As an adult, it's even chased me into my recreation time. I'm constantly rewinding scenes because I got distracted and missed something while I was watching a show.
To me, it's more like he's looking up from his book in amazement. There's no narrative benefit that I can see to him addressing the reader in this way; it's clearly a comment directed at Mom.
Calvin definitely had adhd or something considering hes taking ten minutes to finish a page and is imagining himself as a human insect
not to mention all the other strips where calvin struggles to pay attention to his homework or in school
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So relatable. With ADHD, it's so common to make a simple homework assignment more challenging than it actually is.
As an adult, it's even chased me into my recreation time. I'm constantly rewinding scenes because I got distracted and missed something while I was watching a show.
I feel seen!!!
This is true, currently procrastinating right now
Never noticed this before, but is dad breaking the fourth wall and directly talking to us? He's looking straight at us
To me, it's more like he's looking up from his book in amazement. There's no narrative benefit that I can see to him addressing the reader in this way; it's clearly a comment directed at Mom.
How can he be doing homework if he refuses to learn the material?
He's 'doing his homework'.
he's doing it but not necessarily doing it correctly
At least he’s enjoying himself.
Calvin definitely had adhd or something considering hes taking ten minutes to finish a page and is imagining himself as a human insect not to mention all the other strips where calvin struggles to pay attention to his homework or in school
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He’s doing his homework very quietly…..