For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston
- April 14, 2009
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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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Doctor Toon
said,
7 months ago
The grass is always greener….
cleokaya
said,
7 months ago
A great family beats a job, no matter how good the job is.
Jahosacat said, 7 months ago
But you can go back to your career after the kids are in school if you want to. Experience doesn’t go away and you’re gaining valuable resume experience with all you do to keep your home running safely and happily.
ewennick said, 7 months ago
Wow, this strip started out whiny.
prasrinivara said, 7 months ago
No Elly, you didn’t give up your career, you changed it–as motherhood is very definitely a fulltime job.
GuntotingLiberal said, 7 months ago
What about a family filled with emo teenagers, Cleo? :)
bald 716 said, 7 months ago
being a parents is more than a job. it’s 24/7/365 with no break
dwyntomlinson
said,
7 months ago
You don’t have to attach yourself to another person to be valuable.
Northwoodser said, 7 months ago
The one doing all the whining, just sits there and watches the other one doing everything by herself.
Macushlalondra
said,
7 months ago
I guess it depends on which is harder to get, a degree or find a good man. As a woman gets older there are fewer and fewer eligible males. So Elly is better off than Connie since she has something it’s harder to obtain.
lrpete
said,
7 months ago
Here’s a thought…Lose some weight, quit dressing like a frump and quit complaining about your ex, your job and your life to every guy you meet.
cleokaya
said,
7 months ago
GuntotingLiberal says:
What about a family filled with emo teeenagers, Cleo? :)
Fortunately, my family consists of a wife and a Lab, named Cleo. So I can’t even imagine.
Rmom said, 7 months ago
Maybe Connie would have a better time attracting a mate, if she wasn’t so fixated on it. Desperate women are repulsive.
summerdog said, 7 months ago
Whining is fun. It’s, like, a national pastime.
pookid54
said,
7 months ago
Whining is our new national anthem and Connie is such a loser
arceedee
said,
7 months ago
Lynn’s overdoing Connie’s fixation on catching any man from a quirk to a pathology, so much that this storyline is going from funny to sad. And Connie never does have a happy enduring relationship, does she (at least not for ten years) - why are we not surprised.
Wildmustang1262 said, 7 months ago
Hey, it is never too late to learn the educations!
prasrinivara said, 7 months ago
On the nail Wildmustang1262–I’ve actually seen 75-year-old students at UCalgary.
Strodgers said, 7 months ago
As a non Canadian, what is BSC? I might be able to guess the BS part.
fireflyez said, 7 months ago
Um… sexism anyone?
Just plain Steve said, 7 months ago
Strodgers: “Bachelor of Science”
ericka garcia said, 7 months ago
being a MRS truly is a blessing..
with its down moments of course…
wndrwrthg
said,
7 months ago
I believe we can understand why she is an ex.
lunchwagon said, 7 months ago
It doesn’t matter how much you have accomplished in life if you don’t have the fulfill the little girl dream of becoming a MRS. Women’s lib still has a long ways to go.
doublepaw said, 7 months ago
From the gripe came the whine……….
Bill Wa said, 7 months ago
Elly, if you had any idea what the future holds for you………
MaxStarmanJones said, 7 months ago
Time to move on, Lynn. You’re boring us to death. I’ve got an idea. Let’s jump a decade or so and have April. It will make the comic fun again. Or let us see a younger Jim and his first wife. Hey, even a root canal would be more entertaining than this whine-fest.