For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston
- November 13, 2008
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Since its debut in 1979, For Better or For Worse has touched comic strip readers as few cartoons ever do. Cartoonist Lynn Johnston’s eye for detail and her uncanny sense of what real parents and children struggle with daily are a big part of her success. The world has watched the Patterson family grow up in real time, and to many readers, the Pattersons feel like family!
Parents and children alike will relate to the obstacles that the Patterson family faces. Curfews, parent date nights, babysitting, pets and distractions are all hurdles that the Pattersons must overcome in order to enjoy each other as a family. They face the same obstacles that real life families do, which is what makes them so loveable.
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Margueritem
said,
7 months ago
I remember those days well.
runar
said,
7 months ago
You never have to freeze your buns off with a cat.
TumblersBlue said, 7 months ago
I remember them well too! I LOVE Farley’s reaction, an absolute hoot!
Ellsass said, 7 months ago
Runar, you never have to get your face clawed with a dog. ;)
JennyB519 said, 7 months ago
farley’s reaction is sooo funny!!! lol poor dog :(
waywardmedic said, 7 months ago
Its funny, I thought Lynn was really going to do new comics but starting from the beginning of the strip. I guess she is using the old strips again. I am staring at my 2008 calendar and this strip is exactly the same as the one for November 2008. I’ve been to her site and it said nothing about her reusing older strips. Time for another visit again.
Got to say though, its nice to see Farley again…I missed him.
Jahosacat said, 7 months ago
If people don’t like the new way Lynn is writing/posting the srips, simply DON’T READ THEM! Many of us didn’t read the original strips and ARE enjoying them!
Craigor said, 7 months ago
I remember this the first time around, but was really too young to appreciate them. Now, I find myself with 2 children (granted 7 and 4) and a 16-week old black lab puppy. Farley seems to be exhibiting the same growth spurt as my dog.
doctortoon said, 7 months ago
I love Farley in the last panel. It’s the same reaction I get from my kitten when I catch him getting into something he knows he’s not supposed to. I shout and he jumps up all scared just like that.
hcrobin85 said, 7 months ago
give him time Elly! no one yells at you when you do your business :)
funnynorm said, 7 months ago
What a delight to see the beginning of Farley.
panacea1477 said, 7 months ago
UGH! Mine used to squat, and then change his mind. I had the SAME REACTION!
summerdog said, 7 months ago
Lesson here…don’t get a puppy when the weather turns cold.
Jaycy said, 7 months ago
It is always the mom who has to take care of the puppy.
Gretta Germroth
said,
7 months ago
Gee-looks like me & McEe at 4 in the morning!
alife said, 7 months ago
Now I have too:D
Char32 said, 7 months ago
Think I just did!
Khard12 said, 7 months ago
summerdog says:
Lesson here…don’t get a puppy when the weather turns cold.
Where were you 2 weeks ago when I let my wife talk me into getting a puppy when its below 30 in the morning?
sassynic77 said, 7 months ago
Oh I remember having those days when I lived in NJ with a dog who loved to sniff every blade of grass before he went to the bathroom and I was FREEEEZING standing there.
Mowgli-Chiara
said,
7 months ago
I have a LAB that loves outdoors and he needs to go 1st thing in the morning (5:00AM) it does not matter if is raining or snowing, and he does not care if is a holiday or weekend ;-)
Tukla Ratte said, 7 months ago
Ah, a summer morning in Canada.
…I kid, I kid!
tickles1244 said, 7 months ago
I remember those days, so now I have cats..sigh..Yes!
schipsrbest said, 7 months ago
This is one of my favourite FBOFW because it is so TRUE!
Susan001 said, 7 months ago
Y’know, reading the posts from pet owners describing their experiences is more fun than the strip itself.
Tigger
said,
7 months ago
That’s the way to go Elly, Scare it out of him.
Wildmustang1262 said, 7 months ago
Susan001, I agree with you but I loved that strip! I had no time to check it and went to work. I happened to take my break during my work at Wal Mart. I saw the comic on the newspaper. I read that strip. I burst and laughed so hard. Oh gosh! It was so hilariously funny.
summerdog said, 7 months ago
I like Tigger’s comment…
Scare it out of him!
StripesCnH-GF said, 7 months ago
Yeah that’s right scare the dog, that will definitely make him want to goto the bathroom now…. Poor Farley