Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 06, 2014

you just now figure this out, Rat?

That particular one is certainly different from her son. Makes me wonder what the father’s like…

THIRD COMMENT

This is exactly true-to-life. Moms are moms. Hurrah!

My Mother and Rat’s Mother are a lot alike.

In fact I am a lot like Rat myself

Remember back when he got her that singing fish on a plaque?

It’s squid day ! “Over the Hedge” has squid also. Watch out for the eggplant.

Ya know dukedoug, where I come from, when you get the first comment you are congratulated.

looks like Rat doesn’t get his personality, from his mother

Thank goodness ,for little Moms, what would we do without them.{one of my favorite songs}

I don’t think he was trying to be nice… it just worked out that way.

Rat and I have the same Mom???

Rat has a mother? That shoots down my theory, that he was the result of an Area 41 project gone awry!

If you take out the squid it doesn’t seem like such a bad gift.

I WANT ONE OF THOSE! Where can I get one?

Wal-Mart MUST have one!

Rat’s mum is lovely. Unlike her son!

xxx

Mothers get a lot of practice praising plaques made of a child’s hand in plaster and so on. My son, who is now in his late 40s, made a small table vase when he was 11 and it still has pride of place in my living room. I am so lucky in that every one of my children make me so proud that they have become good husbands, wives, mothers and dads themselves.

I didn’t know there was a competition to be one of the first to comment. Does GoComics give prizes or medals?

My mom-in-law, God rest her soul, was reared to be self effacing. When I’d be dividing up a pie, say, after Sunday dinner, I’d ask her if she’d like a piece or so to take home. She’d always say “no.” One day, after several no’s I just up and wrapped a couple of pieces and gave them to her. She said, “Ooohhh! Is that for MEEE?” Drove me nuts.

I think most moms are like this. I’m guessing Mr. Pastis went through this exact conversation with his mom.

You know the best gift, the really best gift adult offspring can give their moms? Work! Yes! Take care of the dogs for a couple days so Mom can go out of town, or mow the lawn, or pull some weeds, or (if you live at home) clean up the mess you left in the living room and kitchen.

Awwww…At first I thought Rat’s mom was dead, but then I remembered it was his dad that got killed by a clown.

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This Sunday 4/6 comic is the most accurate illustration of mothers I’ve ever seen. Just wish my Mom was here to see it with me.

Even if she already had one.

Now that I think of it, a cooked-squid-on-roller-skates-clock-radio would be nice to have.

Give Rat points for trying to be unselfish for a change.