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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hsawlrae said, 11 months ago
Yup. They ain’t in the barnyard yet.
Harryfan said, 11 months ago
Their is always the chance that the pigs will make some bacon.
gmartin997
said, 11 months ago
Another poor soul who’s never experienced a farm. Just because she’s never seen more of nature than her own little circle, doesn’t mean that’s all there is to it. There’s nothing like stepping barefoot into a warm cow paddy, or having a bull chase you, or slopping the hogs, or watching calves and piglets being born. These and more are experiences those kids will cherish for a lifetime……………or not.
KenTheCoffinDweller said, 11 months ago
Last family bull chase that I heard about, the bull only lead for the first half. Then the “chasee” came back out of the house with the shotgun and the bull became steaks and sausage.
Nabuquduriuzhur said, 11 months ago
Probably healthier to actually learn something about nature rather than the usual “ignore it completely, or worship it” that nature usually gets.
SUSAN NEWMAN
said, 11 months ago
What the hell is that in Michael’s mouth in the last panel?
Kinda looks like a cigarette.
A SAINT said, 11 months ago
That’s probably a straw from a juice box – the second to last panel shows one.
Or it could be a Marlboro….
Finbar Gurdy said, 11 months ago
@SUSAN NEWMAN
Candy cigarette….
Ellymae2011 said, 11 months ago
@KenTheCoffinDweller
That must have been some bull, to produce both steaks and sausage!! (Sausage comes from pigs) ;)
Red Phantom said, 11 months ago
@SUSAN NEWMAN
It’s a sucker stick look at how his cheek is kinda puffed out
lightenup
said, 11 months ago
Sure! It won’t hurt them any, and will probably improve them.
summerdog said, 11 months ago
Lollypops and sand? Ugh!
Senex said, 11 months ago
Sausage comes from most any animal that can be ground up, mixed with spices and fillers (!), and stuffed into a casing…
sjsczurek said, 11 months ago
@gmartin997
Yippie – ki – yay, Cow Patty!
Yippie – ki – yay, Cow Patty!
Night-Gaunt49 said, 11 months ago
Lynn’s Notes:
Friends in Hamilton were curious about our summer plans. They made jokes about my being a city slicker, but I was determined to learn how to be a good farm hand.