Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for August 03, 2014
Transcript:
Stephan strolls down memory lane. When I was a acid, my dad drove me around in the back of his pickup truck. When I was a kid. I flew across the country by myself. When I was a kid, I spent every summer day in my friend's swimming pool and his parents were rarely home. When I was a kid, I ate everything I dropped on the ground and some stuff that was already there. When I was a kid, every injury I got was treated with a pat on the head and a 'Walk it off.' Stephan babysits his nephew in 2014 Stephan's Sister: Here's his list of allergies, some games that improve his cognitive skills, and please stay within 18 inches of him at all times. Pastis: I don't know whether to feel sorry for you or me. Nephew: Let's go crazy and eat trans fats
Now parents are getting charged with felony neglect for letting their 7 year old walk a block to the park by themselves.