Calvin, that was just rude and disrespectful. You don’t get to make that kind of judgment about your parents just because they won’t let you do anything and everything that you want whenever you want to. Frankly, I’m surprised that Dad only sent you to your room.
That’s the joy of being the oldest child, parents makes all the mistakes on you and the younger children get to flourish on the parents experience later in life. lol
You have to pass tests, get a license and insurance to drive a car, but any two idiots can raise a child without any prior preparation.Is this REALLY a good idea?
Calvin, be careful. Your dad (and mom) will want you to sign the same form, because the years of therapy you will cause them. Not to mention the neighbors (especially after your snowmen appear).
My husband and I were just speaking about this subject the other day. Anyone can just have a baby… but there are so many things people have to get training, a license, a lawyer, a witness or notary for. But then again, how would training and licensing people for parenthood be managed…
What kind of parent will Calvin be? We all make mistakes but we try or should try to be the best we can be and love our children. Schmaltzy huh? Kids should try to be better children too!
I had a cousin who was a child when these comics were new. She learned a lot from Calvin and pulled this on her Dad, as well as frequent Dad Polls.Luckily my Uncle had a great sense of humor and played along.Sadly she was killed at 21 yo and he died a couple years later.
This is very true. So many people have had children when they shouldn’t .They don’t know how to raise them, so then those kids grow up to make the same mistakes their parents did. A vicious cycle…
For the people who think Calvin is being rude, consider how amazing it would be for a child Calvin’s age to put a letter like that together. Most high school graduates aren’t that eloquent. Calvin’s dad should be floored and looking into getting Calvin in the gifted writers class. :)
I have boys. The last one when I was almost forty. Easier on him than the rest. Don’t know if I was smarter or just tired! Not happy to be pregnant at that age with the oldest in his first year of college, but this son is the one who invites me on vacation with him and his family. Have gone with them to Maui, three times to Disney world, universal studios and this week to St. Louis for the World Series. Left out number of sons.5
My Mom and her sisters always complained about their mother’s parenting. I think my Mother’s basic idea of parenting was to think of what he mother would do and do the opposite. The way I figure it Grandma could not have done everything wrong as she raised 3 pretty terrific ladies.
ratlum about 11 years ago
Actually we should have,but didn’t,because there is no rule that say we should.
Downundergirl about 11 years ago
Agree 100% Calvin!
Reya85 about 11 years ago
Bwahaha!!
legaleagle48 about 11 years ago
Calvin, that was just rude and disrespectful. You don’t get to make that kind of judgment about your parents just because they won’t let you do anything and everything that you want whenever you want to. Frankly, I’m surprised that Dad only sent you to your room.
margueritem about 11 years ago
‘Parental ineptitude’, now there’s a concept.
rentier about 11 years ago
Super!
Miny Boy about 11 years ago
That’s the joy of being the oldest child, parents makes all the mistakes on you and the younger children get to flourish on the parents experience later in life. lol
Nebulous Premium Member about 11 years ago
You have to pass tests, get a license and insurance to drive a car, but any two idiots can raise a child without any prior preparation.Is this REALLY a good idea?
watmiwori about 11 years ago
He has a point, tho’ perhaps his timing is a bit off. Parents probably should be licensed. BUT: who will design, administer and evaluate the tests????
Harry Grapjas about 11 years ago
@Miny BoyYep, I was the oldest
Harry Grapjas about 11 years ago
@NebulousRikulauAnd all the requirements you have to fullfil before becoming an adoptive parent, but none when you raise your own
cloudy now about 11 years ago
Calvin, how about your experience as a child?
Phapada about 11 years ago
Ummm…:)
Kvasir42 Premium Member about 11 years ago
Calvin, be careful. Your dad (and mom) will want you to sign the same form, because the years of therapy you will cause them. Not to mention the neighbors (especially after your snowmen appear).
Bittermelon of Truth about 11 years ago
I wish the producers of Dr. Phil made the parents sign those before appearing on the show.
Hobbes Premium Member about 11 years ago
Well, at least it was a better outcome for Calvin than yesterday with Moe.
Hobbes Premium Member about 11 years ago
Click here: Calvin and Hobbes (February 21, 1992)
Hobbes Premium Member about 11 years ago
Click here: Non Sequitur (September 20, 2008)Click here: Pearls Before Swine (May 17, 2012)Click here: Peanuts (September 1, 1962)Click here: Peanuts (September 27, 1959)Click here: Peanuts (October 4, 1964)
Tom Falco about 11 years ago
He’s right.
vwdualnomand about 11 years ago
most kids are accidents and mistakes.
GROG Premium Member about 11 years ago
The reverse can also be true, Calvin. You’re not exactly the model child.
rshive about 11 years ago
Calvin’s been reading to many do-it-yourself law books.
coltish1 about 11 years ago
Dad should send that note to Miss Wormwood as evidence of Calvin’s sophisticated (if a little self-absorbed) thinking, and his vocabulary.
bethy85 about 11 years ago
It looks like he might be holding his behind, like he got a butt whipping for it. LOL
coffeeturtle about 11 years ago
LOL!!! Something to ponder. :-)
lonecat about 11 years ago
Yep, the only people who should be allowed to have children are those who already have children. This rule would solve a lot of problems.
Lady Nicole about 11 years ago
My husband and I were just speaking about this subject the other day. Anyone can just have a baby… but there are so many things people have to get training, a license, a lawyer, a witness or notary for. But then again, how would training and licensing people for parenthood be managed…
morningglory73 Premium Member about 11 years ago
What kind of parent will Calvin be? We all make mistakes but we try or should try to be the best we can be and love our children. Schmaltzy huh? Kids should try to be better children too!
William Bednar Premium Member about 11 years ago
The only preparation most, if not all, parents have before having children is sex!
cosman about 11 years ago
if i tried that on my Dad, I would’ve ended up as that extra deep green rectangle of grass over there in the corner of the rear lawn..
dflak about 11 years ago
I used to like Calvin, that is until he turned out to be a lawyer.
EricPost about 11 years ago
Bogus, Calvin wouldn’t know such big words
LaTania about 11 years ago
lmao
tbritt99 about 11 years ago
How does one do so poorly in school, yet have such an elitist vocabulary?
Aaron Saltzer about 11 years ago
Smart alec. He tried to do something similar with Moe yesterday, and look where it got him.
Ginger Vedder about 11 years ago
Ouch! That’s too close to home for many parents!
Kirk Barnes Premium Member about 11 years ago
I just liked that he used “perpetuity” in a comic strip……
tuslog64 about 11 years ago
ONE MINUTE CALVIN:Are you willing to sign one of those when YOU become a dad?
tuslog64 about 11 years ago
Kids can be a pain, but it’s the only way to get grandkids!(Grandkids are grand because they are not underfoot 24/7.)
tlynnch about 11 years ago
First kid is your practice one. You do much better with all the rest.
Llywus about 11 years ago
I had a cousin who was a child when these comics were new. She learned a lot from Calvin and pulled this on her Dad, as well as frequent Dad Polls.Luckily my Uncle had a great sense of humor and played along.Sadly she was killed at 21 yo and he died a couple years later.
Number Three about 11 years ago
Sorry, Calvin. But that’s how it is.
Life isn’t fair.
xxx
JoeyCooler777 about 11 years ago
This is very true. So many people have had children when they shouldn’t .They don’t know how to raise them, so then those kids grow up to make the same mistakes their parents did. A vicious cycle…
SusanGreen about 11 years ago
Calvin should be careful that his parents don’t “opt out”
jack fairbanks about 11 years ago
when you’re right you’re right
seanthered about 11 years ago
For the people who think Calvin is being rude, consider how amazing it would be for a child Calvin’s age to put a letter like that together. Most high school graduates aren’t that eloquent. Calvin’s dad should be floored and looking into getting Calvin in the gifted writers class. :)
Five boys about 11 years ago
I have boys. The last one when I was almost forty. Easier on him than the rest. Don’t know if I was smarter or just tired! Not happy to be pregnant at that age with the oldest in his first year of college, but this son is the one who invites me on vacation with him and his family. Have gone with them to Maui, three times to Disney world, universal studios and this week to St. Louis for the World Series. Left out number of sons.5
TrulyEpic0914 about 11 years ago
So true Calvin I think so too.
tinsleyrc about 11 years ago
My Mom and her sisters always complained about their mother’s parenting. I think my Mother’s basic idea of parenting was to think of what he mother would do and do the opposite. The way I figure it Grandma could not have done everything wrong as she raised 3 pretty terrific ladies.
andybaird about 11 years ago
So true, Calvin!
mcnero over 10 years ago
and yet, just one day before he was mourning about no one taking responsibility for their own actions….and I mean kids, blaming parents