Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for August 09, 2013
Transcript:
Panel 1: "I wish my Gram wasn't so focused on how much I weigh." Panel 2: "She always says, 'If you lie about your weight, the only person you're fooling is yourself'!" Panel 3: "So I told her, 'I'll stop lying about my weight if you stop lying about your age.'" Panel 4: "CHAD! Bringin' the PAIN!" "That's when she took away my X-Box."
Wiseguy1130 over 11 years ago
vwdualnomand Regarding your comment yesterday: Wondering what you think is wrong with telling a child that he or she is special, a winner, to respect their elders, follow their dreams, and also give them advice about bullies and strangers, etc. Since you called these types of comments “lies WE tell kids”, you must be an adult. What advice do YOU give?
hometownk Premium Member over 11 years ago
Now your comment regarding teenagers is very interesting. I consider the teen years of my children rather non-stressful other than their smoking of marijuana. I tried to be honest with them and I guess it paid off because I think they grew into awesome people. We had the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus but I drew the line at the tooth fairy because I wasn’t paying (money we didn’t have) for a naturally occurring event. The world did not stop turning when they found out the truth and I believed in the spirit of Santa and Bunny and we went to church and all was good. I imparted to them that one of the worst things they could do was lie. Many a time I’ve said, “Thank you for telling me the truth. I don’t like it, but I appreciate knowing the truth.” And they were never punished for it and we worked it from there.
SuperDavid over 11 years ago
His gram is just like nate’s Dad
Alison84 over 11 years ago
This comments section turned from a bunch of children with inane comments like “first” to a deep psychological discussion about how to raise said children. Sheesh.
James_s_henry Premium Member over 11 years ago
I, for one, liked it.
Comic Minister Premium Member over 11 years ago
Agreed Teddy.
orbenjawell Premium Member over 11 years ago
She probably gives out “treats” on Halloween night that Marty would approve of…….Snark! SNARK!!
Saucy1121 Premium Member over 11 years ago
GORP is better (good old raisins and peanuts).
hometownk Premium Member over 11 years ago
Gosh, sometimes the comment section takes on a life of its own.--And, yes, I did praise my children for work well done when it was so. One of my daughter’s first sewing projects was a hoody. I pointed out all she did well and the one area that wasn’t perfect I said it would get better with practice. She is now a fashion designer.
Wiseguy1130 over 11 years ago
awesomejack74 over 11 years ago
wow
ChocolateLover30 over 10 years ago
It really depends what “special” means in this case. Everyone is different, but no one is more special than anyone else.
KindaSus420 over 3 years ago
my gram gave me some P.O.O.P peanut oatmeal omlet andpistachio
Giant walrus 6 months ago
Poll: what is the best food acronym?