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Calvin and Hobbes quote about polls and parenting resonates
Original: A quotation from Bill Watterson CALVIN: Your polls are slipping Dad. Better get with it. CALVIN’S DAD: Calvin, being you
A Calvin and Hobbes comic strip by Bill Watterson is being shared, in which Calvin tells his dad his polls are slipping and he'd better get with it. His dad replies that being a father is not an elected position, prompting Calvin to ask whether he can govern with dictatorial impunity. Readers are sharing it as a wry take on parenting authority.
Why now: The strip's joke about parenting and accountability strikes a chord with parents sharing it online.
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- A quotation from Bill Watterson CALVIN: Your polls are slipping Dad. Better get with it. CALVIN’S DAD: Calvin, being your dad is not an elected position. I don’t have to respond to polls. CALVIN: Not elected? You mean you can govern with dictatorial impunity? CALVIN’S DAD:… · wistquotes@friendica.world · 3
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