Baby Blues by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott for November 01, 2024

Zoe is about to find out what it is like to be ratted out.

he’s bro vote Trump is after, but he’s 10 years too young to vote

Like flipping a coin, Heads I win, Tails you lose.

My brother and I liked different kinds of candy. He liked licorice.. I didn’t. For him.. chocolate had to have nuts in it… not me. So we would spread our two piles on a bed and he’d take all the ones I didn’t like.. and I would take his rejects. It worked out extremely well.. and no arguing or tricking each other.

My kids (and sometime their friends) emptied all of their booty onto the dining room table, and then the bargaining began. The haggling was fierce, but in the end, everyone seemed satisfied with their deals- no Zoe-level of attempted thievery.

Gonna need a much bigger princess costume next year.

There MUST be a political joke in there somewhere.

Zoe doesn’t think she knows you’re really dumb Hammie..

You’re slipping Hammie!

Somehow this reminds me of those scams where you’re told, “You’ve come into a fortune! But to get it, you first have to give me some of yours.” Then more, and more, till you’re broke – and never see that “fortune”.

Even if Hammie rats out Zoe, she’s already mixed all the candies in one bag. How can he prove which were his?

Heads I win, tails you lose.

You’re a total disgrace, Hammie! A TRUE pirate would never allow himself to be swindled out of his hard-earned booty!

I see a political career in her future.

Zoe, I’d find a punishment for you…

Reminds of the old Abbott and Costello routine

“This is the ‘two tens for a five’ all over again!”

And this weekend will be “Too Much Of A Good Thing Stomach Stupor Time”

Nothing dumb occured except Zoe stealing Hammie’s candy. Hopefully this will not end well for Zoe.

Cmon Hammie, you’re a pirate! and what do pirates do in this situation?

Time to tattle!

Oh, Hammie really needs a shave.

My son and his friend went out trick-or-treating together, and came back with two big bagfuls of candy. Then together they sat down and created three piles: Stuff my son likes, stuff his friend likes (they shared and traded) and stuff for the parents to take to work.

Welcome to Marriage…

This describes what it’s like to grow up as a scapegoat. The golden child is trained to treat the scapegoat this way and the scapegoat is conditioned to believe that he doesn’t deserve his treats or have any rights. Thankfully Wanda and company don’t subscribe to this method. In the household I grew up in you hid your candy!

Next year Darrell and Wanda will take all the candy and portion it out to the children one piece at a time. That should cure their issue with greed

Zoe I hope Hammie reports you to mom.

Love it! Face it, Hammie. Zoe is older than you are. At your ages, it means she IS smarter than you. Wait until she goes to brush her teeth. Take back what’s yours — and maybe a little of hers as interest, too.

Now, it is Hammie’s turn to sort through all the loot and pick out his favorites.

Time to let her have it when she is not looking

Uhh Hammie, don’t look now but I think Zoe just tricked you.

Zoe is such a brat. She needs to be put in her place and quit treating Hammy so badly. Perfect punishment….Hammy gets his candy back and hers also!

Brat is a vast understatement for Zoe. Smushing her into the corner seems inadequate for this level of out-and-out thievery.