I just realized... Calvin's mom had no job!

Gaith · April 20 2011, 12:19 AM

How '80s is that?!

I mean, sure, you could say that being a mother is a full-time job, especially when you're Calvin's mother, and indeed it is, but there was, thankfully, only one of him. (FN1) So, what else did she do? Was she bored all the time? (FN2) Was she a novelist, who wrote books about herself as a superhero? (FN3) Was she secretly shtupping Susie's dad? (FN4)

Just what was she doing all day?

Inquiring minds want to know!

FOOTNOTES

1. Hobbes, re: Calvin and having more children: "You'd think she'd have learned her lesson!"

2. Calvin: "My life needs more pizzaz." Calvin's mom, vacuuming: "Tell me about it."

3. Calvin's dad: "Ooh, you should show me that costume sometime."

4. Ha! Made you look! Of course there's no textual basis for any part of Calvin's mom's non-Calvin life; even Uncle Max was Calvin's dad's brother.

Trekker4747 · April 20 2011, 12:31 AM

It's simply possible Calvin's father made enough money at his job to support his family so his mother didn't need a job and could pursue her own interests in the home, as well as tend to their bat-shit insane kid which probably earned them a tax credit or something, it's possible she did some "work" from home like being a novelist or something along those lines.

Dream · April 20 2011, 12:40 AM

Plenty of women these days don't have a job while staying at home to take care of their children.

Nothing special about this.

barnaclelapse · April 20 2011, 12:48 AM

Calvin's dad worked as a patent lawyer in what looked like a really nice office building. I would suspect he was pulling down enough bank to take care of the family.

His mom did have a job before Calvin was born though. I remember a strip where Calvin asks his dad about it.

Christopher · April 20 2011, 12:51 AM

Dream wrote:

Plenty of women these days don't have a job while staying at home to take care of their children.

Nothing special about this.

Yup. There are still housewives today, and there are househusbands too.

And really, parenting Calvin would pretty much have to be a full-time job. Can you imagine him as a latchkey kid? Unsupervised, he would've burned the house down inside ten minutes.

Besides, the whole world of C&H was basically seen through Calvin's eyes. So his parents were just Mom and Dad, nothing more. They were mysterious, arbitrary figures who behaved in ways inexplicable to Calvin and had lives that only occasionally overlapped with his rather more mutable reality. So naturally they were pretty much ciphers.

Gaith · April 20 2011, 01:03 AM

^ Uh, yeah, knew that... more of a random humor thread than anything else.

Temis the Vorta · April 20 2011, 03:13 AM

She was a hooker.

This explains much about little Calvin.

Trekker4747 · April 20 2011, 03:35 AM

Admiral Buzzkill · April 20 2011, 03:52 AM

scotpens · April 20 2011, 04:57 AM

We never knew what the hell this guy’s job was either.

Brikar99 · April 20 2011, 05:36 AM

Trekker4747 wrote:

...this is the creepiest thing I've seen all day!

Mr. Laser Beam · April 20 2011, 05:39 AM

^ Good thing it's not a real strip.

Awesome Possum · April 20 2011, 06:03 AM

I still believe that Calvin is the Narrator of Fight Club.

Sephiroth · April 20 2011, 06:05 AM

I'm pretty sure Calvin's mom was doing the Family Circus mom

Gaith · April 20 2011, 07:18 AM

Awesome Possum wrote:

I still believe that Calvin is the Narrator of Fight Club.

Hobbes would never stoop to appear in a human form!

April 20 2011, 12:19 AM	#1
Gaith Rear Admiral Location: Starfleet Command, The City that Knows How	I just realized... Calvin's mom had no job! How '80s is that?! I mean, sure, you could say that being a mother is a full-time job, especially when you're Calvin's mother, and indeed it is, but there was, thankfully, only one of him. (FN1) So, what else did she do? Was she bored all the time? (FN2) Was she a novelist, who wrote books about herself as a superhero? (FN3) Was she secretly shtupping Susie's dad? (FN4) Just what was she doing all day? Inquiring minds want to know! FOOTNOTES 1. Hobbes, re: Calvin and having more children: "You'd think she'd have learned her lesson!" 2. Calvin: "My life needs more pizzaz." Calvin's mom, vacuuming: "Tell me about it." 3. Calvin's dad: "Ooh, you should show me that costume sometime." 4. Ha! Made you look! Of course there's no textual basis for any part of Calvin's mom's non-Calvin life; even Uncle Max was Calvin's dad's brother.

April 20 2011, 12:31 AM	#2
Trekker4747 To boldly go... Location: Kansas City	Re: I just realized... Calvin's mom had no job! It's simply possible Calvin's father made enough money at his job to support his family so his mother didn't need a job and could pursue her own interests in the home, as well as tend to their bat-shit insane kid which probably earned them a tax credit or something, it's possible she did some "work" from home like being a novelist or something along those lines.

April 20 2011, 12:40 AM	#3
Dream Admiral	Re: I just realized... Calvin's mom had no job! Plenty of women these days don't have a job while staying at home to take care of their children. Nothing special about this. __________________ TWoP Forums .

April 20 2011, 12:48 AM	#4
barnaclelapse Commodore Location: Waverly, VA.	Re: I just realized... Calvin's mom had no job! Calvin's dad worked as a patent lawyer in what looked like a really nice office building. I would suspect he was pulling down enough bank to take care of the family. His mom did have a job before Calvin was born though. I remember a strip where Calvin asks his dad about it. __________________ http://drunkmonkeys.onimpression.com/ www.mpjournal.com Tumblr: http://barnaclelapse.tumblr.com Word Press: http://gabrielricard.wordpress.com

April 20 2011, 01:03 AM	#6
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April 20 2011, 03:13 AM	#7
Temis the Vorta Fleet Admiral Location: Tatoinne	Re: I just realized... Calvin's mom had no job! She was a hooker. This explains much about little Calvin.

April 20 2011, 03:35 AM	#8
Trekker4747 To boldly go... Location: Kansas City	Re: I just realized... Calvin's mom had no job!

April 20 2011, 03:52 AM	#9
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: I just realized... Calvin's mom had no job! __________________ I had steak and a loaded baked potato for dinner on Sunday. As a steak I enjoyed it a lot, but as macaroni and cheese I thought it was disappointing.

April 20 2011, 04:57 AM	#10
scotpens Rear Admiral Location: Los Angeles, CA	Re: I just realized... Calvin's mom had no job! We never knew what the hell this guy’s job was either. __________________ “All the universe or nothingness. Which shall it be, Passworthy? Which shall it be?”

April 20 2011, 05:39 AM	#12
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: I just realized... Calvin's mom had no job! ^ Good thing it's not a real strip. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

April 20 2011, 06:03 AM	#13
Awesome Possum Herald of the Ponies Location: Jewel HQ	Re: I just realized... Calvin's mom had no job! I still believe that Calvin is the Narrator of Fight Club. Hobbes is clearly Tyler Durden. __________________ I am at heart a propagandist, a tremendous hater, a tiresome nag, complacently positive that there is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise. -Gore Vidal

April 20 2011, 06:05 AM	#14
Sephiroth Vice Admiral Location: Sephiroth	Re: I just realized... Calvin's mom had no job! I'm pretty sure Calvin's mom was doing the Family Circus mom __________________ ~I Will Never Be A Memory~ (>'_')>---------->Kazap< Hunting Humanity and Pestering Cloud since 1997