Peanuts by Charles Schulz for May 14, 2023

Did you send your Mom a card Snoopy?

Happy Mother’s day to all the moms, especially the dog moms

Cut out my tongue!! LOL

Here in Europe Mother’s Day was May 7.

Woodstock, you think THAT’S bad, you should see what Opus goes through this time every year.

Good question.

Who came up with this holiday? Anna Jarvis, that’s who.

Mother’s Day should be celebrated every day. Mums should be spoiled and treated like royalty every single day of the year.

This holiday is for the birds!

To answer Snoopy’s question, for the ones that don’t commemmorate an actual event, I think it’s retailers that invent them.

Long before this, there was a strip that had Charlie Brown and Snoopy looking for a Mother’s Day card for Snoopy’s mom. They decided on one that read, “Dear Mom. You are the sweetest mother. I love you more than any other.” Snoopy just kept going, “Wahhh!” as they bought , addressed, and mailed it, causing CB to say, “These holidays are hard on us all.”

H. L. Mencken said that holidays were just excuses to pay royalties to Irving Berlin, though I don’t know if Berlin ever wrote a song about Mother’s Day.

Wow, Snoopy. Really put your paw in your mouth there.

Card companies invent them to sell cards.

What does Snoopy mean by “Cut out my tongue”?

Upon reflection, Woody might realized that a gilded cage for old mum might be just the place for her to live out her remaining years. For those of you that still have moms, visit them today. For those of us, whose moms have already gone on, remember them.

In the UK and Ireland it was on Sun, 19 March . Here it was always on the 4th Sunday in Lent.

Snoopy’s just mad because his mother is no longer with him.

Hey, Duluth was mentioned! Hum?, Minnesota or Georgia?

Hallmark

Local sensitivity squads want to remove all mention of Mothers Day from the schools, to avoid offending children without moms.

Today is also National Dance Like A Chicken Day.

Don’t caged birds live longer?

Amen to that Bro.

Invented by card and candy makers. If you like your mom, it should be a daily acknowledgment.

Hallmark invents them…

Happy Hallmark Day!!! When you care enough to support the bums who made up all these Hallmark days!

As before, Woodstock’s plight reminds us not everyone grows up blessed to have a loving mother in their lives. I do wish you all a pleasant Sunday and pray you have others in your lives now that bless you. And a Happy Mother’s Day for all mothers.

I hope it’s a gilded cage at least.

Hallmark!!!!!

One thing I love about this strip is that the characters make the same mistakes as real people.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! Another angle to consider: Not all moms are good moms. Some kids (little and big) only feel a lot of hurt on mother’s day when all they see are messages about a family situation that just doesn’t apply to them. So while I will be wishing a sincere happy mother’s day to many people today (my own mom included!), I think it’s important to keep in mind that this day – and its counterpart in june – are not universally happy days for everyone in our lives.

Now, Snoopy, be nice. Woodstock is being optimistic.

Right On! Finally…

Corporations.

Woodrow Wilson put it in effect 109 years ago.

Way to go, Snoopy.

Hay, Snoopy, what about your mother at Daisy Hill Puppy Farm.

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This strip pulled on my heart strings.

Come to me,my Melancholy Birdie….

It’s amazing how many ways there are to be heart-warming!

Yeah, Snoop, please don’t wish the dreaded birdcage on ANY bird!

Simple: greedy Hallmark.