Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for October 19, 2011

Mom knows best

Good change in thinking, Calvin.

Mom’s right is stronger!

He must have been having an out of body experience. Thankfully, Mom brought him back to reality.

Moral clarity is always a good thing!

A teenager at six…

I’M RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF COMPUTER!

Calvin finally realizes who’s running the show!

Wow… mom gets tough!

The last thing you want to do, Calvin, is make Mom come and get you.

The aroma of the food wasn’t enough to entice Calvin away from the TV.

“May I wash my hands first, Mom?”

I love Calvin & Hobbes. Don’t remeber this one.

Calvin is not happy with his mom’s Cooking.

Pay attention, kid. (I like panel 3)

Correction, Calvin: You WERE watching television.

Mother, you must not yell at him, You will scar his little psyche.

An Attitude adjustment

Calvin must be hungry. He gave in too easily!

What’s wrong with casseroles?

doesn’t Calvin’s mom know never to let the kid watch TV just before dinnertime? that’s just asking for conflict!

When a mother raises her voice…the child can see a cruel and evil side of her…;)

Thank you Mr.Bill Watterson. This world is so boring without Calvin and his antics!

You may think you’re watching TV—but not really. +++++@ walruscarver2000, I don’t see the problem. Mom already called him to come; now she needs to get his attention and point out that TV is not at the top of the priority list. Speaking firmly is better than most of the other ways to do that.

He’s watching a TV with knobs? Nah

In tha t time period, knobs were king – no searching for t he remote controls.

Better do as you are told Calvin…

She looks MAD!

xxx

It’s mazing how ones’ perception can be so dependant on ones’ circumstances …

Looks like Mom was making meatloaf. Yum, yum. I wanna go to Calvin’s house and have dinner…..

Moms authority is not in question here.

I like casseroles myself.

Good for mom! If you let kids do whatever they want to do whenever they want to do it, then you shouldn’t be surprised when they take on a snotty “You can’t tell me what to do because I’m the boss of YOU!” kind of attitude. It’s better to establish early on who’s really in control and never, ever, ever(!) relinquish that control no matter what or you’ll have a real mutiny on your hands when they become teenagers!

That got him.

Do whatever the Greater Authority tells you to do, or whatever the Greater Authority thinks you are doing. (Or do what they don’t know you’re doing and keep it real quiet.)

I cry every day because selfish Bill Watterson has stopped creating C&H. I understand his need for “freedom of expression” and not being held to a deadline, but why can’t he just put out some collections every now and then? Gee, Bill, is it asking too much? Devoted fan … have ALL the books.

You should be following For Better or for Worse, tower — the commentators have been beating up on Elly for not serving her family casserole!

i do that all the time to my brothers and sister.

I HATE Mom’s cooking!