Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for November 24, 2009

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    margueritem  almost 15 years ago

    Ah yes, the barf……

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    mroberts88  almost 15 years ago

    Thats not something anyone wants to wake up to.

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    bigCandHfan  almost 15 years ago

    Now….now… Dad’s comment a little ill-timed. aint it?!!

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    cleokaya  almost 15 years ago

    Barf, the best alarm ever to go off. No snooze button needed.

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    WoodEye  almost 15 years ago

    It’s payback for being a mean mom!

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    pouncingtiger  almost 15 years ago

    Mom remembered who has to clean up Calvin’s BARF!!!!

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    Rakkav  almost 15 years ago

    Next time, better safe than sorry. Even if it IS 2 AM.

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    sjoujke  almost 15 years ago

    Gotta love motherhood!

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    Yukoner  almost 15 years ago

    I remember nights like that. Thankfully its a memory from long ago.

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    mattkrickel  almost 15 years ago

    Good parents don’t need any sleep.

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    Troglodyte  almost 15 years ago

    By God, this is one of the worst things to happen with kids in the middle of the night - been struggling with our year-old son and the same problem for the last few nights. All that cleaning up and calming down really takes it out of the parents. Hope it’s over and we can get some sleep tonight!

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    zero  almost 15 years ago

    What goes down, must come up…

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    krisch  almost 15 years ago

    I remember my mom practically SITTING UP with me all night when I couldn’t sleep because of asthma (as a kid). I probably have residual guilt from back then which is why I don’t let anyone take care of me now when I’m ill. Gotta find better ways to thank her i guess.

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    rentier  almost 15 years ago

    Oh yes, chocolatefountain and bonbons.

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    tbree  almost 15 years ago

    It’s better to hear it than to discover it by foot. Been there, done that.

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    CarolinaGirl  almost 15 years ago

    krisch - we mom’s are pretty satisfied with a simple “Thank You” and knowing we’re appreciated.

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    DolphinGirl78  almost 15 years ago

    Hugs are welcome too, along with the Thank you! :)

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    Unclebup  almost 15 years ago

    Ahhh barf. I never clean up the barf. I can do the poopy diaper, kill the spider, take casr of the clogged toilet … but if I even smell the barf… its a sure theng there will soon be twice as much.

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    lewisbower  almost 15 years ago

    I thought I was childless for Zero Population Growth, but there may have been other reasons. Don’t worry Mom. in a few short years it will be 2AM wake up calls from the police station.

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    MisngNOLA  almost 15 years ago

    Lew, as a father of three, I’ve had all of the above and more. And having lost my oldest son a couple of years back, I can honestly say that I’d go through it all again in a heartbeat to see him back.

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    krisch  almost 15 years ago

    @Carolinagirls and Mitstan: One of those things you don’t do even when its right before your eyes. A hug and a thank you! just the thing. Thank You :)

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    humormehere  almost 15 years ago

    I’m the dad of ten. I was also the barf-meister. Mom would take care of everything else, most of the time, but when we had a big mess, I always was the “get the sheets off the bed, clean up the most part of the mess, and get the child into the bath” person. Doing that made big points and got me out of doing many everyday ( I meant everynight) tasks.

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    alondra  almost 15 years ago

    tbree said,

    It’s better to hear it than to discover it by foot. Been there, done that.

    ~~~

    When you have cats you often discover it by foot. Nothing more gross than stepping out of your bedroom in the morning and putting your foot into a fresh pile of cat blurp.

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    Herocoder  almost 15 years ago

    Mom .. you should have reacted sooner .. but with Calvin its never is a sure thing is it???

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    carmy  almost 15 years ago

    I told Mom yesterday she needed to hurry before the barf exploded. She didn’t listen.

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    wicky  almost 15 years ago

    He never heard the shot.

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    COWBOY7  almost 15 years ago

    Oh yes they love Calvin! Don’t kid yourself! If you have children, you can appreciate that.

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    lazygrazer  almost 15 years ago

    Susan, your constant seething against parents is making me feel sorry for you. Chin up, kid.

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    Puddleglum2  almost 15 years ago

    cryptomaniac, I was waiting for your comment about tigers relating to my post two days ago (Sunday). I certainly hope “it’s over and we can get some sleep tonight”, for your sake (the parents) and your son’s sake as well.

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    JonD17  almost 15 years ago

    BARF It isn’t just for breakfast anymore

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    JonD17  almost 15 years ago

    sorry folks, that’s just what came to mind

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    GROG Premium Member almost 15 years ago

    My sister was the barfer in the family. But hearing her dry heaves in the middle of the night made me come close to doing the same.

    It wasn’t easy getting back to sleep either.

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    bmonk  almost 15 years ago

    Caring for a sick kid at 2:00 a.m. is proof of love: what else could possibly drive a sane adult to do such a thing–even if they complain like Mom. She’s just mad because she cares.

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    JanLC  almost 15 years ago

    I can remember sitting up in the middle of the night with my son who had severe earaches. We both cried.

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    The missing M. Smokey  almost 15 years ago

    I sure hope Hobbes is OK.

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    kab2rb  almost 15 years ago

    In our family when our kids where little with one bathroom I not only got sick with the kids and husband but had to strip the sheets,wash and make the bed will rushing to heave my spouse help some, then he go back to bed. There are four of us with boy and girl all of us got sick at the same time.

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    rentier  almost 15 years ago

    ….sweet chestnut hearts and chocolates.

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    lsolano  almost 15 years ago

    Barf is much better than poop! But I still wouldn’t want to wake up to either!!

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    bald  almost 15 years ago

    this exact thing happened to my youngest son one night that he had a friend spend the night , unfortunately the friend was sleeping on the floor next to the bed.

    we wound up with the guest getting sick when my son barfed on him

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    sfb5761  almost 15 years ago

    Hope he didn’t hurl on Hobbes!

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    Troglodyte  almost 15 years ago

    Hi Puddleglum2

    Saw your Sunday post just now. Sorry to disappoint you, but I don’t know any tigers personally, and wouldn’t try to get too close, either!

    I do know quite a few Lions though, if that helps, and many of them are “stuffed shirts” with far less substance and character than the lovable Hobbes.

    Thanks for the “get well” wishes - we’re keeping our fingers crossed for tonight!

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    jrbj  almost 15 years ago

    Here’s to all the Moms who get up at 0200 and deal with barf while Dads just grumble and go back to sleep. And you can’t cop out by saying that Dads have to get up and go to work in the morning because now Moms do too.

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    bandz  almost 15 years ago

    Barfing. A subject that never should be brought up.

    Reminds me of 5 year old Sean who listened in church to the story of how God created Adam and then, because Adam was lonely, created Eve from one of Adam’s ribs to be his wife. Sean wakes up the next morning complaining to his mother that he doesn’t feel well. Ma asks him ro be more specific and Sean says, ” I’ve got a pain in my side. I think I’m gonna have a wife.”

    Not funny, you say? Neither is barfing, come to think of it.

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    vrcota  almost 15 years ago

    Now, picture this.

    Once my lil’ daughter barfed all over our bed and herself. She was just one year old and started to cry, frightened by the pain. Imediately, when she saw me standing besides her, she oppened her arms, wanting a hug for protection.

    Well, a good father has to do what a good father has to do. I just love her too much…

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    ogogogo823  almost 15 years ago

    Aww…. Poor Calvin!

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    pintcape  almost 15 years ago

    mom better hope that calvin made it to the bathroom,if not she will have a chore that you don’t want at two in the morning

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    stammo_1  almost 15 years ago

    Actually, bandz, I was laughing at the story of little Sean. It was cute. Children are so innocent at that age.

    Besides, as a former 2-AM-barfer- who-bawled-over-the-toilet-until-my-sister-got-my-mom-up-to-comfort-me, I can relate to this comic and I find it funny.

    It actually reminds me of when I was home alone with my older brother when I was eleven. He wound up getting the stomache flu and the following conversation went like this-

    him (rushed)-‘Get the barf bucket!’ me-‘What?’ him- (even more rushed) ‘the barf bucket!’ me- What? him- Too late!

    Yeah. Big mess. All over the couch and blankets. My oldest sister (an LPN) came over to help me clean it up and was making light of the situation, calling him a dragon.

    Barfing is just part of family life. Sure, it pisses us off when it happens, but afterwords, it makes for a great story. Who hasn’t been there?

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    doom20010  almost 15 years ago

    i barfd runing to the bathroom and the next day i say a trail going in to the bathroom!

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    doom20010  almost 15 years ago

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    lindz.coop Premium Member almost 15 years ago

    Whoops – a little slow Mom – now get the bucket and the mop.

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    Dino-1  almost 15 years ago

    I’m not a fan of babybarf but the worst was when my German Shephard had diarhea. It was all over the house. What a nightmare!

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    brandicats  almost 15 years ago

    yuck i had a bunk bed with my brother and he was on the top barfed all over me ewww it was soo GROSSS

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    DevilDog2001 Premium Member over 5 years ago

    Mr… Calvin’s dad is going to get it!

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