Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for November 26, 1987

Winter builds character.

Age 4 My Daddy can do anything

Age 6 My Daddy knows more than your Dad

Age 8 My Dad doesn’t know exactly everything

Age 10 In the olden days when my Dad grew up things sure were different

Age 12 My Dad is too old to remember anything about that

Age 14 Don’t pay any attention to him he is too old-fashioned

Age 21 Him! Hopelessly out of date!

Age 25 Dad does know a little bit about it, but then he should, he has been around so long

Age 30 Maybe we should ask Dad what he thinks. After all, he has had a lot of experience

Age 40 I am not doing a single thing until I ask Dad

Age 45 I wonder how Dad would have handled it. He was so wise and had a world of experience.

Age 50 I would give anything if Dad were here now so I could talk this over with him. Too bad I didn’t appreciate how smart he was. I could have learned a lot from him.

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- Frances Hickey

Imagine!

Dad knows much more than you think he does Cal’