Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for January 10, 2009

Over-doing it much? I can’t really talk, I’ll probably be worse when mine get to be that age.

Wrong parenting, if Gracie finds out, she’ll starts to rebel & might develop a complex. Dad would be lucky if he doesn’t plan to run away. Believe me, I’m speaking from experience.

I believe that is exactly their point, while attempting to soften it in humour and good will

If I were in Baldo’s shoes, I will tell that kid on the phone and say, “I’m doing you a favor. Don’t call here again for at least another twenty years!”

Nozzi: Good point, overly suspicious/protective parents often craft their own miseries. My daughter Maggie Tubbsbottl was “a hand full and a half”, I found honest and openness the best policy.

Something that’s being forgotten here, or perhaps never known. There was a time when Hispanic families were close and strong, and parents were very concerned about their children. It was the same for black families. Whether you agree with it or not, the strength of a country is only as good as its families. Baldo’s dad is only trying to do what he feels is right in a time when, unfortunately, America is in danger of losing its strength. But all you have to do is look around and see the lack of respect young people have for their elders, parents, teachers, other people’s property, etc. Agreed, there are, fortunately, exceptions. Baldo’s dad may be going overboard a little, but his heart is in the right place. His love for Gracie, his only daughter, concerns him regarding her growing up past being a child, and he hopes to cushion her from life as much as he can. I think that’s probably true of a lot of concerned parents, especially in these times. I guess I could ramble on and make quite a column on families and create a lot of comeback from others, but, it is a comic strip and I think it’s cute the way the cartoonist has presented a concern, with big brother trying to help his little sister out of his love for her!!!

westie…. you make some excellent points. I do not really take argument to anything you said, but ask in return how much of the youths’ lack of respect we se these days has been manifested by the parents themselves by pursuing certain methods or not pursuing them or worse yet not paying any.. oooh wait thats where you started. Good one

I liked this cartoon.