Calvin from “Calvin and Hobbes” would certainly agree with this. He loves Christmas but is stressed out in the build-up to Christmas as he has to be good or at least fake being good.
I hated that aspect of Christmas as a child; it made me paranoid and almost afraid to do anything. I decided not to raise my daughters that way & did away with that whole bit.
My birthday is in July. As a kid, we were frequently on vacation over my birthday, but it was OK because at the restaurants I could usually get about 5 birthday treats; My birthday is in 2 days, my birthday is tomorrow, today is my birthday, my birthday was yesterday, my birthday was 2 days ago. Two days was about as far as I could push it.
That’s only because, compared to Santa, Jon is a lot easier for Garfield to push around. Some folks had tougher parents. Mine weren’t like that, but I’m still pretty sure I wouldn’t have seen any birthday presents if I pulled some of the stuff Garfield does.
codycab 14 days ago
Gotta love loopholes!
togepi175 14 days ago
nah
ꜝ 14 days ago
Ⅰ’ve had enough birthdays to last a lifetime
DaveG1960 14 days ago
And you can have as many unbirthdays as you want……
hariseldon59 14 days ago
If he expects presents from Jon, he should still be nice to him.
Calvinist1966 14 days ago
Calvin from “Calvin and Hobbes” would certainly agree with this. He loves Christmas but is stressed out in the build-up to Christmas as he has to be good or at least fake being good.
billyk75 14 days ago
Same as Easter.
markkahler52 14 days ago
Comin’ up on 50 before long!!
2AndFour 13 days ago
Funny thing is that Jon loves Garfield despite all the daily antics Garfield pulls.
Wren Fahel 13 days ago
I hated that aspect of Christmas as a child; it made me paranoid and almost afraid to do anything. I decided not to raise my daughters that way & did away with that whole bit.
silberdistel 13 days ago
And silly old me stopped celebrating birthdays after 1982. Sigh Does not feel like I am missing out on something.
edmund_graham 13 days ago
The best loophole of all really
mckeonfuneralhomebx 13 days ago
His date of birth may be June 19th (so glad America made a national holiday for Garfield) but a cat age 1 year every 3 months of calendar time.
razzledazzle295 13 days ago
Time goes by so fast, so you really don’t have to wait that long for your birthday or Christmas.
Count Olaf Premium Member 13 days ago
Only five months and 28 shopping days until The❤️Count’s birthday!
Daltongang Premium Member 13 days ago
Every day is a birthday if you celebrate and live your life.
w16521 13 days ago
How about gifting Garfield exercise equipement? Nah, he’d ignore it.
DJohnny 13 days ago
And I who thought that Santa was always watching?
preacherman Premium Member 13 days ago
With B’days, presents come from friends. Just how many gift giving friends does Garfield have that he hasn’t ticked off?
ladykat 13 days ago
True.
djhaywood Premium Member 13 days ago
Unless your birthday is at Christmas. Sigh
CaveCat87 13 days ago
My birthday was actually a month after Garfield’s.
Crikcet53 Premium Member 13 days ago
Not if your birthday is 2 weeks before Christmas!
David_the_CAD 13 days ago
My birthday is in July. As a kid, we were frequently on vacation over my birthday, but it was OK because at the restaurants I could usually get about 5 birthday treats; My birthday is in 2 days, my birthday is tomorrow, today is my birthday, my birthday was yesterday, my birthday was 2 days ago. Two days was about as far as I could push it.
Goat from PBS 13 days ago
And, if you’re born in June like Garfield, you get presents on both halves of the year.
mail2jbl 13 days ago
One of the better strips in a comic that has been on autopilot for several years.
paullp Premium Member 13 days ago
That’s only because, compared to Santa, Jon is a lot easier for Garfield to push around. Some folks had tougher parents. Mine weren’t like that, but I’m still pretty sure I wouldn’t have seen any birthday presents if I pulled some of the stuff Garfield does.
norphos 13 days ago
The Law of Carternity applies, so Garf has outlived the normal feline life span. 3 of our cats lived past 18, so Garfield is definitely living well.
Thenecromancer 13 days ago
Its coming
anncorr339 13 days ago
Bet all Garfield presents food related