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| β | This was the thirteenth comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]]. The previous one was [[14: Copyright]], and the next one was [[15: Just Alerting You]]. It was among the [[:Category:First day on LiveJournal|first thirteen comics]] posted to LiveJournal within 12 minutes on September | + | This was the thirteenth comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]]. The previous one was [[14: Copyright]], and the next one was [[15: Just Alerting You]]. It was among the [[:Category:First day on LiveJournal|first thirteen comics]] posted to LiveJournal within 12 minutes on September 30th, 2005, on the first day of the xkcd LiveJournal account. |
As in the previous comic in the [[:Category:The Boy and his Barrel|The Boy and his Barrel series]], the boy is floating in the ocean inside a barrel. The previous comic made a point about the uncertainty of life; here, [[Barrel Boy]]'s lament at not finding a mother is pure sentimentality, as accentuated by the title text. According to Freud, the first stage of psycho-sexual development is the Oral Stage, which relates to a baby's relationship with its mother. The realization that 'mommy' cannot be found is the first point at which a person learns to stop trusting the world and realizes that the world is not always comforting and safe. | As in the previous comic in the [[:Category:The Boy and his Barrel|The Boy and his Barrel series]], the boy is floating in the ocean inside a barrel. The previous comic made a point about the uncertainty of life; here, [[Barrel Boy]]'s lament at not finding a mother is pure sentimentality, as accentuated by the title text. According to Freud, the first stage of psycho-sexual development is the Oral Stage, which relates to a baby's relationship with its mother. The realization that 'mommy' cannot be found is the first point at which a person learns to stop trusting the world and realizes that the world is not always comforting and safe. | ||
