Pickles by Brian Crane for November 12, 2013

Where’s your manners Nelson?

For all of his nagging in panel two, he should be holding another part of his body. Spare the rod and you will have a spoiled grandson!

Ok, Nelson, what is your thought?Roscoe has to go out now!…..oh, too late!

Out shopping yesterday I kept hearing from the far end of the store: “Mommymommy, look at this! Mommymommy, I want that! Mommymommy, guess what?”

I was so tempted to find the kid and tell her that calling your mother Mommy is cute, but calling her Mommymommy is annoying.

Even, truth be told, to Mommymommy herself.

I wish I had a way to hold on to my thoughts. By the time I get to Google, I often forget what I was going to look up.

As far as I am concerned Gramma is being rude to Nelson. My Goodness the old lady can’t be bothered during an “important” phone call.

Maybe Grandma should tell her daughter and son-in-law to find a good daycare center so she can get a break once in awhile.

@Barry1941

In no way is Gramma being rude to Nelson. On the contrary, she is teaching him not to interrupt other people while they are talking. This is common courtesy. Children who don’t learn that it’s rude (and really irritating to others) to interrupt other people don’t magically learn it as adults either. I know this because I happen to work with such an individual. Any conversation when she is in her Eager Mode, you’re lucky if you can get a full sentence in here and there.

I had an ex-friend that would get so upset when my kids would interrupt our conversation on the phone. It takes a second to answer their question, but she’d get so upset. It wasn’t until she became a parent and she learned why kids do what they do, and why parents do what they do. Her kids would interrupt our conversations on the phone all the time and I didn’t say a word. I could be doing nothing and my kids would not talk to me. The phone rings and all of a sudden they want to tell me something. Comes with the territory. (They did not grow up being individuals that interrupt other people: I was the only lucky one they’d interrupt).

Opal is correct unless it was a true emergencyIt is obvious it wasn’t unless Earl is dying of a stroke.

Sometimes I’m smart enough to say it aloud: “OK, I’m putting my glasses on the kitchen counter.”

Makes it easier to remember later.

A spanking to the butt… Old days disciplinetoday child abuse..

I have never met a child who did not interrupt a phone call. It’s in their nature.

That’s one of my pet hates. People should have more respect when you’re trying to talk to someone.

The last panel is pretty cute!xxx

Okay, Gramma will find out the toilet is overflowing when the flood reaches her feet.

Tin Can TwidgetIf it is something important then obviously the next step is to teach Nelson to say “Granma, it’s important” the first time (and that it had better BE important) rather than just going “GRAN-GRAN-GRAN-GRAN-GRAN-GRAN-GRAN-GRAN!!!” repeatedly. If it is NOT important, then he can wait. Waiting his turn won’t kill him.

I see where Nelson (what a name for a kid in the 21st century!) he got his brains – from Opal and Earl.

Far out, what a day, a year, a life it is….You know, well you know you had it coming to you; now there’s not a lot I can doDreamer, you stupid little dreamerSo now you put your head in your hands, oh no!