Be glad that this is long before “smart” phones. Otherwise Linus’s parent would be texting him continuously all day long. (At least they seem the type who would do so.)
Linus, be glad that your mom loves you enough to care about you. Some parents don’t give proper guidance/discipline to their kids, when they are young .. leading to unfortunate outcomes.
Prescient advice in panel 4. In the big move to use of sunscreen, there is concern now that we are not getting enough natural Vitamin D via the sun and that getting some for about 10-15 minutes is okay. But please correct me if I am wrong as I don’t want to be posting bad info.
I haven’t seen Charles Schulz draw an adult since he illustrated Art Linkletter’s “Kids Say the Darndest Things.” I’d seen word balloons from Linus’ mother in the comic (she was “off-camera”). The comic today shows the longest message from an adult I’d ever seen in a “Peanuts” strip. And of course in the animated cartoons we’d hear a horn playing what a teacher or other adult was saying (other comics such as “Off the Mark” would make fun of this).
Templo S.U.D. over 3 years ago
Mr. or Mrs. van Pelt sure made Linus feel uneasy.
Baba27 over 3 years ago
I wonder if Lucy gets the same letter?
littlejohn Premium Member over 3 years ago
Be glad that this is long before “smart” phones. Otherwise Linus’s parent would be texting him continuously all day long. (At least they seem the type who would do so.)
mrcooncat over 3 years ago
Linus, be glad that your mom loves you enough to care about you. Some parents don’t give proper guidance/discipline to their kids, when they are young .. leading to unfortunate outcomes.
Ellis97 over 3 years ago
Talk about high expectations.
Darryl Heine over 3 years ago
When it says CHOW on the clock, it’s lunch time!
Zoomer&Yeti over 3 years ago
When Linus is reading the note, I wonder if in his head he hears"
“Waah WAAAA, waa waaa WAAAAHHH!”
Major Matt Mason Premium Member over 3 years ago
See Allan Sherman’s “Good Advice”.
dcdete. over 3 years ago
Ahh, those were the days when peanut butter wasn’t banned from schools!
verticallychallenged Premium Member over 3 years ago
The eye roll in panel 3… :D
A.Ficionada over 3 years ago
And the universal parental guilt trip lol
BC in NC Premium Member over 3 years ago
Prescient advice in panel 4. In the big move to use of sunscreen, there is concern now that we are not getting enough natural Vitamin D via the sun and that getting some for about 10-15 minutes is okay. But please correct me if I am wrong as I don’t want to be posting bad info.
summerdog over 3 years ago
My mom’s letter in my lunch would be more like this…“Daughter, you may take your time coming home today. And any day.”
Spence12 Premium Member over 3 years ago
He’s doing better than his mom thinks. He’s without his security blanket.
Nyckname over 3 years ago
Woman in the grocery store a while back, wearing a “GOT GUILT?” t-shirt.
I asked, “Catholic, Jewish, or white liberal?”
She’d forgotten what shirt she had on.
DCBakerEsq over 3 years ago
Momma Baker didn’t perfect the guilt trip until I was an adult. Luckily, my superpower is ignoring guilt trips.
Troglodyte over 3 years ago
Gulp it down fast and hope it doesn’t leave an aftertaste, Linus!
AlakayA over 3 years ago
It’s just a fortune.
Decepticomic over 3 years ago
I suspect Linus’ dad has too much time on his hands if he can write a full letter as a lunch note instead of just giving Linus this advice in-person.
The Orange Mailman over 3 years ago
Still a classic. Love it.
edonline over 3 years ago
“Dearest Lucille, did you slug anyone today? TRY not to slug anyone today. – Love, Mom”
Back to Big Mike over 3 years ago
What I expected was “Wha-wha, wha-WHA-wha-wah.”
WDD over 3 years ago
I haven’t seen Charles Schulz draw an adult since he illustrated Art Linkletter’s “Kids Say the Darndest Things.” I’d seen word balloons from Linus’ mother in the comic (she was “off-camera”). The comic today shows the longest message from an adult I’d ever seen in a “Peanuts” strip. And of course in the animated cartoons we’d hear a horn playing what a teacher or other adult was saying (other comics such as “Off the Mark” would make fun of this).