Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for October 23, 2021

And yet when I demand that it snows every winter, it hardly does! I’ll try again this winter though.

A power she once had, then lost when she was taught to stop crying and throwing tantrums to get what she wanted.

How about —for the unicorn of the AWARD ceremony’s sake— keep your ideas to yourself, Phoebe Grizelda Howell?

Ten to one that she makes frequent use of that nagging with her future husband

Who knew an 8-year old kid could be so philosophical??

A calm tantrum. Enough to annoy, not enough to embarrass.

Happens in dealing with the public every day. Some people know that if they just make themselves obnoxious enough, they’ll get what they want just so they’ll go away, even if it’s against policy.

Phoebe learned an important lesson today! What a disgrace…

Ah, yes, I call this the “nuisance method” of problem solving. When people aren’t doing something they should, and asking politely isn’t getting me anywhere, I occasionally resort to just doing everything I can think of to make myself a pain in their neck. (And I can think of a lot.) Eventually they realize that just fixing the problem would actually be easier than putting up with me. I try to reserve this for serious problems, and I always try the polite approach first. But if you don’t want to play nice, don’t expect me to.

Good luck with that, Phoebe. Those stuck-up snobs already had to deal with your meddling for one day.

And on this day, Phoebe became… Super Karen!

With Great Annoyance comes Great Responsibility.

This strip was good, but it could be funnier.

I SAID THIS STRIP WAS GOOD, BUT IT COULD BE FUNNIER.

I SAID—

Karen powers, engaged!

And thus a Karen is born…

…at least we all learned a valuable lesson, this week…?

If the statue looked to much like Marigold, would she be caught in the same trap as seeing herself in a mirror?

American society as we know it today.