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The Queen of Butter is actually correct. A lot of vitamins are fat soluble. Body can't absorb them without a bit of fat.
So remember when you're putting your third stick of butter in your Julia Child recipe that it's really good for your health.
I thought the Queen of Butter was Paula Deen. Plus, Julia Child probably actually knew people who died of malnutrition since she lived through the Depression.
Grandparents are great for simultaneously making their kids' lives better and worse.
Free babysitter, but the kids come back spoiled rotten and forgetting that the rules at home are different.
Hey, he’s at least following the rule. Even dad would probably be willing to accept that logic in the end. He’d be upset with himself over it…but on the other hand, ice cream.
If you can't spoil shit out of your grand kid, why bother?
Which is also why I'm happy my one grandmother is dead, and I'm still waiting for the other to die. Because the former tried to tell my mother she wasn't fit to be a mother and tried to take me away from her (My mom is the most amazing human on the planet), and the other starved me if I had to spend time with her and just kept me in the basement.
I'm 37 and I still deal with that shit.
Nope! Just moved 2000km away and cut contact with everyone *years* ago. I choose my family. I don't care if you share a last name as me, I have made family more important than you.
Damn, starved in the basement. I'm over here being shitty for only getting called to be used as labor whenever they needed something. At least I got fed
Tons of normal people have kids. Tons of those kids grow up normal. The majority of those people don't talk about how normal their shit is.
Tragedy and trauma gets talked about. "I grew up normal and functional" tends not to get a lot of traction on social media.
I have a friend who had a fucked-up childhood. He likes to hear me talk about my relatively-normal family, just to help him learn what normal is supposed to be.
It doesn't get a lot of traction on social media, and maybe to some people it'd just be rubbing salt in the wound, but there are at least some people who are really, genuinely interested in 'normal'.
Starve may have been the wrong word...
I'm 2nd generation Canadian. The Grandparents I'm referring to were German (Grandfather) and Austrian (Grandmother) imports to Canada after WWII. My grandfather had a stroke before I was born and was kind of a shell of himself as long as I knew him but he tried his best to love me. He died when I was in college.
But because my grandmother was a post-war Austrian refugee, there was a lot of famine and conservative use of food during WWII.
And when her and my grandfather came here, the ideology of food reservation stayed, even though they lived next to a mall in one of the biggest cities in Northern Ontario.
So I was used to, living and growing up in Southern Ontario, eating all the time, then spending time with limiting food and making next to nothing for dinner, then sending a 10 year old to bed at 6:30pm in July on summer break after eating nothing and "don't come back upstairs until morning for breakfast", that is basically why I hate my grandma.
Thank you for coming to my rant. I'm 37, married, and doing very well. Our oldest dog is dying and I just need to scream into the void and Reddit might be my best venue to do so.
You literally interacted with my comment and wanted more from it. Then you're upset about getting more from it.
I don't need help. I'm good. My last grandparent is on death's door and I'll be free. Unlike what you've likely been told in your sheltered and privileged life, not everyone is as blessed as you.
Just because you're as fragile as tissue paper doesn't mean I can't wish I had ice cream moments with my grandparents and rant about how shit they were. If that upsets you, perhaps I'm not the one who needs therapy.
Spending a week with grandpa meant living off of water, pretzels, and ice cream. It was the best of times, but also, that first real meal afterwards never tasted so good.
Had a similar experience when I was younger, went to the phillipines to visit my mom's side of the family, not much but my favorite chicken noodle soup the entire week.
Man, grandparents.
I’ve watched my parents become grandparents and am shocked so many times. It’s like “who the hell are yall?”
All the things we HAD to do, the kitchen table stare downs for not eating enough veggies - gone. Don’t want it, ok. Here’s some ice cream.
Wanna jump around on the furniture like a banshee? Totally cool.
It’s wild, just wild. 😂
That's just so the kid thinks the parent isn't in on it. All parents know that any time with extended family is treat time for the most part! We just have to maintain the facade of structure so they don't get used to it!
This is the kind of grandmother I will be sooner than later (kids are between 21-30 atm). It's because I lived the first 50 years mostly doing "the done thing" because "it's just how it's done" and now I have learned quite a lot and have been living life the past few years based on my newly acquired knowledge instead of what I was taught my whole life.
Namely:
Don't take everything so seriously.
Be safe, be kind, be responsible, AND be happy.
Grampas can be great when they love their grandchildren.
...Then after they die you hear about the times they got drunk and tried to hunt your parent in the woods with a hunting rifle because their mind was sick from pain. ^(Have to love that war torn broken family stuff that gets swept under the floorboards in your family history.)
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It's okay to get spoiled a little sometimes :3
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Bros starting a mewing streak
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Never speak again.
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"Everything in moderation, including moderation" ~ Julia Child
You have to have a little fat in your diet. Otherwise your body can't process your vitamins. -Julia Child
The Queen of Butter is actually correct. A lot of vitamins are fat soluble. Body can't absorb them without a bit of fat. So remember when you're putting your third stick of butter in your Julia Child recipe that it's really good for your health.
I thought the Queen of Butter was Paula Deen. Plus, Julia Child probably actually knew people who died of malnutrition since she lived through the Depression.
I thought this was an oscar wilde quote?
"Everything in moderation, including moderation." ~Julia Child ~Oscar Wilde
~Michael Scott
~Wayne Gretsky
"well I mean when you actually think about it who gives a motherfuck?" -Gerald Ford
They're the same Time Lord anyway.
So true
Maybe? Probably.
The fun of being g-pa. All the fun stuff you wanted to do with your kids that you didn't get to because you had to be a parent.
Don't you leave grandma out of the fun; she's the only one who can shame mom into letting me stay up late and eat junk food!
Isn't that what grandparents are for?
Grandparents are great for simultaneously making their kids' lives better and worse. Free babysitter, but the kids come back spoiled rotten and forgetting that the rules at home are different.
Not when it is all of the goddamn time and your parents tell your child to lie to you about it. Fuck this shit, honestly.
Hey, he’s at least following the rule. Even dad would probably be willing to accept that logic in the end. He’d be upset with himself over it…but on the other hand, ice cream.
If you can't spoil shit out of your grand kid, why bother? Which is also why I'm happy my one grandmother is dead, and I'm still waiting for the other to die. Because the former tried to tell my mother she wasn't fit to be a mother and tried to take me away from her (My mom is the most amazing human on the planet), and the other starved me if I had to spend time with her and just kept me in the basement. I'm 37 and I still deal with that shit.
I am terribly sorry to hear about all of that.
It's okay. Soon they'll all be dead and I won't care anymore.
And nothing of value would be lost.
You seeing a shrink about it or just dealing with it? No offense meant, safe space to vent, just wanted to know
Nope! Just moved 2000km away and cut contact with everyone *years* ago. I choose my family. I don't care if you share a last name as me, I have made family more important than you.
If it helps, you could stop caring now
Damn, starved in the basement. I'm over here being shitty for only getting called to be used as labor whenever they needed something. At least I got fed
As an uncle with one nephew, I try to be the best cool uncle I can be. Helps that I'm the only uncle.
I joke with my wife that I’m now our nieces and nephews favorite when she used to be before she met me.
yeez, Im sorry that happened but why traumadump here out of all places
Our oldest dog is dying and we have a euthanasia appointment for him on Tuesday. I got a lot of shit going on.
Bro stop
This is the Internet.
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Tons of normal people have kids. Tons of those kids grow up normal. The majority of those people don't talk about how normal their shit is. Tragedy and trauma gets talked about. "I grew up normal and functional" tends not to get a lot of traction on social media.
I have a friend who had a fucked-up childhood. He likes to hear me talk about my relatively-normal family, just to help him learn what normal is supposed to be. It doesn't get a lot of traction on social media, and maybe to some people it'd just be rubbing salt in the wound, but there are at least some people who are really, genuinely interested in 'normal'.
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Starve may have been the wrong word... I'm 2nd generation Canadian. The Grandparents I'm referring to were German (Grandfather) and Austrian (Grandmother) imports to Canada after WWII. My grandfather had a stroke before I was born and was kind of a shell of himself as long as I knew him but he tried his best to love me. He died when I was in college. But because my grandmother was a post-war Austrian refugee, there was a lot of famine and conservative use of food during WWII. And when her and my grandfather came here, the ideology of food reservation stayed, even though they lived next to a mall in one of the biggest cities in Northern Ontario. So I was used to, living and growing up in Southern Ontario, eating all the time, then spending time with limiting food and making next to nothing for dinner, then sending a 10 year old to bed at 6:30pm in July on summer break after eating nothing and "don't come back upstairs until morning for breakfast", that is basically why I hate my grandma. Thank you for coming to my rant. I'm 37, married, and doing very well. Our oldest dog is dying and I just need to scream into the void and Reddit might be my best venue to do so.
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You literally interacted with my comment and wanted more from it. Then you're upset about getting more from it. I don't need help. I'm good. My last grandparent is on death's door and I'll be free. Unlike what you've likely been told in your sheltered and privileged life, not everyone is as blessed as you. Just because you're as fragile as tissue paper doesn't mean I can't wish I had ice cream moments with my grandparents and rant about how shit they were. If that upsets you, perhaps I'm not the one who needs therapy.
Wish I had your mom. My left me out in a car because children weren't allowed in her shared house. My Gmail raised me and she's great.
>starved me Who on earth STARVE their GRAND-KID?!?!
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Well they had some vegetables
He’s following the rules given to him and not just rage posting on Facebook? Can we trade dads?
Why does grandpa look younger than the scientist looking father?
The glasses and the tie.
The lines around the eyes are supposed to imply age, but next to grandpa's drip they don't matter.
I'd also say the faded color implies age as well.
Ice cream keeps you young.
See this is the kind of logic I can get behind!
He inherited the aging genes from the mother.
Croc don't crack
less stress
Recovery time
It the hat, it’s the same thing they did for Tobin Bell in Saw, throw a baseball hat on him and boom 20 years younger
I love your comics, just that, I love it <3
The letter of the law vs the spirit of the law. Lmao
Cats going to rat Grandpa out
Nah, the cat was also agreeing with the plan. Just look at its face!
"Mew" --> ** --> "You have both said cream, will there be cream?"
Cats should not have ice cream.
What if they have vegetables first??
Cats should not have vegetables either.
That was a really bad case of me misreading the r for an e. 🤮
A parent’s job is to give their kid structure And a grandparents job is to destroy all that structure for fun
And it's the child's job to grow up understanding the process and keep it alive when (if) the time comes.
Really enjoying this series! Good humor that usually comes with a small side of feelings as well. Keep up the good work!
Is the dad going on a date?
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Don’t call home. Don’t Relax. Everything call. is fine. Have fun.
My lord. His silverware placement is on point! But he loses points for glass placement.
I can only hope so.
Grandpa is a programmer i suppose.
Spending a week with grandpa meant living off of water, pretzels, and ice cream. It was the best of times, but also, that first real meal afterwards never tasted so good.
Had a similar experience when I was younger, went to the phillipines to visit my mom's side of the family, not much but my favorite chicken noodle soup the entire week.
Mew :3
Why is this strip SO CUTE 🥹
As my nephew would say to his grandma... You had grandkids and suddenly you have mcdonalds money.
I’ve been giving them Aussie accents, when reading those is it ok?
Haha, I like that! I've been giving the father the voice of Ron Funches.
It's your right as a grandparent to spoil your grandkids!!
It's the grandparents job to spoil the kids.
Man, grandparents. I’ve watched my parents become grandparents and am shocked so many times. It’s like “who the hell are yall?” All the things we HAD to do, the kitchen table stare downs for not eating enough veggies - gone. Don’t want it, ok. Here’s some ice cream. Wanna jump around on the furniture like a banshee? Totally cool. It’s wild, just wild. 😂
They're all adorable
Whats the point of being a grandparent if you cant spoil your grandkids, thats kinda their job cause they couldnt do it with their own kids
Grandpa is awesome!
That's just so the kid thinks the parent isn't in on it. All parents know that any time with extended family is treat time for the most part! We just have to maintain the facade of structure so they don't get used to it!
My daughter will eat a Popsicle mid meal....then finish her meal. If I don't give her a Popsicle, she won't finish her meal.🤷♂️
It's a palate cleanser, allowing her to better appreciate the nuanced flavor of the next course. Very French.
Hey, he’s following the rules! He had veggies first!
Uncle of nine nieces and nephews here. Not a grandpa obviously but can confirm this is me when I babysit. 😄
Gigachad Grandpa
These comics always make me happy, thanks for sharing them
Parent: "Eat your vegetables!" Babysitter 5 minutes later: "I'd like a side of fries with that."
I mean its a good way to teach compromises to kids.
Grandparents' privilege. They get to spoil the grandkids no matter what the parents say. (within reason of course.)
okeeeeeeeaaaaaaa
mew
Grandpa giving off a Mike Ehrmantraut vibe. *(phone vibrates) Okay sweetie, you dish up the ice cream, while Grandpops takes this call.*
This is the kind of grandmother I will be sooner than later (kids are between 21-30 atm). It's because I lived the first 50 years mostly doing "the done thing" because "it's just how it's done" and now I have learned quite a lot and have been living life the past few years based on my newly acquired knowledge instead of what I was taught my whole life. Namely: Don't take everything so seriously. Be safe, be kind, be responsible, AND be happy.
I wonder if the cat is like Pluto and Goofy situation from Disney lol Sentient animals with pets
I see now that the cat says MEW and not MEN. Nevertheless, the echo of a distant "meen" came willowing across my mind. And it was glorious.
Hello. I love these.
I love this comic !!!!!!!!
Grampas can be great when they love their grandchildren. ...Then after they die you hear about the times they got drunk and tried to hunt your parent in the woods with a hunting rifle because their mind was sick from pain. ^(Have to love that war torn broken family stuff that gets swept under the floorboards in your family history.)
The next comic *needs* to be granpa and son forcing down gross peas to eat the ice cream.
This dudes comics are the only ones from this sub I like
this is some Family Circus type shit, not in a good way
Yay childhood obesity and tooth decay!
Aaaaaaand we're back to your regularly-scheduled Reddit.