feelings
Original: feelings on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Woman (at laptop): Okay, I think I figured out how we can afford the kitchen repairs.
Man (Frank): I'm here to listen to you. To be your shoulder to cry on.
Panel 2:
Woman: What are you doing?
Frank: I read a book about how women don't like to solve problems. They just want to feel heard. And I HEAR YOU about your strong feelings.
Panel 3:
Woman: I'm not having strong feelings. I'm fixing our budget.
Frank: Nah. You're talking about the budget to CONNECT with me. To know there's a sympathetic ear for your FEELINGS about the budget.
Panel 4:
Woman: You're pissing me off, Frank.
Frank: See! I told you it was all about feelings!
Panel 5 (silhouettes):
Woman: I'm removing your $200 a month for lockpick sets and firecrackers.
Frank: But I need those!
Votey:
Frank: This is just as asinine as when you canceled my monthly samurai sword subscription.
Woman (at laptop): Okay, I think I figured out how we can afford the kitchen repairs.
Man (Frank): I'm here to listen to you. To be your shoulder to cry on.
Panel 2:
Woman: What are you doing?
Frank: I read a book about how women don't like to solve problems. They just want to feel heard. And I HEAR YOU about your strong feelings.
Panel 3:
Woman: I'm not having strong feelings. I'm fixing our budget.
Frank: Nah. You're talking about the budget to CONNECT with me. To know there's a sympathetic ear for your FEELINGS about the budget.
Panel 4:
Woman: You're pissing me off, Frank.
Frank: See! I told you it was all about feelings!
Panel 5 (silhouettes):
Woman: I'm removing your $200 a month for lockpick sets and firecrackers.
Frank: But I need those!
Votey:
Frank: This is just as asinine as when you canceled my monthly samurai sword subscription.
Alt text
A five-panel comic. A woman sits at a laptop trying to discuss the household budget while her partner, Frank, refuses to engage with the actual problem. Panel 1: she says she figured out how to afford the kitchen repairs; Frank announces he's there to be her shoulder to cry on. Panel 2: she asks what he's doing; Frank explains he read a book saying women don't want to solve problems, they just want to feel heard, so he's hearing her strong feelings. Panel 3: she insists she's not having strong feelings, she's fixing the budget; Frank claims she's only talking budget to emotionally connect with him. Panel 4: she snaps, 'You're pissing me off, Frank,' and he triumphantly replies, 'See! I told you it was all about feelings!' Panel 5, shown in silhouette at the laptop: she says she's removing his $200 a month for lockpick sets and firecrackers; he protests, 'But I need those!' Votey: a close-up of Frank looking annoyed, saying this is just as asinine as when she canceled his monthly samurai sword subscription.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.