Lovely sentiments for an upscale standard suburban family, but Not completely true. You lost your false sense of security. You aren’t protected all the time. Next time, the burglars could break in while you’re at home. Plan for dangers like this and be ready to react and to protect your family. Live for the best, but plan for the worst.
Since disasters have been mentioned, I want to share a recommendation. It’s called The 15 Minute List. Make a list of what you must take with you if you’re given 15 minutes to evacuate. I talked to a retired couple who had to evacuate and forgot the husband’s vitally important medications plus other things like insurance papers. They were lucky as the disaster missed them but their blunder haunted them for years. The list should be on paper and everyone should know where it is because in a crisis, it’s hard to think and it’s good to look at a list. Also, if you don’t happen to all be at home, where will you meet? All the things like that for peace of mind. So many disasters are not a case of If but When. Okay, return to the comic.
Years ago a group of us were on an overnight work project downtown. When we went to our car just before dawn it looked like it had snowed overnight, but it was the glass from all but one window in the car broken out. Someone hadn’t liked the way we were parked. I looked over my shoulder the whole way home, just sure that the vandal was following us. Sense of security: GONE.
BE THIS GUY almost 5 years ago
Mothers have a way of keeping things in perspective.
LeeCox almost 5 years ago
She’s right. Most nice things can be replaced, but nice people can’t!
Templo S.U.D. almost 5 years ago
Amen to that, Calvin’s mother.
in.amongst almost 5 years ago
Sleep tight, mamma.
anishakjaiswal almost 5 years ago
They keep changing their positions…
Watcher almost 5 years ago
It’s only when we go through the difficult times that we realize what is important.
ShadeBlackfox almost 5 years ago
These are older reprints, right? Why don’t they have separate beds like Lucy and Ricky?
Farside99 almost 5 years ago
Lovely sentiments for an upscale standard suburban family, but Not completely true. You lost your false sense of security. You aren’t protected all the time. Next time, the burglars could break in while you’re at home. Plan for dangers like this and be ready to react and to protect your family. Live for the best, but plan for the worst.
SonicFan91 almost 5 years ago
Was this supposed to seem emotial in 1989
tripwire45 almost 5 years ago
Be careful or you’ll make another Calvin.
rentier almost 5 years ago
Sleep well!!
Barry1941 almost 5 years ago
There is a basic truth in today’s strip.
jpayne4040 almost 5 years ago
Mom’s right. Sometimes it takes some hardships to remind us of that.
sandpiper almost 5 years ago
Sometimes realization of what is truly valuable is the best outcome of unhappy events
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Rough night. Sometimes you sleep tight. Sometimes you sleep light.
57 Chevy almost 5 years ago
and now we’re back to the original side of the bed
flemmingo almost 5 years ago
At least the burglar did steal Calvin? Good thing they were gone?
forsyth almost 5 years ago
Awww :-)
BiggerNate91 almost 5 years ago
It does feel like people care about belongings most of the time. People need to open up their eyes.
COL Crash almost 5 years ago
The problem lies in the way people gauge Human value based on all the things we own instead of the quality of our character.
DCBakerEsq almost 5 years ago
Things do matter. Have you seen my comic book collection?
SunflowerGirl100 almost 5 years ago
Since disasters have been mentioned, I want to share a recommendation. It’s called The 15 Minute List. Make a list of what you must take with you if you’re given 15 minutes to evacuate. I talked to a retired couple who had to evacuate and forgot the husband’s vitally important medications plus other things like insurance papers. They were lucky as the disaster missed them but their blunder haunted them for years. The list should be on paper and everyone should know where it is because in a crisis, it’s hard to think and it’s good to look at a list. Also, if you don’t happen to all be at home, where will you meet? All the things like that for peace of mind. So many disasters are not a case of If but When. Okay, return to the comic.
Troglodyte almost 5 years ago
Words of wisdom!
dogday Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Years ago a group of us were on an overnight work project downtown. When we went to our car just before dawn it looked like it had snowed overnight, but it was the glass from all but one window in the car broken out. Someone hadn’t liked the way we were parked. I looked over my shoulder the whole way home, just sure that the vandal was following us. Sense of security: GONE.
anmurthy almost 5 years ago
Is this the longest with no calvin or hobbes …. 4 days and counting…
Concretionist almost 5 years ago
An important observation in this time of increasingly deadly weather and increasingly random mass killings.
Frank Farkel Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Happened to my family twice. Total violation.