IIRC Waterson got a lot of flak for this, as there’s an implication that parents who adopt don’t love their kids as much. (Recollection from reading one of his annotated collections, could be wrong.)
Aw, that sucks. I think it’s clear he meant this not as a commentary on the difference between biological and adoptive parents but just a joke on how difficult of a kid Calvin is.
IIRC Waterson got a lot of flak for this, as there’s an implication that parents who adopt don’t love their kids as much. (Recollection from reading one of his annotated collections, could be wrong.)
Aw, that sucks. I think it’s clear he meant this not as a commentary on the difference between biological and adoptive parents but just a joke on how difficult of a kid Calvin is.