This cartoon took more than 10 years to make. An evening of drawing, some time to fine-tune the caption, and a decade to create the daughter who came up with the idea. I’ve tweaked it a little so I wouldn’t be a total plagiarist, but you ought to know that this cartoon is really by Little Sweetie.
She’s already far enough ahead of me in Doctor Who that she’s now explaining some of the finer plot points to me when I join her for an episode. She’s reading webcomics and science fiction books, correcting my Star Trek: The Next Generation references and suggesting graphic novels to me.
Any of you parents out there, have you had the same experience of delighting in the way your kids enjoy some of the same things you did, while being in complete awe of their unique take on it?
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Mine is nineteen now, both her mother and I are bloggers since 2003 and avid users of every single social tool out there… and you can’t figure out to what extent I understand your cartoon!! Ah, and it gets even better with time!! :-)
That’s the best news I’ve had so far this year. :-) A good friend once described parenting as seeing your kids becoming the coolest people you know. That’s sure been our experience.
Does your daughter have any webcomics to recommend for a 10-year-old? :-)
It gets worse. Over 20 years ago, I used my two eldest sons as testers on some games I was commissioned to write for a kids TV show.
They have subsequently joined me in the software industry, are in their early 30’s, and are now WAY SMARTER than me.