Judge — February 13, 1926 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page contains two cartoons satirizing parental behavior: **Top cartoon**: A figure peers out a window at an outdoor scene, commenting that it's a terrible time for someone to be yawning—apparently during some social gathering or event where attention/engagement matters. **Bottom cartoon** (credited to Crowford Young): Shows exhausted parents slumped on a couch while their young child plays on the floor. The caption mockingly describes the "pathetic scene" of parents whose child hasn't accomplished anything noteworthy to boast about recently. The satire targets parental pride and one-upmanship—the social pressure parents feel to have an accomplished or impressive child to discuss with others. The humor lies in depicting the deflated reality when a child provides nothing worth mentioning, leaving the parents visibly dejected. It's a commentary on vanity and the performative aspects of parenthood in social contexts.