My Son As A Comic Strip Character

When the Beaver was about five years old we compared him to Calvin; he had so many of the characteristics of that cute, but devious little boy and he even had his own stuffed Hobbes. The comic strip of Calvin and Hobbes in which the broad themes of the strip dealt with Calvin's flights of fantasy and his friendship with Hobbes, his misadventures, his unique views on a diverse range of political and cultural issues and his relationships with the people in his life, especially his parents.(Wikipedia)



Now that he's older he is soooo much like the 15 year old Jeremy of the comic strip Zits! The strip is set in Midwestern suburbia, and centers on Jeremy as he tries to balance life while hanging out with his friends, developing an awkward relationship with his on-and-off girlfriend, struggling through school projects, practicing to become a rock god, and tolerating his embarrassing parents.(Wikipedia) And of course Ward and I fit the stereotype of the long suffering, but loving parents.