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Foolish Child #14: Thank You, Obama Family

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Jan 18, 2017
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I am a queer coparenting mama to Dickens Jr. Doodler by day, 911 dispatcher by night. All my favorite shows look better on Tumblr. I am two years and 450K words deep into constructing a fanfic called Ages and I’m never giving up on it. Bering & Wells.

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  • Carmen Phillips
    January 18, 2017 at 6:38 am

    “Because, my child…. they played themselves”

    Ohhhh I wish I could tell you how much I enjoyed this line! PERFECT

    (Seriously though, this comic is where I am right now in life. Thank you.)

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  • Kalasin
    January 18, 2017 at 7:05 am

    Glorious.

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  • shira
    January 18, 2017 at 7:20 am

    Perfect. Thank you.

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  • Rose_
    January 18, 2017 at 7:42 am

    Hi
    It’s all, as in “we could have had it all, rolling in the deep”. It’s from a song called “Rolling in the deep” by Adele

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  • Alistair
    January 18, 2017 at 7:45 am

    It’s a drawn out “all,” like “aaaaall.” :)

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    • Alistair
      January 18, 2017 at 7:46 am

      Ope, Rose beat me to it :P

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  • Kai
    January 18, 2017 at 7:47 am

    “We could have had it all, rolling in the deep.”
    It’s an Adele song.

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  • KaeLyn
    January 18, 2017 at 8:48 am

    That last panel, tho. :sigh: Too real.

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  • Carmen SanDiego
    January 18, 2017 at 10:34 am

    Thanks
    And thanks, Obama. We will miss you TERRIBLY

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  • Sage
    January 18, 2017 at 6:32 pm

    Awe, I loved this!!

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  • Helena
    January 19, 2017 at 1:28 am

    This is wonderful, thank you. And thank you Barack and Michelle Obama ,I have learned so much from you over the last eight years – and I don’t even live in the US.

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    • Diane N
      January 19, 2017 at 5:05 am

      Yes to this!!!!!

      What decent people the Obama’s are.

      Well said Dickens, this family will be missed.

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  • Cinnamon
    January 19, 2017 at 5:43 am

    i cant even right now with this lovely tribute to this wonderful family.

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