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Another piece from Kathryn's school portfolio:

Is that a stick being brandished? That can't be good.

I have no idea what's going on here, but I do have a guess. Do you?

Comments

[Kate]

Totally photoshopped. Poorly, at that.

[loren]

It's the new and improved Rosa Parks cartoon! Except I don't remember the racists wielding whacking sticks. Maybe it's loosely based.

Your daughter is not only talented artistically but is honoring history. You should be beaming! (Jim Beaming, that is.)

[Anne Prince]

I think it is a Camillo exchange.....

[The Dad]

Loren and Anne, I'm not sure that either of your scenarios jibe with both parties being blonde. And Kate? You're such an ass.

[Sue]

Clearly, Kathryn has taken the seat of the first violinist who then threatened her with the bow of her violin. It seems that Kathryn won the stare down that day.

[Rebecca]

That's not a stick, it's a bus strap.

Or a riding crop.

[Kate]

You started it!

[Steph]

I agree - Kate take a walk. If you don't have anything nice to say then don't say it.

Okay to just be contrary to what I just said above - I think you're an ass too.

[Angela]

I agree with one of the other commenters, it must be Camillo and Kathryn. Kathryn is hilarious as well as being talented, love her pictures and commentary.

[Renata]

I'd guess it's Kathryn trying to help wrangle one of her sisters out of the minivan. Er, but I hope not with a stick - maybe hanging onto an oh-sh!t bar to keep her balance?

[The Mom]

Lila and Victoria do like to try and sit in Kathryn's chair rather than their own car seat. Perhaps that is it.

[You can call me, 'Sir']

I'll take The Mom's hint and say that Kathryn is demanding one of the small ones un-ass her seat. When rebuffed, Kathryn decides to walk to school, which is ridiculous. I mean, it's obvious that she's wielding the 'jaw bone of an ass' in her hand and if Sampson could kill a thousand men with one, I'm pretty sure a first grader could use it to get her seat back.

[Diane]

Clearly it's a pretzel rod--and since her little sis refuses to be bribed by it, Kathryn wisely concludes, "Well, I'll eat it as I walk to schoool, bonus!"

[Virginia]

"Get out of your seat" "No" "Ok, I will walk to school instead" A good decision on Kathryn's part since there is clearly something wrong with your van. I recommend you have your mechanic place the back wheels outside the van so that they can roll on the ground with the other wheels! In my experience, driving on front wheels only is very difficult. You really have to get on the gas in order to drag the van's rear end down the street. And then you have to listen to that horrible scraping sound the entire trip. Annoying!

[Laura]

At first I thought it was Kathryn and Camillo. But then I noticed they were both blonde. But of course Kathryn is the only one with a bow in her hair. Kathryn is yelling at one of her sisters and thinks she can walk to school instead of ride. Silly Kathryn.

[Kori]

What a talented storyteller you have there. Clearly she's just helping you out with the disciplining of one of the twins. How thoughtful of her! ;)

[faith]

It is clearly a chopstick!! She intends to cook as she WOK'S to school. I imagine that she will cook up a mighty tasty lunch in that WOK of hers with that giant chopstick. I agree though that she had great foresight in getting off of that bus, Virginia that scraping noise is indeed enough to rise the dead!! Please Dad bring us more of Kathryn's beautiful artwork. My child is horrified by anything that will make art and this is the only opportunity I have to live vicariouly through art!!

[Jennifer]

The picture is obviously Kathryn and one of her sisters. And my guess is that K is threatening said sister with one of her school books. But the real mystery is WHERE IS THE OTHER TWIN?!?! Not to mention The Dad. I mean, does he habitually leave Kathryn alone in the van with one of the toddlers?? Geez. I would never leave my children unattended in the car. Unless one was sleeping in her carseat and I was busy carrying a bottle of vodka into his house...

[The Dad]

My guess, similar to many of yours, was that this was Kathryn about to administer a beat-down to one of her sisters for sitting in her seat. And my transcript is word-for-word what Virginia put down. But I have it on high authority that none of us is correct, and that this scene actually involves Kathryn's nemesis, a girl my wife and I call Cloud McCloud of the Clan McCloud, and a senseless act of extreme violence.

We'll have to wait until Kathryn gets back from camp to hear the whole story...

[Abby]

Duh. It's a machete.

Beyond that I'm childless and clueless.

[Crystal]

Ok, I'm laughing out loud here. It's a funny drawing, but Virginia's comment is the winner today ...

[mommy24x7]

I've contemplated this a lot, and I have a theory: remember when Kathryn said she wanted to be an artist through the "use of pain"? Hello! Maybe we just had no idea she meant her sisters' pain! Just something to consider.

[Jennifer]

The Dad, what the hell are you talking about with this Cloud McCloud stuff? I'm so lost.

[loren]

Virginia: I hadn't even noticed the wheel - very astute observation, there. I say "Get the hell out before the gas tank starts on fire!"

Although I think Faith is onto something. The narrative sounds a bit like 'angry little old Chinese lady.' I am fluent in Chinenglish. That is the only way my 2 year old communicates.

[loren]

For the record... what kind of camp did you send poor little Kathryn to that she's being exposed to whacking sticks, machetes and the like? How do I sign up?