Peanuts by Charles Schulz for February 12, 2021

Mrs. van Pelt sure needs to control herself.

That’s what she gets for expecting a toddler to hold the groceries!

Ok i ‘ve heared about waste of food but that’s ridiculous

That’s what happens when someone else is controlling your way.

Hey!… How do you think the street-people get their food in the great state of California?

You would think that with having groceries (and a kid), that she would be a bit more careful…

Reminiscent of the scene in Home Alone where Kevin is toting two bags of groceries home (plastic bags) and they both break open on the bottom, spilling the contents all over the sidewalk. Something similar happened to me as a young boy. I was sent to the local corner store to pick up a gallon of milk, which came in two half gallon Glass jugs with plastic/rubber handles at the top. I thought I would carry both with one hand, with the jugs touching each other. I didn’t get 500 feet when the walking caused the two glass jugs to clang together and both broke. Not only did I lose $0.60 of milk, but also the glass jug deposit. Needless to say, my mom was not happy.

If I were to have a kid on back, I would have an adult tricycle instead of a bicycle for more stability. Also a carry basket for the groceries.

So is this where the expression, ‘letting a grocery boy doing a man’s job’, started?

Secure your load.

This is priceless. Imagine this scenario in real life!

Maybe Rerun’s mom needs to get another basket. One that has a lid and can be locked so the food doesn’t fly off.

Back to the grocery store again!

I just hate when I upchuck the groceries!

Mother is obviously not too bright, if this keeps happening.

At least she belted Rerun in.

I thought we would see more of Peppermint Patty with Snoopy!

Oh no. The farm fresh eggs …

Thus, as they say necessity is the mother of invention – were bungie cords invented.

GAH!

I always wonder about the age gap here, assuming there is one—some go with the fun of the strip we’ve known for decades, and some comment as if this is serious real life. Are the practical serious comments all from younglings? If so, us old folk are getting outnumbered quickly! :o

I am TOTALLY loving this sequence of comics. SO Funny!

oops I did it again

I remember going to the then local A&W on the back of my dad’s motorcycle and getting a jug of rootbeer when I was about Rerun’s age. I was the one to hold the rootbeer. Think it was a picnic at the house of a family friend as we didn’t live that close to the A&W and they did. Dad, his friend, and myself, and both making sure I didn’t fall of. Course we probably didn’t go that fast either, but it seemed like we were flying to me and I remember really holding on tight to that gallon. Different times.

Now, now this looks like child labour. Not in good taste.

She deserves it.

You fool! Now you don’t have anything to block your view of the oncoming traffic …

For a second I thought he was on top of a car….