Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for January 19, 2023

Now that you’re aware of why you behave the way you do, maybe you can do something to manage it.

Sure Calvin. Blame everyone but yourself.

sure, Calvin

You ain’t seen nothing yet, Calvin.

Calvin was ahead of his time.

Tik tok, tik tok, he was ahead of his time

I wonder how a 6 years old child knows the word “holistic”, but suddendly I realize that this is the magic world of comics.

I put an ice cube on my forehead yesterday. I don’t know why I had a desire to do that.

you can’t be self-actualized until all your needs are met (Maslow)

No one had any idea how much that culture would evolve. It’s disgusting.

Calvin had been talking to my late elder brother, it seems.

FINALLY someone who understands me!

Look up Narcissist…..

“Victimhood appeals to me.”

Reminds me of a bunch of high school students I had to put up with yesterday.

Calvin’s vocabulary never ceases to amaze me.

Sigh Calvin is still sore about not getting a flame thrower for Christmas.

sounds a lot like some in today’s society

Being “self-actualized” sounds trivial, or meaningless, or filthy. Take your pick.

If only it were that easy, Hobbes!

We used to draw comics and make fun of this, now being a victim of something is the in thing.

when did he become a congressman?

Go tell it to Officer Krupke.

Isn’t that a current internet challenge?

I’m with Hobbes, Calvin needs his head stuck in a bucket of ice water, or a paddling, or both.

And we think this attitude is something new…

Over 30 years later and it’s even worse.

Personally, I think Calvin is ‘over-educated’ in the realm of child psychology and should act more his age rather than a ‘stuck-up’ 30+ year old fresh out of college (including post graduate years) ! ! ! !

Dear kindly Sergeant Krupke,

Ya gotta understand:

It’s just our bringin’ upke

That gets us outta hand.

Our mothers all are junkies,

Our fathers all are drunks.

Golly Moses, natcherly we’re punks.

30 years ago, this was humorous satire, poking fun at a fringe of society. Today it is everyday reality, taught in all levels of education – Kinderarten through Medical & Law degrees.

Pop psychology is such fun! That’s a lotta buzz words though. I usually only hear that many when I’m in a business meeting.

Denial denial denial! ☹️

Easy for him to say!

Or become a US lawmaker!

Again, reading this decades later, It has has become clear just how many kids didn’t understand the sarcasm in this strip and grew up thinking Calvin was supposed to be a role model.

That culture has given Calvin an admirable vocabulary.

I KNEW I had heard prince Harry’s rant before. Now I know the source!

Cal’s picked the mantra of many and the first defense of those who try to game the system.

Sounds like how the corporate world is run!!! Any others?

Mocking victims is NOT funny, and spouting stuff like this is detrimental to people who are honestly suffering.

Prescient. Calvin predicted 21st century neuroses with 100% accuracy.

The ‘’not my fault’’ ploy. Haven’t used that in a long time. Next time I get spoken to, I’ll whip that one out and see if it helps.

Big words that you don’t understand, Calvin.

The first step of recovery (and healthy living) is to get out of denial.

The problem is that denial is very comforting; after all it got us this far (sort of).

Calvin was ahead of his time on this one; the ‘culture of victimhood’ is not only a religious belief now but also the basis for an entire political spectrum!

And thus, a new generation was defined.

Planning ahead for 2023, I see.

I love the way Calvin thinks. Intelligence(wisdom) is wasted on the old(er) (matured).

Humans have been blaming others for their faults ever since Eve ate the forbidden fruit. “It can’t be my fault. Let’s find someone else to blame.”

Time to ditch that phone, Cal.

Huh. This line of reasoning is probably how many in my family started. Always everyone else’s fault.

It has only gotten worse.

Boy howdy, this comic from my youth sure describes how kids these days are rotten and ought to be as perfect as I’ve deluded myself into thinking I was!

Calvin has a good career at Fox News waiting for him.

I turn on the tube and what do I see

A whole lotta people cryin’ “Don’t blame me”

They point their crooked little fingers at everybody else

Spend all their time feelin’ sorry for themselves

Victim of this, victim of that

Your momma’s too thin; your daddy’s too fat (Eagles)

For a while, there was a psychotherapy fad that bullies only became bullies because they had low self-esteem. After a period of singling out bullies for praise and extra attention, we had a generation of bullies with high self-esteem. That theory was abandoned.

Are we certain that this strip is from the archives? Has maybe Bill Watterson slipped a new one in on us that perfectly nails both our latter-day lefty children and righty degenerates?

In Calvin’s family, only one person is dysfunctional.

today C would complain of being “groomed”

Too bad Calvin isn’t in one or more of today’s fashionable alphabet categories, else he could greatly increase his victimhood.

Hobbes, go get the bucket of ice water.

Except that Calvin is “multi- syllabic” he reminds me of Donnie John…

Dad tried to build character. That didn’t work.

Trump?

Calvin – Millennial through and through.

Bill Watterson really was prescient about Calvin’s age group.

I don’t get many likes, so I must be a victim of a Likeless Society

The “Usual Suspects” can’t see who Calvin is mimicking today, why am I not surprised?

Sounds like today’s culture.

Calvin is a born GQP’er all the way.

I knew someone who would blame his troubles on almost everyone but himself. He was the most hopeless guy I knew, presumably because when you don’t accept responsibility, you don’t feel empowered to change anything.

@BE THIS GUY- It ain’t likely…

Calvin needs his chakras aligned.

Decades before its time. Visionary.

Alive and well even in 2023

So does a large portion of one major political party, so it seems…

Yep.. Calvin is well on the way to becoming a woke, self centered snowflake. He needs therapy before it is too late.

Isn’t family his parents?

Is this Price Harry?

A major tool the commies use aka democrats

So relevant today.

Remember when we could laugh about this sort of thing?

Blaming parents for all is typical for teens. In your case, Calvin, you are way ahead in time.

Calvin is white. He is not allowed to be a victim.

This was simply brilliant!!