That’s the one thing I’ll never miss: waiting for the bus…and the one hour commute to school…especially in the winter. My bus stop was around 300 feet from the house and I had to be there before 7:30 am every morning to be picked up. I’m so glad that’s over.
Our schools start tomorrow for grades 6 and 9, Wed. for everyone else. Watch out for School Zones, most of them do not have flashing lights or monitors.
Problem is, when Cal realizes no school today, assuming it’s Labor Day holiday, he’ll be motivated to repay Mom for the trick. Given his twisted mind, who knows what horrors he bring.
What happens to Hobbes when Calvin gets on the school bus? He doesn’t take Hobbes to school – Hobbes is waiting for him in the house when he gets home. Does Calvin just leave Hobbes on the sidewalk when he gets on the bus, and his mother walks out every schoolday to pick him up and take him back inside?
I’d be grumpy, too, if my mother woke me up 2 hours early at that age to go out and wait for the school bus.
On another note, riding the school bus in high school in our area was the worst experience. By the time the bus got to our stop, it was already full, yet we were forced to sit in the bus seats already occupied by two other kids. This was made especially difficult in the winter time with winter coats and books to carry….backpacks weren’t a thing in our school yet back then. Fortunately, I had a couple of friends who were older than me and as soon as they got their driver’s licenses, the bus ride torture each morning ended.
I used to look at the kids as they waited for the school bus when I commuted to work. I recall two girls (apparently in middle school) at one stop. They were always chatting or dancing and on one day, cartwheeling while they waited for the bus. This was so long ago, that they could be well be established in a career by now.
In the current day, I walk in the morning and I see the kids waiting for the bus with their heads buried in their phones. Some of them don’t even acknowledge me when I wish them a “Good Morning.” Some do manage to grumble back.
As someone without children there’s something I just don’t understand. I’ve heard friends and family exclaim how much they want to have children and yet once the child is born all I hear them say is how much they need to “get away from this kid/these kids”. Why have kids then? Help me understand the logic…if there is any.
Hopefully Hobbes’s watch is wrong or something… the Mom could get in trouble for putting Calvin out to wait for the school bus 2 1/2 hours early. That’s practically child abuse!
Putting Calvin out by the bus early has it’s pitfalls. Calvin’s been known to wander off and play hooky. This might not end well, in his mother’s case.
Believe me, if I was Calvin’s mom, I’d do the same thing! BTW, I wondered how Hobbs makes it home after Calvin the bus? Maybe mom comes and picks him up?
I’m reposting my comments cause I got some crazy replies. This is another reason Calvin won’t miss his parents when they die. I bet he has a long list of reasons he won’t miss ether of them. Number 1 for his dad would be every time he says “It builds character.” Number 1 for his mom are the gross dinners and making him eat at a table instead of in front of the TV.
as of today i finished reading every calvin and hobbes strip ! (not including reruns) i did the same for garfeild i will probbally do it for another comic
codycab 17 days ago
Also, it’s Labor day.
Spacehog 17 days ago
Yeah because mom gets her peace and quiet from Calvin!
SHIVA 17 days ago
You’re being a monster, again??!!
minty_Joe 17 days ago
That’s the one thing I’ll never miss: waiting for the bus…and the one hour commute to school…especially in the winter. My bus stop was around 300 feet from the house and I had to be there before 7:30 am every morning to be picked up. I’m so glad that’s over.
ninjanick101 17 days ago
Either she forgot it’s Labor Day or she forced Calvin to wake up before the crack of dawn.
MReese 17 days ago
I’d put him out there on purpose.
terry 17 days ago
I was thinking she went back for morning s**…sashaying, good mood…
incognito 17 days ago
Yah think?
Jayalexander 17 days ago
Explains the cheerfulness.
Gent 17 days ago
What worse than going to steenky school is to waits two and half hours to goes to steenky school.
Gent 17 days ago
She put out poor kid for two and half hours to waits for steenky school bus? What a momster!
C 17 days ago
Mom kicked all of her worries to the curb
My First Premium Member 17 days ago
Remember the song “Afternoon Delight”? I think mom and dad had “Morning delight”.
Nighthawks Premium Member 17 days ago
I assume Hobbes isn’t really there in ‘person’ ….how else can he ambush Calvin when he comes home from school?
NeedaChuckle Premium Member 17 days ago
New school bus company and 2 1/2 hours was close to how late they were the first year. New buses have GPS which makes sense.
SquidGamerGal 17 days ago
Well, maybe if you didn’t act like a total goblin all summer…
DawnQuinn1 17 days ago
Was Dad working from home today?
rockyridge1977 17 days ago
Definitely not a morning person!!!!
Count Olaf Premium Member 17 days ago
Dad just got his Viagra refill. Or maybe the mailman did.
Pocosdad 17 days ago
This was the strip that ran on Labor Day in 1994 (Sept 5)
david_42 17 days ago
Our schools start tomorrow for grades 6 and 9, Wed. for everyone else. Watch out for School Zones, most of them do not have flashing lights or monitors.
g04922 17 days ago
LOL..Mom’s revenge for the LONG Summer with Calvin. Hobbes as a watch??
baskate_2000 17 days ago
Gee, you think?
sandpiper 17 days ago
Problem is, when Cal realizes no school today, assuming it’s Labor Day holiday, he’ll be motivated to repay Mom for the trick. Given his twisted mind, who knows what horrors he bring.
mindjob 17 days ago
It’s a great time to perfect his robot
hornacek 17 days ago
What happens to Hobbes when Calvin gets on the school bus? He doesn’t take Hobbes to school – Hobbes is waiting for him in the house when he gets home. Does Calvin just leave Hobbes on the sidewalk when he gets on the bus, and his mother walks out every schoolday to pick him up and take him back inside?
elvira.alejandro 17 days ago
Anyone else, considering Calvin, would do the same.
guenette.charlie(BozoKnows) 17 days ago
Yep, those “first-day-of-school” victory dances are always fun, for the parent, that is.
klapre 17 days ago
Look at his face. Calvin is not happy.
BJDucer 17 days ago
I’d be grumpy, too, if my mother woke me up 2 hours early at that age to go out and wait for the school bus.
On another note, riding the school bus in high school in our area was the worst experience. By the time the bus got to our stop, it was already full, yet we were forced to sit in the bus seats already occupied by two other kids. This was made especially difficult in the winter time with winter coats and books to carry….backpacks weren’t a thing in our school yet back then. Fortunately, I had a couple of friends who were older than me and as soon as they got their driver’s licenses, the bus ride torture each morning ended.
dflak 17 days ago
I used to look at the kids as they waited for the school bus when I commuted to work. I recall two girls (apparently in middle school) at one stop. They were always chatting or dancing and on one day, cartwheeling while they waited for the bus. This was so long ago, that they could be well be established in a career by now.
In the current day, I walk in the morning and I see the kids waiting for the bus with their heads buried in their phones. Some of them don’t even acknowledge me when I wish them a “Good Morning.” Some do manage to grumble back.
IlonaHerbert 17 days ago
As someone without children there’s something I just don’t understand. I’ve heard friends and family exclaim how much they want to have children and yet once the child is born all I hear them say is how much they need to “get away from this kid/these kids”. Why have kids then? Help me understand the logic…if there is any.
wiley207 17 days ago
Hopefully Hobbes’s watch is wrong or something… the Mom could get in trouble for putting Calvin out to wait for the school bus 2 1/2 hours early. That’s practically child abuse!
And hey, school starts in my area this week, too!
Angry Indeed Premium Member 17 days ago
Putting Calvin out by the bus early has it’s pitfalls. Calvin’s been known to wander off and play hooky. This might not end well, in his mother’s case.
diverleo 17 days ago
I love that Hobbes has a watch.
kathleenhicks62 17 days ago
No school Calvin!
krisjackson01 17 days ago
An old cartooning convention: Hobbes looks at his wrist and there’s a watch. Otherwise, no.
djtenltd 17 days ago
Believe me, if I was Calvin’s mom, I’d do the same thing! BTW, I wondered how Hobbs makes it home after Calvin the bus? Maybe mom comes and picks him up?
Strawberry King 17 days ago
School on Labor Day? What kinda town is that?
Guybrush Threepwood 17 days ago
Is Watterson implying what I think he’s implying?
lnrokr55 17 days ago
A dish best served cold!
CalvinD1102 Premium Member 17 days ago
I’m reposting my comments cause I got some crazy replies. This is another reason Calvin won’t miss his parents when they die. I bet he has a long list of reasons he won’t miss ether of them. Number 1 for his dad would be every time he says “It builds character.” Number 1 for his mom are the gross dinners and making him eat at a table instead of in front of the TV.
Bilan 17 days ago
Calvin is now officially Miss Wormwood’s problem.
MissionLDB 17 days ago
Mom wants to have a special wake-up for Dad. (wink wink nudge nudge)
idrees.subhan 17 days ago
as of today i finished reading every calvin and hobbes strip ! (not including reruns) i did the same for garfeild i will probbally do it for another comic
pamela welch Premium Member 17 days ago
Very observant Calvin — I don’t blame her.
CuylerDae 17 days ago
Whatta face!
WildHenry 17 days ago
Waiting for so long can definitely be tough.
Gamerkillss 17 days ago
4:00 am sounds a bit too harsh
DKHenderson 12 days ago
Watterson could always make the greatest grouchy faces.