nowadays. 40 years ago – sure – but now? Not so much.

So much for the ’Frontiersman" in Hammie.

Thoreau’s mother did his laundry, I’ve been told.

If I’m going camping, I’m getting one of those glancing rv’s with AC and a tv

Ah the courage that a child possess in the daylight, so quickly vanishes when the light of day is gone.

When the lights go out,

From the seeds of doubt,

Phantoms come a-skittering.

Slow at first,

Then, as if a dam burst,

My psyche starts withering.

From a dune of sand,

Grabs a clawing hand,

My heartbeat takes to dithering.

Then an immovable object,

A vast shadow standing erect,

My paralysis is blithering.

But come the dawn of day,

I can finally break away,

My consciousness starts filtering.

He got back inside in a ⏪SNAP!⏩

Move that tent to his bedroom & let the fun begin.. ( ͡,  ͜ʖ ͡ )

My parents would always try to pawn off approval to the other. So we learned quickly to start with “Mom (or Dad) said it’s okay if it’s okay with you.” Almost always approved.

Well that didn’t last long.

I think Hobbes was sneaking up on Hammie.

CHICKEN!!

And I am officially caught up! I think I have a similar view of nature to Hammie – if I’m camping, I want to know I’m close to civilization.

Good memories of backyard tent camping with a friend. Her older brother definitely took advantage of the situation to scare us! Afterwards, we chased him around the yard, all of us hollering and screaming, until her mother opened the window and yelled for quiet!

Next time, start with the living room and move on from there.

Haha! XD

The second to last panel was my reaction on my last camping trip when I heard noises outside. The next morning I came to find out that it was my friend taking a leak in the woods.