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Sooooooooo true to life, right here. Calvin screwed up, and it’s the fault of the person next to him. It HAS to be. He’s just desperately searching for a way for it to be true.
I guess this means he’ll tell Dad, “Hobbs broke it,” not “I broke it.” It would be too grown-up to own up, even though Dad knows exactly what happened.
The rendering of Calvin’s anguished and confused face in the second panel is beyond compare. When I think of Calvin and Hobbes this is one of the arcs that usually comes to mind.
The mom in me wants to give him a big hug … and then try to fix the stupid, cheap beanie. He’s only going to be a little boy for a short while. Not everything needs to be a hard lesson. Sometimes a loving lesson is even better.
BE THIS GUY about 6 years ago
“Be a good friend and be the fall guy, I mean fall tiger. You know what I mean.”
The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover about 6 years ago
If I were Hobbes I would frantically look for superglue at this point.
codycab about 6 years ago
“I’m right, you’re wrong!”
jackhammer165 about 6 years ago
Ah, the joys of a youth’s perspective…
M2MM about 6 years ago
I have a sibling that behaves just this way. She always wants others to take the blame for her failures.
Kind&Kinder about 6 years ago
Calvin, the broken-hearted little boy, finally comes through in the last panel, and I want to give him a hug!
Watcher about 6 years ago
Hobbes, time to Tiger up and take the blame for Calvin. A true friend would do that.
JudyHendrickson about 6 years ago
ooooo!!!!! karma karma for this kid!!!
MarioFan85 about 6 years ago
Poor kid
Jabroniville Premium Member about 6 years ago
Sooooooooo true to life, right here. Calvin screwed up, and it’s the fault of the person next to him. It HAS to be. He’s just desperately searching for a way for it to be true.
jpayne4040 about 6 years ago
If I were Hobbes I’d tell him, “Yes Calvin; just this one time. Now we can move on and find a way to fix this.”
Troglodyte about 6 years ago
Ah, the waterworks… works every time!
cubswin2016 about 6 years ago
I am sure there are plenty of places where you can buy beanies.
jagedlo about 6 years ago
asking Hobbes to throw himself under the bus? REALLY?
Wizard of Ahz-no relation about 6 years ago
this is quite possibly the most grown up Calvin ever was.
A Hip loving Canadian... about 6 years ago
Calvin taking responsibility for his actions? I’m impressed.
Ray*C about 6 years ago
I guess this means he’ll tell Dad, “Hobbs broke it,” not “I broke it.” It would be too grown-up to own up, even though Dad knows exactly what happened.
chick485 about 6 years ago
Interesting to see the differing viewpoints of the folks posting about this. Sympathy, anger, understanding, unforgiveness, humor, pathos,….
formathe about 6 years ago
30 year old comic clearly describing todays millennials to a “T”.
flagmichael Premium Member about 6 years ago
The rendering of Calvin’s anguished and confused face in the second panel is beyond compare. When I think of Calvin and Hobbes this is one of the arcs that usually comes to mind.
phredturner about 6 years ago
Calvin sounds like my wife
Herb L 1954 about 6 years ago
Cecil would fix that Beanie ;)
ckeagy about 6 years ago
The mom in me wants to give him a big hug … and then try to fix the stupid, cheap beanie. He’s only going to be a little boy for a short while. Not everything needs to be a hard lesson. Sometimes a loving lesson is even better.
Display about 6 years ago
I wonder how close this Calvin is to almost everyone who reads it is.
MartinPerry1 about 6 years ago
Take it to your Dad. You might have to endure a life lesson or two, but he should be able to get it together.
Alfred about 6 years ago
Once again I have to marvel at the artistic skill of Watterson. The change of emotion from panel to panel is amazing (especially panel 2 and 3).
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 6 years ago
Sorry Calvin not the best way to handle it.
Gabryant about 6 years ago
OMG – young Donald J. Trump’s formative days.
Mediatech about 6 years ago
It is Hobbes fault, he knew Calvin would mess up and failed to stop him.
Stonkss almost 6 years ago
Wow…just wow
Romeo2Delta2 almost 6 years ago
How quintessentially millennial.