Divide And Conquer
the art of parenting
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Disembodied head and hands of Veronica floating around the fireplace. Very Halloween. Yes, you can see the rest, but the low contrast between her turtleneck and the background gave that as a first impression
Is it only for me that the comic strips have been in a really low resolution this last week? I squint to read atm. I usually click on the pic and zoom, but the quality is so bad now that I can’t even read the text.
Is it bad that I aspire to Veronica's parenting skills?
Maybe just a little, because it's predicated on parenting knuckleheads worthy of a webcomic. It's all fun and games until the garter snakes are in YOUR cabinets.
Sam, nobody likes a tattletale. (Well, except Sam. People love her. And boy is she gonna take advantage of that.)
Sam! This is definitely a “hang together or we shall all hang separately” situation. Even so, not sure any group could hold against Veronica.
Am I the only one who pictures Veronica as the same voice as Bayonetta orrrr….I feel like it fits her history too.
Veronica used Claire-telling on Marten! It's super-effective!
Love how they get into a genuine sibling dynamic
It was the inevitable outcome of Sam's calling shotgun for life.
Veronica just step on me already, please 🥺
I may not be able to ground you, but I can tell on you to someone who can.
Marten-Mom is such a MAN! Ipulator...
Come now, Marten. Were you raised in the barn pictured in the background?
Mother knows best. :)
You've met my mom I see
That's it Marten, throw your mom in the crooked old folks' home from 60 Minutes.
I'm not sure you would be satisfied by the outcome.
Marten's getting a crash-course in having a younger sibling.
Seems like he has the crashing-and-burning down pat...
Sun Tzu's first book was going to be "The Art of Parenting", but then he was like "Screw this" - I'll just go to war... it's much easier.
His mom was like “and you didn’t ask me?!”
Long gone are the days when Marten tore off his shirt to bind Sam's snake bitten wounds!!
That was Emily who got bit by the snake, not Sam.
Fighting like brother and sister. Hmmmm.....
That mischievous motherly smirk
These two are definitely settling into a stepsibling role. It's very cute.
So Claire takes the job at Cubetown and has to leave Marten behind because he's grounded? That's certainly one way to resolve the tension between Claire not wanting to stay in Northampton forever vs. Marten being content to stay there.
Faye will be happy, Bubbles will raise an eyebrow, and Dora will cancel her wedding for some reason
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Parenting-Sun-Tzus-Teens-ebook/dp/B007MJJZNU
Ooh, the ratings on that look...not good.
When Claire hears about this, she'll turn her sternest librarian glare on Marten.
He'll get shushed until he can't see straight!
That's so cute
I'm pretty sure Marten is wrong and the Veronica has spent a long and lucrative career grounding adults.
i don't think *grounding* is her usual punishment of choice
The only thing I remember from Sun Tzu's guide to parenting is that you should NEVER lay siege to your teen if you can avoid it.
Isn’t “grounded” pretty much equivalent to being under siege?
Divide and conquer. Smart strategy on Veronica's part. Of course, Sam is still in trouble and threw a potential ally under the proverbial bus.
Doesn't Sam go to high school?
I thought Junior High?
Please have the Sun Tzu Guide to Parenting be an actual thing that exists in this universe. ...and quote it frequently...
"Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your own beloved sons, and ground them when they talk back."
Insidious.
Veronica 1, Marten 0
I count Veronica 2, Sam 1, Marten 0
Acting like siblings already, they really are a family now
Sam you have definitely heard worse from Faye and Bubbles, that is not fair lol
But if she tells on them at home, she'll just lose her visiting privileges. There's no risk in turning against Marten.