Pupating
ganbatte, baby bugs
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My husband, an entomologist who LIKES kids, also calls babies larvae… I, the mother of child and *not* an entomologist, am not impressed
sounds like you need to become an entomologist!
But really, the important question is...will Emmett be the key to us finding out about Chaos Loaf? (See QC#4077.)
We will never learn about the Chaos Loaf Incident. A tale for which the world is Not Yet Prepared.
My kids were critters from "oh wait, I'm pregnant?" to probably about 7-8. Depending on who I'm talking to, much much later :D.
I feel so seen… this body is not meant to be a host.
I'm pretty sure babies scare most adults. That's part of the nurture instinct, the constant concern for their wellbeing?
I'm a fairly new parent, in that my kid is just a toddler. I absolutely referred to him as being in a larval state for the better part of his first year.
Ditto. Though we usually only call him that when we're talking to the cats.
My mother used to refer to small children as "midgets." I'm not sure what that says about my own upbringing.
I would die for Emmett.
Those first two panels were adorable. As were the rest.
bad at kids, bad at most humans really, but can still empathize at a distance with cartoon characters, what's up with that?
Cartoon characters aren't a firehose of nigh incomprehensible social signals.
Adoption foreshadowing?
Get someone to look at you like Bubbles looks at Faye in panel three. Swoon.
Dawww...
100% Faye feels here. Though totally not interested in kids at all they become less gross and more tolerable as they get older.
Older is when the nightmare starts and you wish they were babies again...especially girls starting about 14.
I'm Bubbles in the third panel
I want to play with tiny wolf puppies now.
me thinks Faye might want to adopt kids some day.
me thinks Bubbles hints pretty strongly she might not be entirely against adopting kids RIGHT NOW
"Does Bubbles _have_ a heart?" 1- The coolant pump turbine is pretty close, sort of like an LVAD. 2- The metaphorical sense of emotional center still exists in AIs, that counts!
Metaphors are people too!
Faye's facial expression in panel three is adorable.
Adorable and awesome. Small nit pic, wrong number on the comic.
Good catch.
I'm still stuck on "Awooo!".
awooooooooooooooooo
Loud squishy little micro humans
Small discontinuity? I seem to remember Faye and Dora having a chat about handling kids and Faye seemed much more comfortable with it at the time. Dora also said something about the poo-larvae stage...this was probably 100 years ago. Anyway, it's awesome to see so much sweetness in the same week, I'm going to go find my dentist
Right, because nobody's feelings fluctuate over time.
Nah I'm with Faye on this one. Larval humans are loud and anxiety inducing
I also do not enjoy children in the larval stage, and I have a child. It got better once they hit 5
There are definite advances in independence that stabilize things a bit around 5. (for one, there start to be ways they can actually help around the house as opposed to “help”) And yet most of them are still interested in giving super hugs and saying adorably funny things.
I’m for both adopting kids & building kids
Adopted AIs?
I laughed very hard at "larval stage"
The most well-adjusted human in the strip is a giantess AI that was previously a killbot.
I’m not sure Bubbles is as well-adjusted as you think, but it’s clear she’s going through a lot to get to this point.
I'm the kinda guy who's actually and literally moved to tears from simply seeing a picture of a baby or a toddler, but who's terrified of ever having to change a diaper.
Eh. It's not that bad until they start eating solid foods. Unless they're eating blueberries. Or yogurt. Or blueberry yogurt. *shudder*
I didn’t think I’d be able to deal with the youngest folk either…but when I was thrown into the thick of it, instincts overrode those misgivings and it was totally enjoyable and quite rewarding (even with all the hard work).
This, totally. Nothing can really prepare you for a baby, and the first few years are pretty insane but also amazing. And you develop a kind of amnesia because they are changing so quickly that you can't dwell on what was hard yesterday, which is how you wind up doing the whole thing again a few years later.
Anyone else not get the email for this one? Didn’t come into my spam folder either
I got it
Totally with Faye (and Jeph) here.
I've got issues with kids too. I don't plan to have any. I prefer enjoying life.
I can't have children. My dog is allergic.
Emmett's face when they looked at Sam's hand on their shoulder... d'awwwwwwww.
Yeah... But for her it's just being friendly and supportive (as far as we can tell) but for him it's a sign of maybe something else entirely. I remember being a teenage boy with a hard crush on a best friend. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.
I've always identified with Faye to a greater degree than the other characters, but never more than tonight. The larval stage is a stone cold dealbreaker if I have to be the primary caregiver. No way.
Could always adopt when they are the pupa stage
Faye's latent mom powers, assemble! And yeah Kyle, I agree. Plus some face time for Roko and the foundation they work at.
I mean, not now because they can barely pay the rent as it is, but down the line I could see them probably being a really cute pair of mothers to a foster teen.
Aaaawwwwww
I'm with Bubbles, my heart...
They could adopt? :)
A good idea, but I'm pretty sure Emmett and Sam already have parents 🤔
I can’t even