Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for April 18, 2014

This is what babysitters call, the Calvin bonus.

Pay now, buy later… ;)

You’d better pay her, Dad. Nobody else will even consider it. ’Ol Roz has basically got you by the short and curlies.

If momma ain’t happy, NOBODY is happy…….

I can see her point. Would you want to live with Calvin and Hobbes 24/7?

When you come home, and are all surprised that Calvin can speak French, you can send Roz a bonus on her smart phone. What?

this is her kind of…

I can feel the love.

And she looks like such a nice trusting girl!

Just do what most parents do these days. Just bring the little brat to the restaurant, so we can all enjoy them.

That was a BONUS last time, this is an advance!

I love Calvin! I wouldn’t mind babysitting him at all! What a smart little thing!

The cost of “Duck Tape” is going up!

They should pay Rosalyn the advance. It’s called Calvin Hazardous Duty Pay…

Combat Pay in advance.

Why in the world would the dad think Calvin would behave tonight? Or is he just lying to her face?

You can tell which parent spends all day with the kid.

If Rosalyn believes what Dad said in the second panel then she’ll believe anything.

But she’s too clever…

xxx

What if Calvin misbehaves again? wouldn’t that be a bigger advance?

@ locake

Rosalyn knows by now to take anything Dad says witha [whole lotta] salt!