Calvin and Hobbes was a source of happiness during a mostly miserable adolescence. My world is better for Bill Watterson having been in it, even if he'll never know that himself.
Same. Calvin and Hobbes were always out having fun and I used to dream about having some kind of friend to hang out with where we could go on those kinds of adventures. I spent a lot of my time being lonely and bored and these comics were a great escape.
Having a daughter many years later in my adulthood has been awesome though and we go on all kinds of adventures and read stories together and play games and all kinds of stuff. In a way, it is kind of like getting a second crack at childhood and I want to make sure she isn't as lonely as I was. Of course you can't stifle your kids or live vicariously through them (I definitely draw some lines and give her as much freedom as you can in the modern day).
Calvin and Hobbes was also a major source of happiness during my youth. At one point I think I could have quoted you every strip.
I fancied myself an artist when I was a kid and had a regular comic called "Teco And Jix". It was an obvious ripoff of both Calvin and Hobbes but had very violent storylines. When it came time to create my first "internet name" (for AOL AIM), I went with TecoAndJix and it has remained my digital pseudonym to this day! I even got it tattooed one not-sober evening in the Navy...
Your words were so simple, but hit me in a place I did not expect. I also had a miserable childhood/adolescence, and I could not help but cry a little reading your words. I feel exactly the same way.
Yes, I was a little older but Calvin and Hobbes is my all time favorite comic. I don't even read the comics anymore, since I haven't subscribed to a printed newspaper in a long time. The whole ritual of sitting down with a cup of coffee and reading through the Sunday paper is something I still miss from time to time.
