This is ( almost ) art imitating life.
It started with a booklet of questions Kate would test Luna with. They were meant to determine a kid’s the level of intelligence. Luna was surprisingly good at answering them. Every time she got an answer right, we’d praise her for it.
As a joke, instead of praise, I said, “What?!… No daughter of MINE is gonna be smart! Get out of this house right now!”
Luna thought it was hilarious. Feigning being upset. I kept doing it. Eventually she didn’t like it when we praised her. She’d rather be threatened with eviction every time she got answers right.
Is this a girl thing? The ‘opposite’ game?
Anyway, recently Luna had the hiccups and I threatened her with eviction for it. Laughs ensued. That event is what this strip is based on.
On a side note…. I showed Luna this comic strip and she was very upset. She didn’t like that I portrayed her as crying.
“DADDY! I’m CRYING! How COULD you!”
Oh yes, another first hand experience, this time for John.
Because you never know at what things your kid may be embarrassed about (but are perfect normal for you), until it pops up.