Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for August 01, 2023

This makes a person think about how many cartoon characters would need two hands to do that.

5 balloons, I notice.

5 candles?

She’s now 8, right?

I learned this Korean method of counting with my fingers as a kid. It’s called Chisanbop, where I can count up to 99. I would only need my right thumb for 5. Right fingers are 1s. The left fingers are 10s. The left thumb equals 50.

Repeat strips this week

I thought cartoon characters only had four fingers.

Age five is too old to be grabbing the cake with your hand

Totes adorbs!

She appears noticeably older. Life can only get more interesting.

Yep, we made that exact same joke for each of our kids’ fifth birthdays too. ;-)

5 candles for a 5 year old! How apt!

She is much too old to be eating the cake with her hands. That is what babies do, not 5 year olds.