Tuesday Morning Awww

Cidu Bill on Aug 31st 2010

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20 Responses to “Tuesday Morning Awww”

  1. EmpressPenguin Aug 31st 2010 at 09:36 am 1

    Thank you! With all the disparaging portrayals of husbands and especially fathers in the media, it is loverly to see a father who is competent, loving and sincere. This also reminded me of my daddy.

  2. Blinky the Wonder Wombat Aug 31st 2010 at 09:38 am 2

    I loved this strip. It’s nice to see a gentle fatherhood comic on a day other than Father’s Day.

  3. Christine Aug 31st 2010 at 09:55 am 3

    So sweet! I love it!

  4. Matthew Aug 31st 2010 at 10:02 am 4

    Well actually dad school usually only lasts 18 years and you graduate when the child is able to take care of itself but since this is a comic strip he’s right.

  5. DrDan Aug 31st 2010 at 10:20 am 5

    Hey my old man still helps us all out, luckly I’m able to do a few things for him, last year I won a trip to see the cowboys and I took him, mom said it is one of the best days of his life, but I always know he is there if we ever need a loan and I’m almost 50

  6. Angie Aug 31st 2010 at 10:22 am 6

    Hey, just because they’re officially able to take care of themselves doesn’t mean you don’t always worry about them and want to take care of them!

  7. Rumpelstiltskin Aug 31st 2010 at 11:39 am 7

    Even my usually cynical teenage daughter went Aww at this one, and I got a hug out of it. Thanks, Rick and Jerry!

  8. amo Aug 31st 2010 at 11:49 am 8

    An even bigger “aww” for Rumpelstiltskin.

  9. Nicole Aug 31st 2010 at 12:06 pm 9

    Matthew @ 4

    Sorry to disagree with you, but you never ever stop being a parent … your role may change but you are always dad or mom.

  10. Irene Aug 31st 2010 at 12:10 pm 10

    Matthew- I have news for you …IT NEVER ENDS!!!!! I have 7 kids ages 12 to 21, and it…..never….ends…. you always worry, you always wait, you always care!

  11. Keera Aug 31st 2010 at 12:13 pm 11

    Oh, yes, awwww!!! (Boy, this sure is turning out to be a great day! Even the comics make me feel good!)

  12. Igelino Aug 31st 2010 at 12:34 pm 12

    Cute. Although I must admit, I’ve slowed down as the kids get into puberty. Maybe it’ll pick up again later, but I miss them, especially as pre-schoolers. So that’s why grown-ups talk about grandchildren so much. Oh wait - I’m a grown-up geezer now ain’t I.

    And of course EmpressPenguin would like it. She gives her egg to the male to take care of, and runs back into the sea. : )

  13. Blinky the Wonder Wombat Aug 31st 2010 at 01:10 pm 13

    When my kids ask me when I’m going to stop worrying about them, I say “Three days after I die.”

  14. Cidu Bill Aug 31st 2010 at 01:20 pm 14

    Driving home from a visit to my mother’s house last week, I said to my 20-year-old son “You know how you always bitch and moan when I tell you you still have to call me every time you get to Boston [where he goes to school]? Well, I’m 55 years old and I have to call Grandma as soon as we get home.”

  15. Ray Aug 31st 2010 at 04:48 pm 15

    Here I had my eye-roll locked and loaded but was then completely disarmed by this comic. Definitely charmed the heck out of me.

  16. buzz Aug 31st 2010 at 06:41 pm 16

    This was a nice one.

  17. Kathleen Aug 31st 2010 at 08:30 pm 17

    Very nice. My dad is in his eighties, and the *youngest* of his six kids is forty years old. I am quite sure that he would agree that you never graduate from dad school.

  18. Kaitlyn Aug 31st 2010 at 10:45 pm 18

    And yes, this comic hit the right spot for aww, not too saccharine and like the flower commercial - it’s not her birthday, it’s just a day, send her flowers. It’s not Father’s Day, but that doesn’t mean dads aren’t out there being awesome.

    Blinky - so soon?

    I’m in college, I’m 22. My sister is in college, she’s 19. I am much less independent due to illnesses, including the ongoing one. (Apparently they *don’t* care if you take medication that prohibits driving at the DMV. Scary! Even though I’ve been on them long enough, well, I don’t trust myself behind the wheel.)

    My sister has said that she is never coming back… she’s coming home for labor day weekend. She hurt my mom by being so mean about it, but mom said the door’s always open. Okay, that’s seriously making me tear up.

    I always feel sorry for those who say a kid is an 18 year whatever (negative or positive). If that’s the case, then it’s not going to be a very happy family, you know?

    12:01am 18th birthday (pretend teenagers are asleep then), parent(s) come in with boxes. “Come on, you’re moving out.” “But I’ve got a test tomorrow… I’m still in high school!” “You’re an adult now.”

    Hate the cut-off so much because it meant that I still had the same sick body (kidney stones) but one week, mom was in charge and I was being spoiled in the kid’s ward. The next, I was in the busy adult ward, and before the procedure it was almost funny - “I’m 18, I signed the release,” all slurred. “Did her mom sign it? How old is she?” *conk*

    Plus, it is still a very culture-specific cut off (not just because of the laws in America) and recent - the nuclear family vs living with your parents even after marriage is new here and in Europe.

    Oh well, now I’ve stopped crying. I was worried I was going to start sobbing and… what call Mom and say I love you? She’d be freaked out by the crying. Maybe a text is a better idea. Dog bless technology!

    Oh here they come.

    Also my mom has always been the loving/caring parent, even before the divorce. I am building a new relationship with my dad, but it’s more equal - I definitely have more control… and know more about what we’re doing than he does. (Watching Indian films.)

  19. DPWally Sep 1st 2010 at 11:38 am 19

    My first thought was Ewwwww. Then I read more carefully and saw that he threw out the dirty diaper in panel 3 and the thrown item is a football.

  20. Rainey Sep 3rd 2010 at 10:00 am 20

    You never graduate from Parent School but you can drop out. For instance, my mother wants nothing to do with me any more. Perhaps she never liked me any way.

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