We don’t have a lot of money, we have barely enough. I could go back to work and we could have newer stuff and a bigger car. That’s not happening and if we ever got a good amount of snow I’d go out with them as much as I hate the cold. My boys will have what my my brothers and I never did.
I gotta say, this is one of my all time favorite Calvin and Hobbes comics. The images tell all you need to know about it, making it sequential art at its finest. The story is heartwarming and has a simple message that anyone can enjoy or even relate to. I just love it.
It’s not so much that his parents are abusive, they’re trying to raise a kid by teaching him right from wrong. And before anyone jumps on me just look around. Respect for others is lacking now days. There is no off switch anymore for decision making. Get angry with someone – kill them. Want something that isn’t yours, steal it. There is more abuse now days because respect, morality and ethics are no longer taught by parents.
A rare strip where Calvin is a “normal” child, the parents show him their love, and Hobbes isn’t present. Despite the previous mentioned deviations form the normal Calvin and Hobbes….I love it!
One hundred years from now, it won’t matter what kind of car I drove, what kind of house I lived in, how much money I had in the bank, nor what my clothes looked like. BUT the world may be a little better, because, I was important in the life of a child.
Its a comic strip people. It only shows the funny things and seldom (like today) the touching and loving stuff I am sure his parents do. I wonder where Hobbs was today?
They are being PARENTS! How we turn out, is basically up to us. I was spanked, but basically, behaved. I have never been arrested, and, there is a line between abuse, and discipline. How many times do you have to chase a child, to keep them out of the road, when sometimes, you have to take the adult stand, and discipline them. Don’t beat the hell out of them, and make the punishment fit the crime, but, lack of discipline, now, has given us a society of entitled children/teenagers. Everything they do that is bad, illegal, or, even violent, is attributed to a “mental health” problem. Yeah, right.
P.S. – This, is a comic strip. People would enjoy them more, without over-reading them, or psychoanalyzing them! They are basically meant to be read, and taken at face value.
BE THIS GUY over 4 years ago
Excuse me, there’s something in my eye.
Sugar Bombs 95 over 4 years ago
Normally Calvin’s dad is kind of a sarcastic jerk to his son. This strip stands out for being one of the most wholesome C&H strips ever.
Templo S.U.D. over 4 years ago
As some advertisements of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in a tag line, “family: it’s about time.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph-VLCz88SE&list=PLBCBE915D39DC3594&index=1
bluram over 4 years ago
codycab over 4 years ago
Now does everyone get why we love snow?
Stray Suede Mutt over 4 years ago
“Cat’s in the Cradle” comes to mind.
mattro65 over 4 years ago
We don’t have a lot of money, we have barely enough. I could go back to work and we could have newer stuff and a bigger car. That’s not happening and if we ever got a good amount of snow I’d go out with them as much as I hate the cold. My boys will have what my my brothers and I never did.
RuinQueenofOblivion over 4 years ago
I gotta say, this is one of my all time favorite Calvin and Hobbes comics. The images tell all you need to know about it, making it sequential art at its finest. The story is heartwarming and has a simple message that anyone can enjoy or even relate to. I just love it.
Thanks Bill.
SHIVA over 4 years ago
Obviously, this happened when he was ‘normal’.
retrocool over 4 years ago
nice !
Bilan over 4 years ago
In the eight panel, the realization occurs, Why am I inside doing paperwork when I could be outside playing in the snow?
Obi-Haiv over 4 years ago
Calvin’s dad will be polling well tonight!
Pokemon over 4 years ago
Abadoning paperwork pays
Watcher over 4 years ago
And Calvin will remember this day all the days of his life.
Scorpio Premium Member over 4 years ago
Who says you need a punchline for a cartoon? And it does not need to be funny, just warm the heart.
Packratjohn Premium Member over 4 years ago
Sweet, Thanks yet again, Bill.
Dr. Quatermass over 4 years ago
Ah yess, that reminds me of back when I was a resident of the Mid-Atlantic and loved snow. Then I moved to New York’s North Country. sigh
Orcatime over 4 years ago
Reminds me of the Harry Chapin song “Cat’s Cradle.”
lucky444 over 4 years ago
The moral?
Frog-on-a-Log Premium Member over 4 years ago
A delightfully rare moment.
Kim Metzger Premium Member over 4 years ago
“I won’t grow up!I won’t grow up!”
And why should you?
Kali over 4 years ago
Nice to see a moment of calm and some family togetherness.
BigDaveGlass over 4 years ago
Given half a chance…….
Barry1941 over 4 years ago
If a picture is worth a thousand words these are worth a hundred thousand.
peb6006 over 4 years ago
When your parents pay attention to you, then you don’t need any stuffed pet.
InuYugiHakusho over 4 years ago
An all too rare wholesome father-son moment between those two.
jpayne4040 over 4 years ago
Much better choice, Dad! Way to go!
Ned Snipes over 4 years ago
This one should be used as a reminder poster for all working parents.
tripwire45 over 4 years ago
Finally, Dad does something normal with Calvin.
morningglory73 Premium Member over 4 years ago
That’s better.
jamessveta over 4 years ago
You can always make more money but you can’t make more time. Once it’s gone it’s gone.
pony21 Premium Member over 4 years ago
I love a happy ending.
A Common 'tator over 4 years ago
155 “Likes” for just one cartoon… I’ve never seen that many before… and ironically one of the few not to feature Hobbs…
Just leaves a warm glow inside me… Thank you Bill…
Amra Leo over 4 years ago
Sometimes, you’ve just gotta…
mourdac Premium Member over 4 years ago
Dad has guaranteed re-election for another term.
mizdurble over 4 years ago
Where’s Hobbes?
Masterskrain over 4 years ago
Way to go, Dad!
A R V reader over 4 years ago
Building up his “Dad Points”.
Prescott_Philosopher over 4 years ago
No one has noted how different this strip is from all the other Calvin snowman strips.
jrankin1959 over 4 years ago
Mark well this Sunday panel… where Dad’s not portrayed as a doofus.
Wizard of Ahz-no relation over 4 years ago
one of those rare cases when dad and son both get it right
sonnygreen over 4 years ago
The last panel says it a lot better than any drivel that I could add. Nice job Bill!
arianseren over 4 years ago
It’s not so much that his parents are abusive, they’re trying to raise a kid by teaching him right from wrong. And before anyone jumps on me just look around. Respect for others is lacking now days. There is no off switch anymore for decision making. Get angry with someone – kill them. Want something that isn’t yours, steal it. There is more abuse now days because respect, morality and ethics are no longer taught by parents.
More Coffee Please! Premium Member over 4 years ago
❤️ Wish I’d done more of that with my own kids, they’re some of my happiest memories.
mmotsko over 4 years ago
One of my favorites. Work will always be there, but the child that wants to play will not.
Andrew Sleeth over 4 years ago
I love little Calvin in the title panel. It reminds me of my cat … reminding me there’s always enough time for play.
Bill The Nuke over 4 years ago
And that’s the way I hope my children think of me. I know my grandchildren do.
rs over 4 years ago
Boy if that family isn’t just like mine… only my son’s name is CA***N. (Not Calvin.)
DCBakerEsq over 4 years ago
Life is short.
WCraft Premium Member over 4 years ago
A rare strip where Calvin is a “normal” child, the parents show him their love, and Hobbes isn’t present. Despite the previous mentioned deviations form the normal Calvin and Hobbes….I love it!
eladee AKA Wally over 4 years ago
Actions speak louder than words in the language of love.
josh_bisbee over 4 years ago
One hundred years from now, it won’t matter what kind of car I drove, what kind of house I lived in, how much money I had in the bank, nor what my clothes looked like. BUT the world may be a little better, because, I was important in the life of a child.
BiggerNate91 over 4 years ago
The wordless strips are, in my opinion, some of the most powerful.
dtdbiz over 4 years ago
Anyone else hearing Harry Chapin’s “Cat’s in the Cradle”? Only this time the song has a happy ending.
mistercatworks over 4 years ago
My cat does this for me. She loves to go for walks.
Doug Taylor Premium Member over 4 years ago
Along the same lines…too cute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8gUFfkgMDg
jshill922 over 4 years ago
Is this his parents’ daydream?
wesleylscott1 over 4 years ago
That was so heartwarming, it’ll melt all the snow !!!
jrgtr42 over 4 years ago
Further proof that a comic doesn’t have to have dialogue or a joke to be a great one.
chidecki Premium Member over 4 years ago
Could this be the sweetest Calvin strip of all? Could be….
JMG316 over 4 years ago
One of my favorites!!!!
batmanwithprep over 4 years ago
That does it, I gotta have a son.
wesleylscott1 over 4 years ago
It would only be sweeter if Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs would fall like manna from the heavens….
eolan59 over 4 years ago
One of the best Bill did
sobrown51 over 4 years ago
Its a comic strip people. It only shows the funny things and seldom (like today) the touching and loving stuff I am sure his parents do. I wonder where Hobbs was today?
Ermine Notyours over 4 years ago
Do you want to build a snowman?
Numbnumb over 4 years ago
Finally a happy thing for Calvin and his Father!! WHOOP!!
Scoutmaster77 over 4 years ago
Way to go Dad! :-)
PuppyPapa over 4 years ago
Awwwww…!
Display over 4 years ago
Priorities.
alexius23 over 4 years ago
Essence of Fatherhood
jmworacle over 4 years ago
Priceless! Mr Watterson please bring Calvin back!
mitchel.farr over 4 years ago
Best Calvin in a long, long time.
cosman over 4 years ago
Fathers seeing today’s strip, shifted their regard for their child a bit.
hagarthehorrible over 4 years ago
I kinda love this family! For a parent nothing is more satisfying than some quality time with kids. This is life!
Dae over 4 years ago
The best cartoons need no dialog. Remember Henry?
tinstar over 4 years ago
They are being PARENTS! How we turn out, is basically up to us. I was spanked, but basically, behaved. I have never been arrested, and, there is a line between abuse, and discipline. How many times do you have to chase a child, to keep them out of the road, when sometimes, you have to take the adult stand, and discipline them. Don’t beat the hell out of them, and make the punishment fit the crime, but, lack of discipline, now, has given us a society of entitled children/teenagers. Everything they do that is bad, illegal, or, even violent, is attributed to a “mental health” problem. Yeah, right.
Shikamoo Premium Member over 4 years ago
This one is one of my all time favorites. I can see where Calvin gets his imagination.
tinstar over 4 years ago
P.S. – This, is a comic strip. People would enjoy them more, without over-reading them, or psychoanalyzing them! They are basically meant to be read, and taken at face value.
lindz.coop Premium Member over 4 years ago
For once.
beentheredonethat over 4 years ago
awwwwwwwwww……..
wesleylscott1 over 4 years ago
Maybe Calvin and Dad can go out and make yellow snow, using the same technique Calvin once used on the unauthorized auto stickers back in the day.
srmcd1 over 4 years ago
Since when does Calvin ever want to play with his dad? Feels very out of character.
Ray over 4 years ago
One of my favorite episodes.
MelanieMather over 4 years ago
In Bill Watterson’s own words, “They do a better job than I would.”
GreggW Premium Member over 4 years ago
<3
AndrewBarksdale over 4 years ago
Cat’s in the cradle.
JesseLouisMartinez over 3 years ago
Find time to be a father
Sokka the Great about 3 years ago
Definitely one of my favorite C&H strips
fan Of All Comics EXEPT FOR DUM ONES almost 3 years ago
this strip’s cute
Magmate :) 4 months ago
My favorite C&H strip of all time