<story><title>Calvin and Hobbes Search Engine</title><url>http://michaelyingling.com/random/calvin_and_hobbes/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>avalys</author><text>There are plenty of C&amp;amp;H strips that show his parents love him. This one comes to mind, but there are many others: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;i.redd.it&amp;#x2F;wgwm23u9k4sx.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;i.redd.it&amp;#x2F;wgwm23u9k4sx.png&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kids are not stupid and you don&amp;#x27;t need to insulate them from everything that isn&amp;#x27;t 100% happy, fluffy and wonderful. As a former kid who had loving parents and loved C&amp;amp;H, the only message I remember taking from the strip in this regard was that parents are people too and that things I do might annoy them.</text></item><item><author>ryantgtg</author><text>My wife and I aren’t having the greatest time reading them to our toddler (she’s probably too young for them, but she says she really likes them). Calvin’s parents don’t like him! I don’t like exposing her to parents who are resentful toward their kid.&lt;p&gt;Also, shortly after he retired Bill Watterson ate at my dad’s restaurant. My dad recognized his name on the check, and told him how much of a fan I was. Bill then drew Calvin on a napkin for me. And... I can’t find that sketch! Each time I visit my parents I spend half the visit digging through boxes for it.</text></item><item><author>roughly</author><text>I grew up on Calvin and Hobbes, but in retrospect it&amp;#x27;s not terribly surprising Bill Watterson eventually decided to fuck off into the woods.</text></item><item><author>chmod600</author><text>Read this series (click next a few times to see them all):&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.gocomics.com&amp;#x2F;calvinandhobbes&amp;#x2F;1992&amp;#x2F;05&amp;#x2F;05&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.gocomics.com&amp;#x2F;calvinandhobbes&amp;#x2F;1992&amp;#x2F;05&amp;#x2F;05&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;It looks like it was written yesterday, but it&amp;#x27;s 30 years old.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>supernova87a</author><text>I love how in the middle few panels, just 2 little dots for eyes are able to convey the frustration about &amp;quot;why am I wasting my life on paperwork when my real life is waiting for me?&amp;quot;</text></comment>
<story><title>Calvin and Hobbes Search Engine</title><url>http://michaelyingling.com/random/calvin_and_hobbes/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>avalys</author><text>There are plenty of C&amp;amp;H strips that show his parents love him. This one comes to mind, but there are many others: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;i.redd.it&amp;#x2F;wgwm23u9k4sx.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;i.redd.it&amp;#x2F;wgwm23u9k4sx.png&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kids are not stupid and you don&amp;#x27;t need to insulate them from everything that isn&amp;#x27;t 100% happy, fluffy and wonderful. As a former kid who had loving parents and loved C&amp;amp;H, the only message I remember taking from the strip in this regard was that parents are people too and that things I do might annoy them.</text></item><item><author>ryantgtg</author><text>My wife and I aren’t having the greatest time reading them to our toddler (she’s probably too young for them, but she says she really likes them). Calvin’s parents don’t like him! I don’t like exposing her to parents who are resentful toward their kid.&lt;p&gt;Also, shortly after he retired Bill Watterson ate at my dad’s restaurant. My dad recognized his name on the check, and told him how much of a fan I was. Bill then drew Calvin on a napkin for me. And... I can’t find that sketch! Each time I visit my parents I spend half the visit digging through boxes for it.</text></item><item><author>roughly</author><text>I grew up on Calvin and Hobbes, but in retrospect it&amp;#x27;s not terribly surprising Bill Watterson eventually decided to fuck off into the woods.</text></item><item><author>chmod600</author><text>Read this series (click next a few times to see them all):&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.gocomics.com&amp;#x2F;calvinandhobbes&amp;#x2F;1992&amp;#x2F;05&amp;#x2F;05&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.gocomics.com&amp;#x2F;calvinandhobbes&amp;#x2F;1992&amp;#x2F;05&amp;#x2F;05&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;It looks like it was written yesterday, but it&amp;#x27;s 30 years old.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>pwenzel</author><text>Thank you. I channel this particular strip often during my times working from home with kids.</text></comment>