Stone Soup by Jan Eliot

Stone Soup

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  1. somebodyshort

    somebodyshort said, about 18 hours ago

    Working for money is so out of character for Holly. Besides being in middle school, why is she in such need of money.

  2. rayannina

    rayannina said, about 18 hours ago

    Panel 4: even Holly isn’t buying what Holly’s saying.

  3. susanwobb

    susanwobb said, about 17 hours ago

    Howsabout this: For the upcoming spring break, Holly should go to [wherever Gramma is now] and help Gramma build houses. Being TOLD how privileged you are is rarely very enlightening. Seeing for yourself, however, is.

  4. hildigunnur

    hildigunnurGenius_badge said, about 15 hours ago

    hehe somebodyshort why shouldn’t she be in need of money - I don’t know a single teenager who couldn’t use a bit more money…

  5. Joe-Allen "Joe" Doty

    Joe-Allen "Joe" DotyGenius_badge said, about 14 hours ago

    Exactly how old is Holly”

    Modern Middle schools are for 6-8th grades. I was 12 in the 6th grade.

  6. Calista

    Calista said, about 13 hours ago

    Holly is 13.

  7. lightenup

    lightenup said, about 12 hours ago

    A 13 year old just wants to be independent and have everything that her friends have. Unfortunately she doesn’t realize what being truly independent entails, and her friends may have more money than she has.

  8. eieio2

    eieio2 said, about 11 hours ago

    Hey Jan, can you draw the video feed more realistically- give Gram a really big nose!

  9. celecca

    celeccaGenius_badge said, about 11 hours ago

    Perspective in life is everything.

  10. Macushlalondra

    Macushlalondra said, about 11 hours ago

    You do sort of have to see for yourself, not just read about it. A picture is worth 1000 words. It would be a good idea for Holly to spend a summer vacation (a school break isn’t long enough) with Grandma in Thailand or wherever she is at the time.

  11. kab2rb

    kab2rb said, about 9 hours ago

    Maybe Holly needs to go to Haiti help out there from the massive earthquate. There will be rebuilding needed.
    I wonder if Grandma will be heading there next.

  12. serenasakitty

    serenasakitty said, about 9 hours ago

    Why does everyone like to tell a person that their problems are not important and they have things easy?

  13. pinkdryad

    pinkdryad said, about 8 hours ago

    you tell her, grandma!

  14. mfcoace

    mfcoaceGenius_badge said, about 8 hours ago

    If you are venting about not being happy with your situation, Holly, and you know it and your audience knows it., you might gain some empathy. But if you carrying on like your situation really is the worst in the world, there are always people in situations worse than whatever situation you are upset about. Perhaps Holly’s problem is a lack of experience out in the world and she really does need to get out and experience something other than her (relatively) sheltered existance. From a parable: “I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet. -Anonymous”

  15. kab2rb

    kab2rb said, about 8 hours ago

    I least Jan is protraying Holly as she is on this strip. How many other teenagers feel this way? I have no teenagers mine are young adults.
    My daughter knows the value of garage sales and try’s to save there as well.

  16. andhony

    andhony said, about 6 hours ago

    As I recall, Holly did help her grandmother once. Her conversion seems to have worn off.

    And Grandma, as my therapist used to say, just because my problems aren’t as bad as someone else’s doesn’t make them any less real.

  17. Michelle99

    Michelle99 said, about 4 hours ago

    “serenasakitty said,

    Why does everyone like to tell a person that their problems are not important and they have things easy?”

    Probably so they’ll stop focusing on all the things they don’t have and be grateful for the things they do have. Narcissism isn’t very attractive, but she’s a teenager and many teenagers go through this stage. Unfortunately, some never outgrow it.

  18. 10eapolis

    10eapolisGenius_badge said, about 2 hours ago

    Too bad that Holly (and many other privileged youth) can’t trade places with children her age from Third World countries for a period of time… Then MAYBE she could learn to appreciate her many blessings and find she has nothing, or very little, to complain about.

  19. Felipe23

    Felipe23 said, about 1 hour ago

    It’s really annoying and totally unconvincing when somebody goes to a Third World country and then tries to be so self-righteous to everybody else. Gramma shouldn’t even say stuff like that to Holly when she can’t identify with it.