I don't know about you, but sometimes it's really hard for me not to get discouraged in the face of so much human suffering in the world at large. When I hear of the conditions of people in war-ravaged countries, the destruction of a place after a natural disaster, or the heart-wrenching lifestyles of so many children in abusive homes, it just makes me want to sit down and cry.
Dwelling too much on those types of problems, especially those which are beyond my control, is admittedly not the healthiest of habits. So, in an effort to find the humor in life, I'm pulling out my all-time favorite comic characters, Calvin and Hobbes. Bill Watterson, the creator of precocious and prank-prone Calvin, is a genius. I love this comic, and I'm so sad Bill retired years ago. I have a few of his books, so periodically I'm going to be posting some of my favorites. They're especially funny to me now that I'm a mother, because (1) I can totally relate and (2) it's always funny when it's somebody else's kid. :-)
The text is a little hard to read...here's a translation:
"Look! I brought a sombrero! Now we can both be cool!"
"A Sombrero? Are you crazy?! Cool people don't wear sombreros! NOBODY wears sombreros!"
"What fun is it being cool if you can't wear a sombrero! ..... I'm back. See, I put on some Mickey Mouse pants. I'll be cool in these, boy. Just look at these big yellow buttons!"
"Mickey Mouse Pants?!? You don't look cool, you look like an idiot!"
"Hmph! Maybe I'm New Wave"
"Maybe you're just stupid."
It's a fine line, isn't it, between being a trendsetter and a fashion victim....
"Ha-Ha! I have turned myself invisible! My removing my clothing, I can perpetrate any crime undetected! I have complete freedom! I can get away with anything!"
Mom: "Calvin! What on earth are you doing in the cookie jar without your clothes on?!?"
I love this kid's imagination! Never a dull moment at Calvin's house.
Sometimes you do have to just read a great comic strip to lift yourself up. I have had times where I dwell on all of the bad things going on in the world--Infact, I have had to just stop watching the news in general because I find that I let it affect me too much. On a happier note-- I love your past couple posts with pics of Hazel. I love seeing how big she is getting. And she is just so pretty. I really wish we were there to see her, but I guess we will have to wait until you get to DC. I feel for you when you had the blow out incident. My kids had an AWFUL stomach flu in the spring that rendered them incapable of controlling their bowels (even London) and you would not believe the mess!!! It was awful!! I hope they never get it again!!
Posted by: Sunny | August 20, 2008 at 11:48 AM