How I became a hero to my kid...

[Popninja]

My oldest started kindergarten last week and we were told he needed a backpack. In kindergarten? Okay. Anyway, we go to buy one and the only kind left are plain ones, which we had no problem with, but of course like any kid, our son wanted Scooby Doo. Well, there was no Scooby, so we settled on a plain light grey backpack. After the second day, my son tells me that one of the kids at school said his backpack was dumb because it didn't have a character on it and didn't want to be his friend. I didn't know kids were this dumbass in kindergarten, but I guess they are. Anyway, I try to explain to my five year old how it's not important what kind of backpack you have, just that you have one and any kid who doesn't want to be your friend because of your backpack doesn't deserve to have friends at all. Well, that didn't work at all. He's five, after all.

So my wife suggests that I draw characters on his backpack. I think it's not a good idea, but I do it anyway. I went out and bought some fabric markers and on Sunday night, while he slept, I did him up with a Spiderman headshot and a Scooby Doo headshot on the back, and I ran a flying Superman down one side. When he saw it the next morning, he was so excited. I got a big hug...and requests for more and more and more characters on his backpack. He wants Goku on the other side first.

So, right now, my kid thinks I'm great. Pretty cool, huh?

[muthmaniac]

I want a character on my backpack....

:)

[Hazard]

aw that's nice
to be young, just imagine if nowadays i put spidey and scooby doo on my bookbag i'd get my ass whupped

[DrVictorVonDoom]

Wait, so there's worthwhile things to do with art that don't involve money? Weird...







That rocks, dude.

[muthmaniac]

Originally posted by DrVictorVonDoom
Wait, so there's worthwhile things to do with art that don't involve money? Weird...

No, of course not. I'm sure his son will be receiving an invoice within the week...

[The Souljah]

wow I'm actually touched by that story. Good job, you may win Father of the Year just yet.

[bindlestitch]

I was touched too Pop.(Iknow, I'm a wuss.:( ) But I think that's really really cool. I bet the little guy will be the envy of all his friends.
Cherish this moment man because when he hits puberty , you'll be the most uncool and ingnorant human being alive.:D
Thanks for the great story man!

[Exiter]

what did his classmates think of your creations?

[Devilman]

That's all you had to do!?!? MAN , what a jip! And here i was taking on local crime syndicates with my one man army vigilante justice and cleaning up our neighborhood making the streets a safe place to walk at night. Fabric markers. Who wudda thunk?

[Popninja]

Originally posted by Exiter
what did his classmates think of your creations?

Well, they weren't MY creations. If I would have illustrated his backpack with my creations, he probably would have been sent home from school.

As far as what his classmates thought, to be honest, I didn't ask my son and he didn't tell me. Besides, I didn't do it for them; I did it for him. And he loved what I did. So, who cares what they think? Friggin' kindergartners!

[Ragelion]

and I went and just bought a dumb power puff girls backpack for my daughter who started kindergarten...Bad Daddy.

[Black Eagle]

hey, I did a similar thing for my little sister....her class loved the picture.... (did some sort of elven mage)

[xadrian]

Thanks for the tip, my girl is only 16 mos, but I'm gearing up for a bunch of nonsense clique behavior any day now.

That gives me hope. Well done sir.

[Chris Piers]

Draw her a cow and make her go, "moo". That was rad.