I agree. Cartoon physics of keeping babies and children young must be complex. Pasquale was a toddler before my son was born and seems to have stalled in about second or third grade. This comic 2011) was his first semester in college. In real life he is a grown man. Mimi is forever young to keep me fluent in phonetic baby talk.
I haven’t heard “Boy Howdy” in a while… thought it was a southern or Texas thing…
Dwelling on things and people to be grateful for is good practice, but takes work…