yeah that will work in real life just try telling your wife you are just being fair by giving valentine’s cards to other women and see how that works out for you. I am not going to try that.
I always hated the whole Valentines Day card idiocy. Couldn’t think of a bigger waste of time. It never made sense to me — if I liked a girl, I sure as heck wasn’t going to publicly announce it — and giving lame cards to everyone was a joke for, well, everyone. My kids hated it, too, so it’s not just generational. It’s a fake holiday with no point.
When I was in elementary school it was policy that we gave valentines to everyone, despite any personal feelings. It meant giving valentines to your bullies and enemies, but it also meant the unpopular child wasn’t forgotten and a little cheap card wasn’t being used as a psychological and political weapon. It was a good learning moment about kindness and inclusion, I think, everyone was worthy of a small card with a red heart. We also had a small Valentine’s Day class party and cupcakes and cookies were in great supply. Romance was never a theme. I still give valentines as a token of affection and friendship.
When I was in 6th grade (in the 70s) you hung a box or bag from the front of your desk, and everyone went around passing out cards to who they wanted. There were kids that got none. What I remember all these years later is my friend giving a box of candy to a girl he liked, and she went “Eww!” and threw it in the trash. My friend was heart-broken. Me and our other friends ate the candy out of the trash!
Side note- years later, I arrested a loser-type guy for DWI, and his wife came to bail him out and it was HER! I didn’t say anything, but she recognized me.
I remember Valnetine’s Day so did my kids when in grade school. Son was not into Valentine’s as the young women he was seeing broke up with him , he was done with HS. Daughter never complained. My sister dreaded Valentine’s Day when kids gave her cards crossed out the word love and placed hate in place. Her husband does her better. For me not certain when it started, as Valentine’s is chocolate day, I found out in my 40’s allergic to chocolate, I experiment then wait for days for reaction to calm down, I try lighter version same reaction. Then reaction change and moved, so no more not even white chocolate. Husband gave me much better and not flowers. A very wonderful heart necklace with earring our names. As for Valentine’s Day cards just receiving one was nice. One sent a mystery ? each kid received.
The last panel could be looked at two ways. At first, it’s easy to assume it’s the girls screaming about giving cards to boys, and vice-versa. But it could be the dismay of girls giving cards to other girls and boys to other boys.
If you are going to do cards, then make it give to everyone. I remember a kid in elementary school who was very socially inept. Probably had a disorder…very hyper, but at the time he was just branded a trouble maker by our very angry and a few years from retirement teacher. I don’t think he got any valentines one year. I remember him crying at his desk after they were passed out. The teacher was just ignoring him and pretending she couldn’t see him cry. (I hated her so much…she taught me the meaning of the word *itch.) I think about it now and it is heart wrenching to remember. After that year I brought a valentine for everyone in class until I got to a grade where they didn’t do that anymore.
Katsuro Premium Member over 4 years ago
Very LGTBQ-friendly students, I have to say. Good to see. (Yes, yes, cooties, I know, but I can interpret things however I like :) )
Templo S.U.D. over 4 years ago
oh, the horror
Robin Harwood over 4 years ago
What is this nonsense? If kids want to give Valentines day cards, they do it outside class time. Nothing to do with the teacher.
Devils Knight over 4 years ago
yeah that will work in real life just try telling your wife you are just being fair by giving valentine’s cards to other women and see how that works out for you. I am not going to try that.
jpayne4040 over 4 years ago
So much for the Valentines being special.
derdave969 over 4 years ago
Since we’re on a stress reduction kick; you all get As.
dflak over 4 years ago
Let’s see 4th grade … nope, I still hadn’t figured out girls by then. At that point I still didn’t even know there were girls.
tripwire45 over 4 years ago
Dumb teacher.
cdward over 4 years ago
I always hated the whole Valentines Day card idiocy. Couldn’t think of a bigger waste of time. It never made sense to me — if I liked a girl, I sure as heck wasn’t going to publicly announce it — and giving lame cards to everyone was a joke for, well, everyone. My kids hated it, too, so it’s not just generational. It’s a fake holiday with no point.
EowynWolfmoon over 4 years ago
When I was in elementary school it was policy that we gave valentines to everyone, despite any personal feelings. It meant giving valentines to your bullies and enemies, but it also meant the unpopular child wasn’t forgotten and a little cheap card wasn’t being used as a psychological and political weapon. It was a good learning moment about kindness and inclusion, I think, everyone was worthy of a small card with a red heart. We also had a small Valentine’s Day class party and cupcakes and cookies were in great supply. Romance was never a theme. I still give valentines as a token of affection and friendship.
BiggerNate91 over 4 years ago
Prepare for another Jason torture arc, guys.
tcayer over 4 years ago
When I was in 6th grade (in the 70s) you hung a box or bag from the front of your desk, and everyone went around passing out cards to who they wanted. There were kids that got none. What I remember all these years later is my friend giving a box of candy to a girl he liked, and she went “Eww!” and threw it in the trash. My friend was heart-broken. Me and our other friends ate the candy out of the trash!
Side note- years later, I arrested a loser-type guy for DWI, and his wife came to bail him out and it was HER! I didn’t say anything, but she recognized me.
dv1093 over 4 years ago
I remember having more fun making my Valentine Day “Mail Box” out of a shoebox than actually getting the cards.
kab2rb over 4 years ago
I remember Valnetine’s Day so did my kids when in grade school. Son was not into Valentine’s as the young women he was seeing broke up with him , he was done with HS. Daughter never complained. My sister dreaded Valentine’s Day when kids gave her cards crossed out the word love and placed hate in place. Her husband does her better. For me not certain when it started, as Valentine’s is chocolate day, I found out in my 40’s allergic to chocolate, I experiment then wait for days for reaction to calm down, I try lighter version same reaction. Then reaction change and moved, so no more not even white chocolate. Husband gave me much better and not flowers. A very wonderful heart necklace with earring our names. As for Valentine’s Day cards just receiving one was nice. One sent a mystery ? each kid received.
Kroykali over 4 years ago
The last panel could be looked at two ways. At first, it’s easy to assume it’s the girls screaming about giving cards to boys, and vice-versa. But it could be the dismay of girls giving cards to other girls and boys to other boys.
Omniman over 4 years ago
Giving “gifts” out of obligation is lame. “Tokens of affection” is as bad or worse!
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 4 years ago
How about no cards for all at school?
StackableContainers over 4 years ago
If you are going to do cards, then make it give to everyone. I remember a kid in elementary school who was very socially inept. Probably had a disorder…very hyper, but at the time he was just branded a trouble maker by our very angry and a few years from retirement teacher. I don’t think he got any valentines one year. I remember him crying at his desk after they were passed out. The teacher was just ignoring him and pretending she couldn’t see him cry. (I hated her so much…she taught me the meaning of the word *itch.) I think about it now and it is heart wrenching to remember. After that year I brought a valentine for everyone in class until I got to a grade where they didn’t do that anymore.