Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for December 04, 2012

Dad’s in the “mood”

Perhaps, but go with it. Who knows what fancies lurk…

And some insist that Dad has “no imagination”!

May be Mom has got an outfit and a little fancy imagination?

A true heroine!

We have a friend whose son got in trouble at school because he told everyone his dad was a race car driver and his mom was a scuba diving instructor.

I wonder if the teacher apologized, because the boy was telling the truth.

Calvin must have been sent home from school early and found Mom getting ready for an Aviance night with Dad. That was her explanation.(“Aviance night”.,.boy did I date myself. Again.)

As I recall, Watterson did a Sunday Strip where Calvin discovers his parents are crimefighters, in full uniform.

I’d like to see what she says in the fifth panel.

Careful Dad! You might wind up making another Calvin and the world isn’t ready for that.

can i on the scene with C&H ?

can i on the scene with him ?

Trust me, they do. I’ve seen it as a kid, and I’ve seen it as a parent volunteering in class. The reason? Because one of the best lessons a teacher can give their students is that on the road to learning (or any other enterprise), we ALL make mistakes. It is far better to admit a mistake, apologize if necessary, and then learn from those mistakes. It is the dangerous teacher (or parent) who believes they should never admit to mistakes.

Calvin’s Dad had best get his ideas out of his head if he knows what’s good for him. Just see the look on Mom’s face!!

Leotard, cape, and high-heeled boots…nothing else? Whoa! Bet there’s a crime wave going on just waiting for her…please SuperMom, cuff me, baby!

I am happy to say, the better teachers do apologize when wrong. One of my most respected college professors, who has passed on, once called my mother at home, in tears to apologize to her, and by extension, to me, for losing a paper I had written and submitted. This was before the days of word processing being common, so there was no back up copy of the assignment. Since my average would have amounted to the same with or without the project grade, it truly didn’t matter even if I received no credit at all for the paper. But I respected her all the more for telling me that it happened. She wound up excusing the project and computing my average based on the other grades I had on file.

Hee

High-heeled? Seriously?

Uh oh. Calvin spilled the beans. Now everybody knows his mom is Lynda Carter.

We always seem to remember the best and the worst of our teachers. One of my favorites was a crusty old codger who taught history in high school. He would make the most outrageous statements and challenge us to argue against him. Though he never said it in class, he gave a grade for logical thinking. I remember hating him, at the time. It wasn’t until I went on to college that I realized the skills he was teaching.

This C&H strip reminds me of the movie, the Incredibles.

who says Calvin doesn’t think hid mom is a superhero…

And hey the outfit is s bonus for dad LOL

I just told everyone my dad sold guns for a living and no one really bothered me.

my mom’s super outfit was a waffle-housecoat, fuzzy slippers and curlers in her hair. We called her Laundry Lady.

Excellent!

xxx

Hot more describes the ladies of Pibgorn.

And his dad drives a limosuine?

Interesting post. Thank you.

Well you do have to give Calvin credit. He sees his mother as a heroine and not a villain.

Holy Cat Woman! The kid spilled the beans.What part of “secret identity” doesn’t he understand?

In the “Rose is Rose” strip, Rose’s alter ego, Vicki the Biker Chick, emerges.. http://www.nightswimming.com/rose/vicki/vicki5.html

I want to see the outfit, too!!!

Yes, please do

Today’s Generation X and Y geek parents would be thrilled if their kid said that in class.

Stuffy Baby Boomers…

It turns out that Calvin’s dad is the origin of the meme “Troll Science”.

Dealing with the “criminal” acts of Calvin at home is, no doubt, a full time job. What sorta costume does Dad have?

Me too. I wonder what kind of woman she really is.

lol I wonder what the note says !

To Dad, Mom wears the Cape of Good Hope.

To Calvin, Miss Wormwood would wear the Cape of Storms.

Sounds like an interesting outfit

How sweet that Calvin is seeing his mom as a super heroine for a change instead of a villain like he normally does!!!!!

So do I.

I ♥ women!

It is wrong to blame everything on Calvin. Miss Wormwood sending home a note is an overreaction. Calvin seeing his mom as Wonder Woman was actually his way of showing some respect to her and telling a creative story to the class. With crabby teachers and stifling initiative like that it is no question why Calvin hates the public school system.

I always love this comic I bet calvin’s mom was thinking"darn! He figured it out"when she read the note

Nope, not weird at all. I think she is hot, too.I would LOVE to see that outfit.

Bye-bye, Dad!