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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templo SUD said, 11 months ago
how much is CAN $1 compared to US $1?
pouncingtiger said, 11 months ago
Michael is right, but he is old enough to learn about responsibility.
Nabuquduriuzhur said, 11 months ago
Two years ago, it was about 1.3 Canadian Dollars to the U.S. Dollar. Now the U.S. dollar is worth less than the Canadian.
gmartin997
said, 11 months ago
When I was your age, boy, my dad bought our first powered lawn mower, and I went around the neighborhood mowing neighbors’ lawns for a dollar. AND I WAS GLAD TO GET IT! I got nothing for weeding my mother’s flower beds. Count your blessings, boy. :-( (my mother would have given me a long lecture if I’d said that to her. They married in the middle of the Great Depression, you see; so I heard about it everyday.)
Paula R. Stiles
said, 11 months ago
I think she should dock his pay every time he whines. That’ll end it quick.
Gator007 said, 11 months ago
Mom is trying to build up your work ethic.
gmartin997
said, 11 months ago
My mom’s favorite remark was, “If you think I was put on this Earth to be your slave, you’ve got another think coming!” Bill Cosby wasn’t lying. Even 29 years ago, kids were raised by a completely different set of rules from my time. It’s incredible the difference 30 years makes — 52 – 82.
psychlady said, 11 months ago
Michael needs to learn the value of money and how hard it can be to save a little at a time for what you want!
lightenup
said, 11 months ago
i was raised to work hard, so I try to raise my kids the same. It’s funny how my sister has a much different outlook than I do, and her kids have everything done by a housekeeper for them.
Several years ago, I was in my daughter’s Kindergarten class and they were doing centers where the kids were divided up into small groups. It was time to rotate centers, so I told the kids in my group to clean up before they move on to the next center. One girl said “I don’t have to clean up. The maid does that.” It was sad and funny at the same time…
algurka said, 11 months ago
@templo SUD
I just checked the exchange rate: $1 US = $1.03 Canadian, or $1 Canadian = .97 US. They’re pretty close in value unless you’re dealing in millions.
jcm1655 said, 11 months ago
If it’s up to BERRY it will get worse
ewalnut said, 11 months ago
Wait for Christmas, Michael. Maybe you’ll get the roller skates then.
rhaacke said, 11 months ago
Yes, Michael, grown ups are supposed to do that. If only more of them would.
SUSAN NEWMAN
said, 11 months ago
I wonder how much Elly would have to pay a professional gardener to do what Michael is doing for slave wages.
hcr1985 said, 11 months ago
@SUSAN NEWMAN
yes, but the gardner does not live there and eat their food, etc… he does. Whenever I aksed about pay for chores, my parents would say “your pay is having a roof over your head, and food in your belly”