For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston

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  1. Margueritem

    MargueritemGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    Indeed he does.

  2. wndrwrthg

    wndrwrthgGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    In a battle of wills, always bet on the puppy.

  3. ejcapulet

    ejcapuletGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    Look at that sweet little face in the last panel (the puppy, not the kid - I never liked Michael much)! How could she say no?

  4. AliKzam

    AliKzam said, about 1 year ago

    His little tongue poking out is priceless!

  5. liztish

    liztish said, about 1 year ago

    Oh my god… I want a Farley too!

  6. comicologist99

    comicologist99 said, about 1 year ago

    i love thst is comic !!

  7. arsmall

    arsmall said, about 1 year ago

    He is just so cute!

  8. eddieal

    eddieal said, about 1 year ago

    I never got to see how Farly came into their lives, but I remember how sad it was when he died. OK, OK, I cried. Just an old softy here.

  9. adldev

    adldev said, about 1 year ago

    I’m just glad a hero is back.
    How many heroes we have come in our lives and just don’t know it until down the line.

  10. Doctor Toon

    Doctor ToonGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    Cutest comic of the day. No contest.

  11. ironflange

    ironflange said, about 1 year ago

    Aw, nuts, I can’t wait till tomorrow, this is killing me! Are they going to take him home or not?!?

  12. summerdog

    summerdog said, about 1 year ago

    Kids and puppies belong together. Pets teach us great life’s lessons.

  13. Susan001

    Susan001 said, about 1 year ago

    From Elly it’s always, “i want! Or I don’t want!” Never a thought about what others want. I think she’s more immature than Michael.

  14. Wildmustang1262

    Wildmustang1262 said, about 1 year ago

    Awww sheesh! Elly! Take that cute pup without an argument. Let us pray to convince Elly to give up and bring that pup home. I hate to think she is hard head like a solid rock. grrrrr!

  15. Susan001

    Susan001 said, about 1 year ago

    Nothing wrong with having a hard head, Wildmustang. It’s Elly’s HEART that is so hard. And that’s wrong.

  16. Wildmustang1262

    Wildmustang1262 said, about 1 year ago

    Susan yea I agree. Oh well! Make her becoming soft heart?

  17. Macushlalondra

    MacushlalondraGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    Oh good grief Elly! She holds him close in the second panel and then hands him back in the third and says she doesn’t want him? She must have a heart of stone!

  18. circuit7

    circuit7 said, about 1 year ago

    No, she’s just protesting against her melting heart.

    Mothers with kids this age frequently find themselves appearing selfish. Sometimes it’s hard to reconcile what your family gets out of life when your life’s achievement consists not of what you achieve but what you help/allow them to achieve! She learns as she goes along, like we all do. And some of her lessons come from Farley, happily.

  19. wildbanshee

    wildbanshee said, about 1 year ago

    They do say they pick us, not us picking them.

  20. Mishi Uddo

    Mishi Uddo said, about 1 year ago

    I want a pupppy too mom… there dilicious!

  21. Wood_Gracie

    Wood_Gracie said, about 1 year ago

    speaking from experience, two litte kids and a new puppy and all the promises…you know who ends up taking care of all of them?…mom. I believed the promises (from the grown up!) and said yes…then dad went on a business trip for two weeks, one week after getting a 3 month old pup and I had a 3 yo and a 3 month old…in November, alone, living out in the country. It was NOT fun and when he returned the help still never came. I know why Elly is hesitant, and for good reason! She knows what it will really mean for her! Hopefully John will step up when he gets home from work!

  22. Susan001

    Susan001 said, about 1 year ago

    I wonder if, when she got pregnant, Elly told John, “Honey, I don’t WANT a baby!”
    Oh, wait a minute, She DID say that when expecting April.

  23. Jahosacat

    Jahosacat said, about 1 year ago

    I think I’ll try that line on my husband!

  24. OPCgnat

    OPCgnat said, about 1 year ago

    Jeesh, don’t be so hard on Elly…she’s the one who will have to do the work; her concerns are valid! She’s not hard-hearted, just practical - of course, in the end, even practicality sometimes bends to the love of a puppy.

  25. Philip Stultz

    Philip StultzGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    I’m glad she started this strip over, always liked it but never got to see it from the beginning.

  26. Dry

    DryGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    Ironflange, You must be new to the strip! Of course they take him home! He was a BIG part of this strip! I hated it when Lynn killed him off!

    And, eddieal, having had dogs and cats all my life, I cried, too, like a baby when Farley passed. If you don’t have the book “Remembering Farley” get it! It is great!

  27. robertolopez144

    robertolopez144 said, about 1 year ago

    Go! Lynn!

  28. B0ydrgn

    B0ydrgn said, about 1 year ago

    Lynn has a wonderful way on how animals touch our human lives, with Farley and his story to the bunny. I have had pets in my life all but a few years. They fills us with great joy and equal anguish upon their demise. They make us all more “human”. Lynn has hit the nail on the head with how much our pets become our salvation.

  29. ironflange

    ironflange said, about 1 year ago

    Drystyha, I was just being silly, I am a long-time reader. My daughter was born shortly before April was, and the two of them have sort of grown up together. They have similar interests, and the stories in the strips have followed her life so many times it’s creepy.