Millipede Legs

 

So I learned this fact when we went to a special class at our library, Zoo To You: Invertebrates. I should have known it would be all bugs, and large ones at that since they wanted you to be able to see them. So we saw an African Millipede which is quite large and apparently has an ever increasing number of legs. Lovely. Also there were hissing cockroaches and a massive hairy spider which I didn't not commit to memory. Zoo To You shows up at the library occasionally and I was remembering the Vertebrates class which had a parrot, a turtle, and a snake or two. There was also a tenrec at one of the classes. Maybe there was a Reptile class then a Vertebrate class. That could be. ANYWAYS only go to an Invertebrate event if you are good with large bugs. 

Text:
L: Millipedes get more legs as they grow older. Can you imagine getting more legs as you get older?
O: *full confidence* Yep. 

Not pictured: the lady next to us who nearly fell over laughing at Ori's fully confident answer.

Ages and Stages

 

Happy Belated Birthday to my Robin!
My Oriole, you go so many places. But not to Cubbies, Pre-K, or Kindergarten when you're two. Cubbies is the 3&4 year old group in Awana Clubs. It's always interesting to hear how a kid sees the world and explains things.

Text:
R: When you're 3, you go to Cubbies. When you're 4, you go to Pre-K. When you're 5, you go to Kindergarten.
O: I'm 2, so I'm not going anywhere.

Abrashem

 

The passage that just keeps on giving more comics. Look back at last Sunday for the others in this series. And I just realized that I didn't change the spelling of Abracadabra for this - maybe I could go with Abramcadabra. Unsure, might draw up an alternate version. 

Explanation: Noah's three sons are Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Abram getting his name changed to Abraham sort of adds the name of one of those sons to his name, so why not try all the versions. 

Text:
Title: Genesis 17
A: ACTUALLY I'm changing my name to Abraham.
R: Why not Abrashem? Abrajaphethm?
L: Abracadabra get me out of this embarrassment. 

Legumes Before Legrooms

 

I don't wish to look up if soy beans, vanilla beans, and/or coffee beans are legumes but you are free to do so. This comic was sparked by me looking up flights and thinking legumes sounds similar to leg rooms. If you move the space in "leg room" one spot to the left, then it looks like a French husband (Le Groom).   

Explanation: Southwest seats are quite snug and you don't get a lot of room for your legs. A soy vanilla latte could be considered a three-bean soup if you want to start a fight. Many beans are legumes, but not all.

Text:
A: And then I said "legumes before leg rooms!" and boarded my Southwest flight with my soy vanilla latte.
B: ... Not all beans are legumes.

Full of It

 

Parenting a toddler is a wild ride and the language acquisition is such a rollercoaster. They usually take things at face value and have their own way of describing things very literally but you have to think of how it looks to them to see the literal part. One cute thing my kids do is, when they want me to scroll up or down on a screen, instead of saying "scroll up/down" they instead say "a little bit downer" or "a little bit upper" and I'm not gonna correct them. 

Text:
O: I'm full!
M: Are you full of it?
O: Yyyyyyyyyyyep!

Abram to Abraham

In case you've forgotten - previously on Keeping Up With the Patriarchs: 

No worries guys, there will be at least one more part to this series from Genesis. Actually, my pastor is still going through Genesis so there could be even more in this line. Look up Pastor Sung Cho on Sermon Audio if you want to listen to the sermons that sparked these comics - https://www.sermonaudio.com/series/200422 

Text:

Title: Genesis 17

L: I'm gonna change my name to escape this embarrassment.

A: ACTUALLY I'm changing mine to Abraham.

Previous comic:
Title: Genesis 14

R: Abram, I heard you went after the guys who took your nephew - how are you doing?
A: I'm a whole Lot better!
L: *facepalming* 

Bonus: please note the mouseover on the first comic. It might be turned into a comic of its own, I'm unsure at the moment.

Daily Grind

 

Also, my child was confused because we only drink tea in our household so the concept of a coffee grinder is foreign - it is a thing that exists only at grandma's house. Ah, but after a quick search it shows that the daily grind is referring to a grain grinder, not the coffee kind. And also it's referring to how tedious things grind and wear you down. But also more households have a coffee grinder than a grain grinder, so maybe the meaning of "grind" is changing too.

Explanation: The daily grind is what we call the workday. A meatball sandwich is called a grinder in Connecticut. I, and therefore my children, currently live in Maryland, and my kids don't know all the CT things (despite my efforts).

Text:
M: Ok, time to start the daily grind.
L: Like a meatball sandwich.
R: *MD girl confused by the concept of a CT grinder*

Torpedo Trajectory

 

Happy Birthday to my Mom-in-Law!
Sometimes when you game, there is strategy needed. And sometimes, the strategy does not work out like you'd hope. Yes, he is playing on a Switch because drawing someone at a computer is a step more advanced than I wanted to do. Yes, that's an AtlA reference at the end. 

Explanation: if the torpedoes go off while still on the ship, you are sunk. You want them to go off when they hit the enemy's ship, not when they're still in your ship.

Text:
L: How is the game going?
M: The torpedoes have gone off, but they were still in the ship.
L: That's rough, buddy.

Quarter Heart

Some kids try too hard, others don't actually try and just want you to do it for them. On a humorous note, my eldest will sometimes ask me to do things and say she can't so I'll reply, "did you try?" And often she didn't, she just wants me to do it for her. So now when my youngest asks me to do things for him, she will chime in "did you try?" and I think it's humbling to see how much my kids learn from and imitate me. 

Explanation: A quarter is half of a half. If you don't even do a task half-heartedly, you could be quarter-hearting it. 

Text:
O: I can't close my drawer.
L: My boy, you at best quarter-hearted that.

Stay Alert Or Not

 

I saw this sign (without the subscript) and thought up this comic. Granted, the kids in the back seat might be rear-facing so they wouldn't see the sign anyway unless you have the backseat mirror and they're really observant to their surroundings. And it would be reversed like that anyways, so still unreadable to many at a quick glance. 

Text:
Road Construction Sign: STAY ALERT unless you are a kid in the back seat then please please go to sleep this is a three-hour drive

Shoes On

 

It's always interesting to hear how kids say things, but sometimes you have to try and flip their words around into the correct order because what they're saying is valid but also not what they want. And then they fire back a phrase you keep using on them, so that's a little heartening to know they are internalizing, in this case, trying before just giving up. 

Explanation: My kid is meaning to say "put my shoes on me" but by saying "put my shoes on" he's requesting me to wear his shoes and that will not work.

Text:
O: Put my shoes on!!!
L: I can't - they don't fit me.
O: *confused*
O: Can you try?

Repost from 2017

 

A repost from 2017. Happy Easter! This is from way back when I was drawing my comics with a pencil then pen then scanning it in and trimming it down then posting. It was a bit more labor-intensive than drawing digitally and posting. But I like the look. I also like Robin Egg candies (chocolate-covered malt balls with a candy coating).

Amid the candies and secular wrappings of this holiday, take time to remember the truth that He is Risen Indeed - Jesus is alive! He came to earth to live a sin-less life and be the perfect sacrifice to take away the sins of the world. He died on the cross and three days later rose again, overcoming death and the grave. Hallelujah, Christ Arose! Find a Bible-based church near you to find out more. 

Text:
A: Look at this - it's a robin egg!
K1: cool!
K2: that's amazing!
---
A: CHOMP
K1&K2: GAAAAAAAAAAAA
---
A: haha - it's a candy robin egg - a malt ball! You don't think it's funny. OK, then.
K1&K2: SSSSSSSSPPPPPPPPP

Shopping Age

 

Haaaaappy Birthday to my sister :) 

This comic happened in a mall near us when I was baffled by what was being advertised for the youths to wear. There comes a point where you just stop caring what is hip and go for comfy and hopefully we're not totally there yet. But I did sympathize with a quote I read recently: "I don't think I have another skinny to wide-leg to skinny jeans transition in me." 

Explanation: Charlotte Russe is a hip store for youngsters (teens) with whatever fashion is current. Macy's is a classic store with stuff that's been in fashion for decades (I have seen outfits in there that my Great-Grandmother would wear and that's not a slight - she was a very fashionable lady - but it's more Queen-of-England style than whatever is current and hip). 

Text:
L: I think I'm too old to shop at Charlotte Russe.
M: Macy's will always accept you.

Letter Recognition

Adventures in parenting - trying to keep the facts straight. He was looking at a puzzle that had the pieces numbered, so I knew he had a number but I couldn't see which piece or number it was. 

Explanation: "C" and "see" sound the same. 

Text:
O: What letter is this?
L: It's a number.
O: oOoh, what number is this?
L: Buddy, I can't see.
O: oOoh, C!
L: ... NO.

Unsolvable Problem

 

I know the Germans say "there is no bad weather - only bad clothing" HOWEVER I would counter that lightning is bad weather to be out and about in. When thunder roars, go indoors. Or maybe the Germans want you to be like Link in Breath of the Wild and wear a rubber suit with a fish-shaped hat to keep you safe from the lightning. I'm.... not gonna do that. I'm gonna stay indoors. 

Explanation: My kid wants to go outdoors. I say it's not safe, referencing the lightning. She points at her rain boots, thinking the issue is the rain. We are not on the same page. 

Text:
L: We cannot go outside - the thunderstorm is shaking the house.
R: *points at rainboots*
L: You are an excellent problem solver, but this problem can't be solved.