Meet Ben and Olivia, a retired couple who babysit their grandchildren when their daughter goes back to work. Warm, funny and filled with gentle humor, BEN shows seniors as active, healthy and still in love after all these years. Created in 1996 and nationally syndicated in newspapers and magazines across North America, BEN has won the hearts of fans all over the world. Artist and creator Daniel Shelton touches on everyday details with affection, bringing to life characters in whom we are sure to recognize ourselves and our families.
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pcolli said, 8 months ago
Oh dear…the last thing we need is false sympathy.
olddog1 said, 8 months ago
Who needs sympathy. If you want to help go away, leave me alone and call in three days.
Doctor Toon
said, 8 months ago
@olddog1
That’s the way it is with me too
I don’t even consider myself really sick unless it feels like I’m dying and then all I want is to be left alone until it passes
pcolli said, 8 months ago
@Doctor Toon
I hate people fussing over me when I’m ill. Just let me deal with it in my own way.
lightenup
said, 8 months ago
Well, that’s just you guys (and me). Many people like to be fussed over and get lots of sympathy, and they’re offended if you don’t pay attention to them. In fact, they get extra dramatic (see comic) just to make sure they get attention. So stop thinking that Ben is just like you – maybe he wants attention from Liv and it makes him feel better and she’s used to it after many years of marriage.
“Dying”, when it’s probably just a cold! LOL
Shyygirl27 said, 8 months ago
My baby is the same way, women can run a household the week after giving birth. Men are “dying” if they catch a cold.
Dani Rice
said, 8 months ago
My husband and I made a pact when we got married: if one of us is sick, the other will go to work. HE wants to die in peace, and I am a blanket twitcher and pillow turner par excellance. We drive each other crazy.
whmIII said, 8 months ago
Maybe he IS sick…
whmIII said, 8 months ago
@Dani Rice
Not surprising…
Blackwolff9
said, 8 months ago
@Dani Rice
God forbid you both get sick!
Linda1259 said, 8 months ago
For years I told my husband my knee hurt . . . he was nice but still was upset when I walked more slowly than he. When we retired and moved to FL, the doctor ordered x-rays just to “take a look”. At the next appointment, the doctor came in and put his arms around me (!!!) and said “I don’t know how you have done it but I want you in the hospital tomorrow for a knee transplant.” My husband is still making it up to me!
pcolli said, 8 months ago
I don’t know how I’d react if my doctor put his arms around me.
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My knees always hurt, but no-ones suggested a replacement. My step-mother (some thirty years older than me) often says, “Oh, this or that hurts.” I always reply, “I’ve had that for years.”
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She comes back with, “But you’re younger than me.” I respond with, “But you’re tougher than me.”