For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for October 04, 2013

Makes me wonder if Phil’s glad he has no children of his own.

Way to advocate violence against children.

If my daughters demanded like that, NEITHER of them would. Whining and demanding is an automatic “no” in our house…and the girls know better than to ask a second time.

Re: The Nick show “Victorious” touched n that once. The characters were sitting at a table and one of them said, “How come no one ever sits on THAT side of the table?” Everyone just paused and looked at the empty seats. It was funny.

Watch it Michael. Your elbow is in your uncle’s mashed potatoes.

He should be happy that they LIKE their uncle Phil.

It looks like Phil’s girlfriend is in a bad spot as well. John’s about the spit in her food.

Does Phil end up not having kids?

Happy, happy, joy, joy for Phil!

People it’s a comic strip. It’s supposed to be funny. That’s why food is coming out of their mouths, elbows are in mashed potato’s etc. If you want manners read Emily Post.

i always wondered how people posted the same message twice. Now i see how it is done.

Emily Post, Emily Post, Emily Post. Doesn’t anyone remember Lord Chesterfield anymore?

How long is Mike’s left arm, anyway?Love Elly’s smirk in the last panel. I’ve worn that expression around my younger brother more than once.

Boarding house reach..\\//_

Somewhere next to the witch who fattened children up with parts of a candy house before dining on them, presumably…..

Gee, everyone seems to be chowing down. Where are all the comments about how awful Elly’s food is? Could it be – gasp- that maybe Elly isn’t the terrible cook that everyone on this board assumes she is? Naaah. Must just be that the jokers are all really, really hungry….

I wonder if they washed there hands?

That only happens at your house

Seems like the girlfriend could have sat opposite creepy Phil. Then she can look at him while eating…..wait…..

lol, I do things like this to my brother! He doesn’t have kids. I don’t really want to turn him away from having kids, but he and his wife are still young (I believe she’s turning 21 soon) so I don’t mind giving him reasons to wait a while!

Have you ever noticed how, when you have someone in your line of sight in a restaurant who is chewing with their mouth open, it’s like a train wreck - you just can’t not notice it after that?

No, it would not! THAT would be child abuse.Here’s hoping you don’t have children.. or relatives who leave you with their young children.

A comic strip, like TV, movies, and live plays, hardly ever put the characters back to the audience.

I’m in Early Childhood Education. There is a MAJOR difference between your elbow and the sharp(ish) tines of a fork. I can also tell you, if Children\‘s Services got wind that you stabbed your child, for ANY reason with ANY implement, you’d be having a surprise visit from them.If we at the day care saw marks that even LOOK like they were jabbed, we are required BY LAW, to call Children’s Services.

Well, I guess someone lucked out!

And “everybody” will be happy — especially Ellie.