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at least the âthing that went âbumpâ in the nightâ didnât get him. iâm guessing dad is still untangling the fishing line after the little trip two days ago.
Mum, youâre blaming the wrong person for your foul mood. By the way, you could have stayed home. That might have made the trip better all the way round.
while we can all identify with Calvinâs childhood in some ways - for me the message of Calvin & Hobbs is to remind us as adults what a magical world we really live in as seen through Calvinâs eyes.
Mom is looking, she just doesnât want to have to listen to the running commentary. As rayannina said it is a part of the age, and gets old very quickly.
I can sympathise with Calvin ⊠I used to do that a lot to my mum!
Also loved to burn things as well ⊠I see a lot of myself in that kid ⊠though according to my mother, I was far âtamerâ apparently, she didnât realise what angels me and my younger brother were until she read Calvin and Hobbes!
It may look like Momâs having fun to some, but after being stuck home alone with him while Dadâs out working, a vacation just isnât a vacation unless Calvin isnât there to share it with her. And then thereâs the camping thing. I donât think that would be her first choice on her list of vacationing activities.
Sheâs waiting for when the waterâs above his mouth and he canât talk. At first, sheâll enjoy the peace and quiet, and then sheâll realize somethingâs wrong because of the peace and quiet and go into panic mode.
Didnât we do this a couple weeks ago on âFor Better or For Worseâ? Micheal was telling mom to watch him in the water over and over and over til finally Elly got fed up and took a walk leaving her husband John to watch Michael.
Hmm⊠I feel like those who are critical of Calvinâs mom are misunderstanding something very basicâŠ.
Waterson does more than just capturing the magic and imagination of childhood - he also does a masterful job of capturing what itâs like for he parents involved - which is sometimes joyous and sometimes not that fun - or more fun for the kid than it is for the adults. Remember all those pranks that Calvin pulls on his babysitter and on his parents when he thinks heâs Spaceman Spiff? Waterson does a wonderful job of showing how that feels for Calvin - as well as how tiring that is for the parents sometimesâŠ
And I donât care if you think youâre super-parent - no parent can hang on their kidâs every word and watch their kidâs every motion with bated breath - especially if the kid is so attention seeking that they insist on chattering constantly and literally asking for the parent to look at every trivial thing they do and to comment on every word they utter. If you havenât experienced the full-surround wall of sound from a little kid - then you truly donât know what itâs like to be around a kid who is being that demanding⊠It can be very exhausting! Iâve had the experience where a kid wonât let me read a single page of a book - as if Iâm somehow not allowed to have a moment or a thought to myself - it can drive anyone up a tree. And for purposes of this cartoon strip - Iâm sure that the creek that Calvin is exploring isnât particularly deep and that Calvinâs mom is allowed to read a novel without being accused of neglecting Calvinâs needsâŠ. WellâŠ. she probably wonât get a chance to read a novel with Calvinâs constant commentary - but oh wellâŠ
Hey fermiproblem, you made me feel better. If even a supermom,(which I wasnât) could get numb from the antics of Calvin, then maybe it was ok if I literally puked my guts up from the antics of not one, but get thisâŠ. tada! Three of him!
Arthur: âIâve decided to take a bath.â
Hobson: âI shall alert the media.â
Arthur: âDo you want to run my bath for me?â
Hobson: âIt is what I live for.â
Yes, parents should give their children more attention so the kids donât have to misbehave to get it. And, yes, kids can be incredibly irritating. I can identify with both positions.
Dinosaur â thanks I said that to see or find out if someone was reading my babbling . thanks again and no to using and I think thereâs 2 dusty cbâs left over from the yard sale . You in the market , cheep, bird seed inexpensive . Well got to GO ah 10-100 ah good Buddy
Tennessee Charlie said:
calvin left alone to play in this river????
five minutes later, calvin is riding a log over the water fall yelling YOUâRE NOT EVEN LOOKING
ââââââââââââââââââââââââââ-
@Tennessee Charlie:
Or worse, carrying dead fish as he rides the river to the shark-infested ocean.
margueritem over 15 years ago
Sure she is, you just canât see her eyesâŠ.
vibjyor over 15 years ago
She will look when it is higher than her knees, Calvin. But by that time you will be upto your neck in water.
rayannina over 15 years ago
I get some variation on this from my daughter about five times a day. The school year canât start soon enough.
sjoujke over 15 years ago
The sarcasm drips.
Ronshua over 15 years ago
Sadly Mom is funed-out . Calvin will catch on , she used a word with more than 6 letters . She means definition One .
yyyguy over 15 years ago
at least the âthing that went âbumpâ in the nightâ didnât get him. iâm guessing dad is still untangling the fishing line after the little trip two days ago.
Yukoner over 15 years ago
Mum, youâre blaming the wrong person for your foul mood. By the way, you could have stayed home. That might have made the trip better all the way round.
Ronshua over 15 years ago
Thatâs a big Ten-Rodger good buddy .
Rakkav over 15 years ago
All in all, Momâs not doing too badly: towel, bathing suit, glasses, novelâŠfor many women, thatâs the perfect summer vacation.
Funned out? Not quite. Just annoyed at everyone elseâs foibles.
polkadottsss over 15 years ago
she just regrets not listening to calvin in the car
Alizzon over 15 years ago
while we can all identify with Calvinâs childhood in some ways - for me the message of Calvin & Hobbs is to remind us as adults what a magical world we really live in as seen through Calvinâs eyes.
rentier over 15 years ago
Parents should show sometimes more interest! For a child diving into the water is a great event and Calvin wants to part it with his mother!
lewisbower over 15 years ago
Mom could look if Calvin hadnât broke the binoculars
Allison Nunn Premium Member over 15 years ago
Mom is looking, she just doesnât want to have to listen to the running commentary. As rayannina said it is a part of the age, and gets old very quickly.
carpetinwater9 over 15 years ago
He wonât be in there long, the lake water is ice cold.
green_engineer over 15 years ago
Ahh seems to me that Calvin is actually enjoying his holiday! Much more could be said about his parents though!
rentier over 15 years ago
Look Calvin, soon your belly is under the water!
prasrinivara over 15 years ago
Not quite Yukonerâthough it would have improved the trip for her.
Green Engineer, thatâs not enjoymentâitâs only âsalvaging some juice from the lemonsâ.
dinosaur123 over 15 years ago
Ronshua said, about 5 hours ago
Thatâs a big Ten-Rodger good buddy .
That would be a BIG TEN-FOUR or Roger, not both. Does anyone still even have a CB?
jfox5254 over 15 years ago
Yeah, when everything gets quiet, thats when I look.
Mihir Asher over 15 years ago
I can sympathise with Calvin ⊠I used to do that a lot to my mum! Also loved to burn things as well ⊠I see a lot of myself in that kid ⊠though according to my mother, I was far âtamerâ apparently, she didnât realise what angels me and my younger brother were until she read Calvin and Hobbes!
GROG Premium Member over 15 years ago
It may look like Momâs having fun to some, but after being stuck home alone with him while Dadâs out working, a vacation just isnât a vacation unless Calvin isnât there to share it with her. And then thereâs the camping thing. I donât think that would be her first choice on her list of vacationing activities.
alan.gurka over 15 years ago
Sheâs waiting for when the waterâs above his mouth and he canât talk. At first, sheâll enjoy the peace and quiet, and then sheâll realize somethingâs wrong because of the peace and quiet and go into panic mode.
alondra over 15 years ago
Didnât we do this a couple weeks ago on âFor Better or For Worseâ? Micheal was telling mom to watch him in the water over and over and over til finally Elly got fed up and took a walk leaving her husband John to watch Michael.
wicky over 15 years ago
She went on this trip cause she worried that two would go but one would come back.
linsonl over 15 years ago
Wonder how Calvin was when his father got a certain operation???
musicnut1986 over 15 years ago
BUT I, CALVIN, AM THE CENTER OF YOUR UNIVERSE!!!!
lazygrazer over 15 years ago
Only a matter of time before heâs until heâs in over his head again.
ninmas over 15 years ago
calvin, get her back by going in over your head. pretend that youâre drowning and sheâll have to get all wet saving you.
hey gang! howâs it hanginâ?
grammahotsho over 15 years ago
I plead guilty.
fermiproblem over 15 years ago
Hmm⊠I feel like those who are critical of Calvinâs mom are misunderstanding something very basicâŠ.
Waterson does more than just capturing the magic and imagination of childhood - he also does a masterful job of capturing what itâs like for he parents involved - which is sometimes joyous and sometimes not that fun - or more fun for the kid than it is for the adults. Remember all those pranks that Calvin pulls on his babysitter and on his parents when he thinks heâs Spaceman Spiff? Waterson does a wonderful job of showing how that feels for Calvin - as well as how tiring that is for the parents sometimesâŠ
And I donât care if you think youâre super-parent - no parent can hang on their kidâs every word and watch their kidâs every motion with bated breath - especially if the kid is so attention seeking that they insist on chattering constantly and literally asking for the parent to look at every trivial thing they do and to comment on every word they utter. If you havenât experienced the full-surround wall of sound from a little kid - then you truly donât know what itâs like to be around a kid who is being that demanding⊠It can be very exhausting! Iâve had the experience where a kid wonât let me read a single page of a book - as if Iâm somehow not allowed to have a moment or a thought to myself - it can drive anyone up a tree. And for purposes of this cartoon strip - Iâm sure that the creek that Calvin is exploring isnât particularly deep and that Calvinâs mom is allowed to read a novel without being accused of neglecting Calvinâs needsâŠ. WellâŠ. she probably wonât get a chance to read a novel with Calvinâs constant commentary - but oh wellâŠ
coffeeturtle over 15 years ago
looks like the trip is improvingâŠfor now⊠:-)
WoodEye over 15 years ago
My Gawd Fermiproblem! Slow down and smell the humor! Relax, Breathe DeepâŠ.
bald over 15 years ago
dinosaur123 said, about 6 hours ago
Ronshua said, about 5 hours ago
Thatâs a big Ten-Rodger good buddy .
That would be a BIG TEN-FOUR or Roger, not both. Does anyone still even have a CB?
my nephew is a trucker and he doesnât use a CB anynmore, he has 2 different cell phones so he can have total country wide coverage
lightartsteacher over 15 years ago
Hey fermiproblem, you made me feel better. If even a supermom,(which I wasnât) could get numb from the antics of Calvin, then maybe it was ok if I literally puked my guts up from the antics of not one, but get thisâŠ. tada! Three of him!
Stede_Bonnet over 15 years ago
Hereâs what Calvin and Mom reminded me ofâŠ
Arthur: âIâve decided to take a bath.â Hobson: âI shall alert the media.â Arthur: âDo you want to run my bath for me?â Hobson: âIt is what I live for.â
R.I.P. Sir John Gielgud and Dudley Moore.
Rakkav over 15 years ago
Arthur wouldâve lived for Twitter. And Hobson wouldâve put in all the updates.
Guilden_NL over 15 years ago
Hey, she is acting just like the trasher moms all over the SW that let their kids drown in their pools. Juanita, you need to be watching your #1 son!
marvee over 15 years ago
Yes, parents should give their children more attention so the kids donât have to misbehave to get it. And, yes, kids can be incredibly irritating. I can identify with both positions.
Ronshua over 15 years ago
Dinosaur â thanks I said that to see or find out if someone was reading my babbling . thanks again and no to using and I think thereâs 2 dusty cbâs left over from the yard sale . You in the market , cheep, bird seed inexpensive . Well got to GO ah 10-100 ah good Buddy
HighNoon over 15 years ago
I noticed that as well Ron. More people read your babbling than you realize. ;)
VampireQueen100 over 15 years ago
Tennessee Charlie said: calvin left alone to play in this river????
five minutes later, calvin is riding a log over the water fall yelling YOUâRE NOT EVEN LOOKING ââââââââââââââââââââââââââ- @Tennessee Charlie: Or worse, carrying dead fish as he rides the river to the shark-infested ocean.