There are Calvins everywhere these days – I see more and more kids… little AND big… demanding like this and getting away with it – their parents are afraid of their kids today.
Years ago I new a little kid that needed consistent FIRM parenting. The mother DID try, but admitted she was not as consistent as she should be. I always figured he was just a ways away from a jail sentence. He’s a bit older now and a bit calmer. We’ll see if he makes it thru high school.
We had it easy growing up, there were two choices; eat it or go hungry. We were allowed to honestly not like a food, because my Mom grew up on a working farm and had to eat scrapple for breakfast, after butchering time, for as long as the pan lasted. But we better eat everything else without sniveling, whining, complaining or “making a mug (face)”, or we would go hungry.
I remember the exact day that my son started wanting his PBJ cut diagonally and not horizontally, not even vertically. He was 3 years old and I was trying to get him to eat a PBJ for the first time. Any one with a 3 year old knows what happened next. Yep! The old I don’t like it. Never had tasted a PBJ, never seen one, didn’t like it. I tried the old, “see, I like it”, the old, “mommy likes it”, the old “eat it before I get mad”. Nothing. And, then I tried cutting it diagonally. Boom! He suddenly wanted a bite. From that moment on, my son only wanted his sandwiches one way, cut diagonally. Who’s to blame? Me! I wanted him to try a PBJ. So, don’t blame the child for what the parent started.
My brother didn’t like cooked carrots. Spinach was not a favorite of mine. But it was a bit of a game at supper – I’d eat his carrots, he would eat my spinach. Our parents allowed us to play our little game, while trying to convince us (unsuccessfully) that both tasted good. We both grew up – he still dislikes cooked carrots (will eat them raw) but I like spinach now.
Calvin of course your Mom was listening to how rudely you demanded how you wanted your sandwich made without one single please. How else do you think she knew how to make it exactly the total opposite of what you asked for.
You guys are all about 65 or so, right? Wasn’t that the “me” generation? The mindless, TV generation? The longhaired, good-for-nothing kids who thought world revolved their g-g-g-generation? With their loud, obnoxious rock and roll, and drugs, and smokin’ in the boys room? Yeah. Look how you all turned out.
Seems like she went to a lot of trouble not to give him what he wanted…..how hard is it to skip the second slice of bread, skip the jelly, and make it a teachable moment by teaching him how to ask for something he wants in a better tone.
BE THIS GUY over 5 years ago
Don’t tip her.
oldpine52 over 5 years ago
As a matter of fact, she was listening to every word you said.
radar15627 over 5 years ago
LOL
Templo S.U.D. over 5 years ago
no one likes a picky eater, King Calvin
sirbadger over 5 years ago
Wait until he is old enough to order a martini shaken not stirred.
Macushlalondra over 5 years ago
Eat it or go hungry!
gbars70 over 5 years ago
That’s not how you treat royalty.
whahoppened over 5 years ago
Eat it or wear it, it’s not going back into the jar.
codycab over 5 years ago
Sorry Calvin. I guess your mom doesn’t speak bratty kid.
GROG Premium Member over 5 years ago
Mom’s popularity rating just plummeted.
Aussie Down Under over 5 years ago
Calvin must have X-RAY vision concerning the type of peanut butter & the addition of jelly.
DaveG1960 over 5 years ago
“I want” doesn’t get….
Adiraiju over 5 years ago
In the words of my mother, “I heard you, I just don’t care.”
sousamannd over 5 years ago
There are Calvins everywhere these days – I see more and more kids… little AND big… demanding like this and getting away with it – their parents are afraid of their kids today.
Pet over 5 years ago
Reading these comics is the best birth control for me! Lol! :))
cubswin2016 over 5 years ago
Calvin isn’t a majesty. He is a fool.
Troglodyte over 5 years ago
Well, Calvin can certainly be a royal pain in the a$$!
Aaberon over 5 years ago
Years ago I new a little kid that needed consistent FIRM parenting. The mother DID try, but admitted she was not as consistent as she should be. I always figured he was just a ways away from a jail sentence. He’s a bit older now and a bit calmer. We’ll see if he makes it thru high school.
IndyMan over 5 years ago
Learn ‘Calvin’, the best way NOT to get what you want is to DEMAND it—ASK for it nicely and then SHUT UP ! ! ! !
LadyPeterW over 5 years ago
We had it easy growing up, there were two choices; eat it or go hungry. We were allowed to honestly not like a food, because my Mom grew up on a working farm and had to eat scrapple for breakfast, after butchering time, for as long as the pan lasted. But we better eat everything else without sniveling, whining, complaining or “making a mug (face)”, or we would go hungry.
YippiKiAyMofo over 5 years ago
Calvin = Original Snowflake?
sonnygreen over 5 years ago
Stop blaming the kids. It takes a lot of non-parenting to get kids to the level that they’re at.
joefearsnothing over 5 years ago
My mother’s menu was…1. Take it…2. Leave it ! ;o]
serial232 over 5 years ago
I remember the exact day that my son started wanting his PBJ cut diagonally and not horizontally, not even vertically. He was 3 years old and I was trying to get him to eat a PBJ for the first time. Any one with a 3 year old knows what happened next. Yep! The old I don’t like it. Never had tasted a PBJ, never seen one, didn’t like it. I tried the old, “see, I like it”, the old, “mommy likes it”, the old “eat it before I get mad”. Nothing. And, then I tried cutting it diagonally. Boom! He suddenly wanted a bite. From that moment on, my son only wanted his sandwiches one way, cut diagonally. Who’s to blame? Me! I wanted him to try a PBJ. So, don’t blame the child for what the parent started.
V45mikky over 5 years ago
I think mom was listening
garcoa over 5 years ago
My brother didn’t like cooked carrots. Spinach was not a favorite of mine. But it was a bit of a game at supper – I’d eat his carrots, he would eat my spinach. Our parents allowed us to play our little game, while trying to convince us (unsuccessfully) that both tasted good. We both grew up – he still dislikes cooked carrots (will eat them raw) but I like spinach now.
well-i-never over 5 years ago
I like Hobbes. He was raised as a gentleman.
BiggerNate91 over 5 years ago
“Yes, I was listening. Now shut up and eat your sandwich.”
bowlagraeve over 5 years ago
Our society is in a sad state – Parents always rescuing kids and blaming teachers :(
Agapostemon over 5 years ago
If you want it done “right”, do it yourself.
Meg: All Seriousness Aside over 5 years ago
My kid would have gotten"the kit".
renewed1 over 5 years ago
Me, too. Try that today and Big Brother will be knocking on your door.
Peam Premium Member over 5 years ago
All that shouting is enough to make anyone deaf.
DCBakerEsq over 5 years ago
No compliments to the chef.
ForrestOverin over 5 years ago
“Oh, I was listening, alright…”
Bill D. Kat Premium Member over 5 years ago
Uh oh… she didn’t remove the crusts.
rshive over 5 years ago
Yes, Calvin, she was listening. Sometimes you have to take what you get.
DanWolfie over 5 years ago
The Mom must have been trolling Calvin with that sandwich…
cosman over 5 years ago
My Mom woulda done a Jimmy Cagney grapefruit-half move to my face with the sandwich..
Scoutmaster77 over 5 years ago
She was listening, all right. :-D
bateria over 5 years ago
Bravo, lady!!!!!
ericbutts74 over 5 years ago
You Highness (emphasis on the last syllable)!
countoftowergrove over 5 years ago
When I was Calvin’s age, I was making my own PBs.
davetb1956 over 5 years ago
Calvin of course your Mom was listening to how rudely you demanded how you wanted your sandwich made without one single please. How else do you think she knew how to make it exactly the total opposite of what you asked for.
bookworm0812 over 5 years ago
Perhaps if you would have said “Please?”
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 5 years ago
Yes, yes she was.
janediana54 over 5 years ago
This is a dang comic. Chill people.
InquireWithin over 5 years ago
You guys are all about 65 or so, right? Wasn’t that the “me” generation? The mindless, TV generation? The longhaired, good-for-nothing kids who thought world revolved their g-g-g-generation? With their loud, obnoxious rock and roll, and drugs, and smokin’ in the boys room? Yeah. Look how you all turned out.
lindz.coop Premium Member over 5 years ago
Seems like she went to a lot of trouble not to give him what he wanted…..how hard is it to skip the second slice of bread, skip the jelly, and make it a teachable moment by teaching him how to ask for something he wants in a better tone.
theincrediblebulk over 5 years ago
Calvin is right about 2 things. sandwiches cut in triangles taste a lot better than squares. And peanut butter should always be crunchy, never smooth.
weatherford.joe Premium Member over 5 years ago
You would think Mom would get fed up, hand him the bread and the peanut butter, and tell him to make it himself.
Le'Roy Hawkins over 5 years ago
No weird bread.