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New Calvin and Hobbes Parody

I felt a little wrong drawing this as a wannabe cartoonist, as there is a consensus that it is dirty and wrong to use Bill Watterson’s characters in jest and parody, but I thought this was appropriate as a representation of how the creator feels about his characters being “walked all over”.   Although now, I’m part of the problem defacing true artistic genius!

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What to do when your child brings home the poor kid.

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From Chapter 15

‘Outings with the friend’

Editors Note:  The following is an excerpt from the New york times bestseller ‘What to do if your child brings home the poor kid’ by Gloria  H.G Hammond
Published by Fun Sized™ Publishing Press paper books, Portland, Oregon © 2013
 
 
 

As discussed thoroughly last chapter, there are many reasonable ways of avoiding the responsibility and confusion of taking both your child, and their disadvantaged friend with you on your daily errands (My favorite being the “broken” booster seat).  If these fail you, don’t panic!  If handled correctly, your outing can actually be entirely survivable.

First off, in a retail environment there are many situations that will arise that bring attention to the fact that your kid’s new friend probably doesn’t get whatever they ask for on a daily basis.  Knowing this from the get go will be invaluable in making sure your own offspring does not question their notion of entitlement and bring up awkward conversations about the value of money and inequality.

Your kid’s friend will no doubt meander through the store as they would with their own parents, with their hands at their sides, assuming there’s only one day a year they could ever expect to obtain a toy or a pair of new shoes. This will arise suspicion almost immediately within the ignorantly privileged consciousness of your child, so don’t let it ruin the day!   I have a treasure trove of great ideas to sidetrack the curious minds from drifting to a meaningful discussion about class in America, but a few of my favorites are:

♦ Just say “Everything in the store is free today”  -This neutralizes any discussion about the value of commodities, and leaves your child’s innocent mind free of any grounding truths.

♦ SEPARATE!  -In some cases, you might have your spouse or significant other with you, and its possible to divert the disadvantaged friend from your own child temporarily and let your kid fulfill every usual request and desire out of view.

♦ “Return Policy” – While in the store just purchase multiples of every toy for your child, and their friend.  Both children are disillusioned long enough to not ask any questions for the day, and then simply return the second set of toys after dropping of the friend at home and politely explaining the situation to the underprivileged kid,  just out of earshot of your child.

There are many, many more ideas out there, but these will get you started.  Besides the complications arising from all the stuff you are seen buying for your child to maintain the status quo, one of the things you will need to master is changing the tides of their conversations.  Its amazing how quickly the poor children will proudly slip in that their grandparents bought them a jump rope for Christmas, or the casual admission they are not familiar with popular brands like Barbieâ„¢ and/or power wheelsâ„¢.   These things normally might inspire a “huh”, “what” or “why” from your possession laden offspring, but if you are quick to act with several bags of fruit snacks, or a jar of peanut butter for them to share it will buy you some time to rework the conversation in your favor.

I do have to mention one thing that happens to come up allot in my experience, and that is the inevitable question from the friend to your naive spoiled child “Is it your birthday?”.  This must be answered with a “Yes” to avoid suspicion, but wait!  You must be prepared with cake to complete the rouse, and it is always a safe bet to keep one in your car or purse just in case.

Above all, the most important thing to remember is, Don’t change up your routine!  Kids are smart, and they will sense if we are unreasonably depriving them of normality to accommodate their less fortunate friend.  If you read through this entire book, with a little luck your child will be tucked in bed at night, knowing in their head that EVERY little boy and little girl gets whatever they want, no matter what.

 

 

 

 

 

October 17, 2011 #64

If anybody noticed, I did miss a few days last week, but I had a busy one.  But I was able to make a comic today, although it is almost midnight..   By the way, be sure to check out the ‘Chemeketa Courier’  if your in Salem, Oregon and go to Chemeketa Community College to see a weekly Fun Sized episode in their weekly newspaper!

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Episode 64

 

October 3, 2011 #57

Happy October everybody!  The rain is coming and the leaves are falling and it’s all starting to feel all warm and fuzzy with all the warm and toasty fall drinks available at your local coffee joint.  I myself am going to enjoy every second of this nice Oregon Fall with my family before its all over.  Please enjoy today episode!

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Episode 57

 

September 26, 2011 #53

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Episode 53

September 21, 2011 #50!

Whew!   Made it to fifty episodes and it feels great.  My goal as of right now is to continue nonstop for 1 year and see where it takes me.   Thank you everybody for reading my comics and thank you Kesh for helping out with coloring these and being supportive <3   And of course to Grandma’s on both sides for keeping up daily!

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Episode 50

September 14, 2011 #46

I missed yesterday we were at our photographer’s place with the kids taking some pictures, If you live in the Portland, Oregon area check her out at preciousportraits.org   Always impressed!

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Episode 46

 

September 12, 2011 #45

Only five more to go to fifty episodes, its been really fun so far!     Its a little late, but Happy birthday to my brother this Saturday!

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Episode 45

September 8, 2011 #43

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Episode 43

September 6, 2011 #41

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Episode 41

September 5, 2011 #40

Just ten away from #50!    I’m going to have to do something extra special for that one.

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Episode 40

September 2, 2011 #39

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Episode 39

September 1, 2011 #38

I know this one is super late, but I thought I would post it tonight rather then tomorrow and skipping a day.

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Episode 38

August 31, 2011 #37

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Episode 37

August 30, 2011 #36

A little late in the day, but had some errands to run so I am finally posting today’s comic.  This is one of my favorites so far.

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Episode 36