We have a Baby Blues treasury that I got eons ago. As our family has grown, we have loved reading it. We seem to struggle with all the same things as Wanda and Darryl. In short, the comics are funny because they are true.
R is also a fan, and we've found this to be both a blessing and a curse. While we hate to discourage a child who loves books, and it's fun to watch her tear through a newspaper looking for the comics, the kids aren't the best role models. Zoe seems to teach R an awful lot about how NOT to behave. But, R loves the comics, and so we read them over and over to her. In fact, R can also recite some of them, and it's pretty amusing to listen to her recite a comic, including the silent panels in which characters are thinking.
Yesterday, while she and her dad were at Barnes and Noble, she decided to recite one of the comics. In this particular strip, Darryl is holding Hammie, who is still a baby young enough to nurse, and Darryl is trying in vain to get Hammie to open his mouth. Zoe, the always helpful big sister, tells Darryl that if he wants Hammie to open his mouth, he should do what Mommy does. Darryl inquires as to what that is. R was quite proud to shout out the punchline in a nice, clear voice. Zoe then says, "Show your nipple!"
Last night, as we read the comics, we could really relate to the ones about the kids humiliating their parents in public...
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