Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for March 30, 1997

Transcript:

Zenith: one..two..three..four..five..six..eleven....twenty-four..thirty-seven...thirty-eight...one hundred and one...Is it ok if I eat another chocolate rabbit? Andrea: I don't know, Zenith, ask your mother. Zenith: You are my mother. Andrea: Oh..right. of course, um..just a second...can she eat a chocolate rabbit or is she supposed to wait until after lunch..or can she have a candy free-for-all because it's Easter? Who knows? I don't know! Is it ok if she jumps on the den sofa? Ok if she has a sandwich in bed? Ok if she drives trucks on the dining room table? Ok if she colors her dolls with markers? Who knows? There are a hundred events a day where I know I'm supposed to draw a line, but I hve no idea where the line's supposed to be! Even worse, I have to stand by the line I've drawn knowing full well it was based on nothing but a frantic arbitrary attempt to appear to be in charge!! Our generation rebelled against structure and rules..and now we're just desperately winging it so our kids will have some limits! We're frauds! We're all frauds! Zenith: is it ok if I bring this videotape for sharing time at preschool? Cathy: Ok if I eat all the candy that says "don't touch"?