When I was 14 my mum went back to Uni. She became fairly distant and obsessed with getting good grades. I don’t begrudge her that at all because it meant she could go on to make a better life for us and herself. However, I still wanted my mums attention. One day I photocopied this comic from school and gave it to her; the set up is ‘why would you rather get a C than an A?’ She pinned it on her notice board and made me feel special that day. Ironically, it helped me understand her dedication and absence more than I had before I read it and helped me cope with my mum’s distance.
abluersun on January 8th, 2018 at 15:46 UTC »
Underpromise, overdeliver. Calvin has it figured out.
Toamikel on January 8th, 2018 at 15:57 UTC »
Full comic: http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1988/12/13
welcometomyparlour on January 8th, 2018 at 18:50 UTC »
When I was 14 my mum went back to Uni. She became fairly distant and obsessed with getting good grades. I don’t begrudge her that at all because it meant she could go on to make a better life for us and herself. However, I still wanted my mums attention. One day I photocopied this comic from school and gave it to her; the set up is ‘why would you rather get a C than an A?’ She pinned it on her notice board and made me feel special that day. Ironically, it helped me understand her dedication and absence more than I had before I read it and helped me cope with my mum’s distance.