MrSebSin@sh.itjust.worksM to Calvin and Hobbes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months ago24 February 1987sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1170
arrow-up1170image24 February 1987sh.itjust.worksMrSebSin@sh.itjust.worksM to Calvin and Hobbes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareSnot FlickermanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51·edit-210 months agoThere are a few comics in which this is addressed. I recall one that shows the lonely Hobbes doll left out in the rain on the corner, and Mom rushing out to grab him before he is completely soaked. He absolutely waits with Calvin and then is left behind. I assume Mom retrieves Hobbes daily. EDIT: Found it.
minus-squareSnot FlickermanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·edit-210 months agoThey were always portrayed as very good (if annoying to Calvin) parents. Flawed like anyone, but generally good and kind. Dad and his endless quest to reduce how much gas he used and to try to ride his bike more often were always qualities I saw as positive anyway.
minus-squareDoc Avid Mornington@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 months agoOh man. I don’t remember seeing that one before. At least he was under the umbrella. More evidence that Hobbes might have belonged to Mom before Calvin. Although it could also just be that she knows how important Hobbes is to Calvin.
There are a few comics in which this is addressed.
I recall one that shows the lonely Hobbes doll left out in the rain on the corner, and Mom rushing out to grab him before he is completely soaked.
He absolutely waits with Calvin and then is left behind. I assume Mom retrieves Hobbes daily.
EDIT: Found it.
She’s a saint.
They were always portrayed as very good (if annoying to Calvin) parents. Flawed like anyone, but generally good and kind.
Dad and his endless quest to reduce how much gas he used and to try to ride his bike more often were always qualities I saw as positive anyway.
Oh man. I don’t remember seeing that one before. At least he was under the umbrella. More evidence that Hobbes might have belonged to Mom before Calvin. Although it could also just be that she knows how important Hobbes is to Calvin.