Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 06, 2021

You could get one of those dog cages. He’s small enough to fit in there.

They definitely needed a good laugh.

or how about strap him in a straight jacket and put him into the loony bin like that one Robot Chicken skit?

Have Hobbes supervise him.

Lock him in the closet…..

Rosalyn, for a couple of Franklins.

Sigh! Parents and the disasters they produce…

Duck tape.

You could stay in and watch Netf… Oh, wait. How about Amazon P… hmmm…

I actually think we could leave our 7 year old son by himself for a couple of hours……but the 5 year old still needs a platoon to watch her…

Crate him on the deck. Just make sure he has shade and water.

Or take him along.

What to do? Why not call Rosalyn up, offer twice (or even thrice) what she normally asks for, and be happy with that.;-D

Oh oh! ROSALYN’S COMING!!

Even if only about a cartoon some of the comments today are enticements for passing laws about who should be allowed to breed in the first place let alone raise children.

One of the ones I loved when I was younger. Just them completely losing composure as they contemplate the little terror being left alone.

Even Calvin’s parents know their limits, and limitations.

Build a cage in the basement, put him in it. Tell him you’re playing zoo and he’s a ferocious tiger. If you include a turkey drumstick he can gnaw on he should be good for a few hours.

They should call Danny Trejo’s character in the movie “Babysitter Beware”. (If you can find it, check it out; it’s not great cinema, but it’s cute.)

If you don’t laugh, you cry.

Leaving any six-year-old child alone would be insane, but Calvin…

I wonder what would happen if they left Hobbes in charge?

The person you need is Nanny McPhee.

Calvin cannot be left alone unsupervised. Then he’ll just rip up the entire house!

Or lock him in a closet.

Best laugh I’ve seen from ’Calvin’s’ parents in a ’coon’s age’ ! ! ! !

Considering how incompetent his usual babysitter is, it is almost the same as unsupervised

Once when we took our cat to the vet, she told us that kitty had some tarter buildup on his teeth. The vet asked us if the cat would let us brush his teeth.

Our reaction was pure panel three.

“Ha ha ha ha ho ho hee, That’s about as funny as it can be!”

This one has always been one of my favorites.

This is one of my favorite strips going back to the 80’s when I first saw it. All the more so now that I have a 6-year old of my own…

Yeah, good idea.

Because you know when you return at the end of those two hours, Western Civilization will have been destroyed in the interim.

Everybody needs a good belly-laugh at the thought of something preposterous every once in a while.

Stay home I guess.

one of my all-time favorites – had it up on the fridge when my son was Calvin’s age

Yep, this has always been a big favourite of mine.

Tell him there is a violent movie marathon on tv and not to watch it – should distract his for a few hours

These days zoos have restaurants. Maybe you could manage a trip that works for all of you?

They did let Calvin stay home alone (with Hobbes) one night. He watched a horror movie and then set up traps to catch whatever scared him.

This is one of my all-time favorites. I laugh as hard as Mom and Dad.

This was my first C&H carton. I was hooked immediately. I had to know these people and who the heck was Calvin. One of the best comics in decades!!

Love those laughtears. Been there, done that.

The looks on their faces in panels 3 and 4 are priceless!

Duct tape.

Roz the Babysitter?

This might be my favorite of C&H!

Seriously as a teen in the 60’s I was much in demand for babysitting. Never had a Calvin, but 3 different special needs kids.

This is one of my favorites of Calvin – it makes me laugh out loud !

The innocence of mid 80’s parenthood.

CPS worker here…not really all that funny. No home-alones until 12.