Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for November 10, 2008

That was sweet. Mom slips into Calvin’s world for a moment. We know she loves Hobbes, she washes him whenever he gets dirty.

How many parents out there have done what Calvins parents are doing? :)

Dad’s face in panel 3 I’ve had that look before… often about myself.?!

This is both very real and very touching. I think the parents’ behavior is quite authentic. Wonder how much autobiography is in this strip?

Better yet, how many parents out there would have done what Calvin’s parents are doing for a kid like Calvin??? :)

gotta luv him

One of my favorites! Makes me smile every time I read this one.

A very long time ago I met a man who knew Bill Watterson tangentially, as his grandson was one of the “role models” for Calvin’s character. He said what the kid could get up to was amazing. :)

As a child I had two stuffed Teddy Bears that were my imaginary friends. To me they were alive. Special parents realize just how important these “friends” are.

this strip shows where calvin got his imaginative/silly/creative side (from his mom!) and his realistic/blunt/no-fuss side (wherelse!).. :)

Don’t know that I’d “holler” for Hobbs…but I got admit I’d probably be wandering around out there muttering “All right Hobbs, where are you?” out loud.

I miss Hobbes

I just changed my avatar and wanted to see how it looked. I love mums face in the last frame. Sheer embrassement. It makes you wonder if Mum was ever like Calvin. I think Dad needs to losen up if they start to think like Calvin they may end up thinking about where Calvin left Hobbes.

LOLs! I like the third panel. Mother hollered for Hobbes. Father became wide-opened and puzzled. And the last panel, my guess is that Father did not want to be a “stupid” like Mother for hollering Hobbes’ name. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaa…….

How often do we see a Calvin and Hobbes strip without Calvin or Hobbes? BTW, about 18 years ago I did this type of thing at the shopping mall for my son’s “Ernie” (from Sesame Street). I was there after it closed and they let me stay. When I brought Ernie home, it was all worth it.

swolf48110 - right on. Many at time and oft have I found myself muttering in such a manner

Alll Rightttttttt Mom!!!!!!!!!! Ya gotta have heart, miles and miles of heart……….. and a healthy imagination don’t hurt either.

Wana-be Parrents take note: This will be what you have to look forward to at some point chasing after imaginary animails / beasts in the closet / under the bed. Hosting tea parties for those not there yet in our world. This reminds me heavily of my own childhood before I grew up…

Thanks for my daily chuckle BW.

For space-cadet:

Hobbes will show up soon enough, like the proverbial “bad penny”.

skiwoods says:

How often do we see a Calvin and Hobbes strip without Calvin or Hobbes? BTW, about 18 years ago I did this type of thing at the shopping mall for my son’s “Ernie” (from Sesame Street). I was there after it closed and they let me stay. When I brought Ernie home, it was all worth it.

Aw, that was so loving of you.

now see that just proves that mom belives that hobbes is real. sha she called for him. dad just thinks she is crazy.

tigers are real!

My son was so much live Calvin that I felt he needed a Hobbes too so from the cartoon book I created a 3 foot high hobbes as Calvin sees him and took photos of him doing my sons homework at his school desk in his room. Brings back a lot om memories and my son is now 31 and still has Hobbes.

So that’s where Calvin gets it from. He takes after Mom.

hollea: What a neat thing to do!!!

aww mum’s such a cutie!! looking for hobbes n believing he’s real! no parent every did that for me!! :(

Losing sight of reality

She IS Calvin’s mother!