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4-panel comic by War and Peas. Panel 1: A parent in brown shirt and dark pants holds blue jeans while speaking to a small child in a yellow shirt and underwear, saying "I don't want to put on pants." A baby and wooden chair are visible in the background. Panel 2: The parent responds "Well, you have to" while the child asks "Why?" Panel 3: The parent explains "Because I say so. When you grow up, you can do whatever you want." Panel 4: The scene shifts to show the same child, now grown up in business attire, sitting at an office desk with a computer, papers, and office supplies, illustrating the irony of adult responsibilities versus childhood promises of freedom.

 

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4-Panel Comic by "War and Peas" Panel 1: A person with an axe stands before a tree with a green treetop that has a simple face. The tree is speaking from a speech bubble saying "You can chop me down, but that won't fill the giant void inside you." The scene is set in a countryside with hills and mountains in the background. Panel 2: The person is now chopping down the tree with their axe, making a "CHOP" sound. The tree has fallen and the person is standing on the tree trunk. In the background, there's a truck or logging vehicle with smoke coming from it. Panel 3: The scene shifts to a lumber mill called "PAUL'S LUMBER" with industrial buildings, smokestacks, and piles of logs. The person who chopped the tree is receiving money bags from a businessman in a coat and hat. Panel 4: The final panel shows the same person now wealthy, lying on a lounge chair by a swimming pool at a luxury mansion. They're holding a cocktail and wearing sunglasses, looking discontented. A speech bubble reads "That damn tree was right..."