the-real-world
Original: the-real-world on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Mother: Bobby, your teacher told me you didn't do your homework!
Bobby: So?!
Panel 2:
Mother: You know, things are gonna be a whole lot harder than this once you're out in the real world.
Bobby: You guys don't work THAT hard.
Panel 3:
Mother: No, that's not why it's harder. See, at school, you wonder why adults are making you do things you hate. In the real world you'll wonder why YOU'RE making YOURSELF do things you hate.
Panel 4:
Mother: So you should enjoy not doing your homework. Enjoy it while you can. When you're older, you'll just be creating sad little problems for yourself that don't feel funny or rebellious anymore.
Panel 5:
Bobby: You're kinda sapping the fun out of it.
Mother: That's the part I enjoy!
Caption below comic: This bonus comic is thanks to preorders of SOONISH. You can buy a limited signed copy by clicking here!
Votey:
Bobby (looking annoyed/deadpan): I'm gonna have a fun purpose-filled life, just so you feel like shit.
Mother: Bobby, your teacher told me you didn't do your homework!
Bobby: So?!
Panel 2:
Mother: You know, things are gonna be a whole lot harder than this once you're out in the real world.
Bobby: You guys don't work THAT hard.
Panel 3:
Mother: No, that's not why it's harder. See, at school, you wonder why adults are making you do things you hate. In the real world you'll wonder why YOU'RE making YOURSELF do things you hate.
Panel 4:
Mother: So you should enjoy not doing your homework. Enjoy it while you can. When you're older, you'll just be creating sad little problems for yourself that don't feel funny or rebellious anymore.
Panel 5:
Bobby: You're kinda sapping the fun out of it.
Mother: That's the part I enjoy!
Caption below comic: This bonus comic is thanks to preorders of SOONISH. You can buy a limited signed copy by clicking here!
Votey:
Bobby (looking annoyed/deadpan): I'm gonna have a fun purpose-filled life, just so you feel like shit.
Alt text
A five-panel SMBC comic. A mother scolds her young son Bobby: "Bobby, your teacher told me you didn't do your homework!" Bobby replies, "So?!" She warns, "Things are gonna be a whole lot harder than this once you're out in the real world." Bobby retorts, "You guys don't work THAT hard." She corrects him: "No, that's not why it's harder. At school, you wonder why adults are making you do things you hate. In the real world you'll wonder why YOU'RE making YOURSELF do things you hate." She continues, "So you should enjoy not doing your homework. When you're older, you'll just be creating sad little problems for yourself that don't feel funny or rebellious anymore." Bobby: "You're kinda sapping the fun out of it." Mother, smiling: "That's the part I enjoy!" A caption notes the bonus comic thanks preorders of the book SOONISH. Votey: A close-up of Bobby's deadpan, slightly annoyed face as he says, "I'm gonna have a fun purpose-filled life, just so you feel like shit."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.