I love comics, especially Calvin & Hobbes, Foxtrot, Dilbert and Baby Blues. They represent phases in my life.
Calvin & Hobbes represents my inner child. I totally empathise with his struggles with his manic impulses, and then being unable to explain his actions. I also probably had an imaginary friend or two, given my inability to make real ones.
Foxtrot expressed my teenage years. Adams is normally quite lighthearted and doesn't deal with the more serious issues Watterson does, but it still does make a good read. One criticism would be that his puns and jokes can be seen from a mile away, but I guess it was good for my limited sense of humour when I was younger.
Dilbert became funny to me when I started working. I totally empathised with Wally, whose motto is 'Minimal Effort, Maximum Reward'. The irony is that I'm now teaching my pupils that attitude, character and effort are the only things that matter. I'm thankful not to have had inept bosses like the pointy-haired one, but had my fair share of them in NS. And haven't we all had an Asok in the office that we liked to pick on?
Baby Blues now demonstrates my new-found love of my life - Sarah. This is so gonna help me empathise with Darryl and Wanda, though I'm probably not gonna have three kids like them. Now that I have my Zoe, I look forward to a Hammie that will make tractor sounds, and watch them grow up while hoping not to scar them for life.
And finally, to come full circle, Calvin & Hobbes will help me gain an insight into the machinations of Sarah's marvellous mind, and her potential propensity to invent infinite ways of getting into trouble. OK, I'm gonna go childproof my home now.
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