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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BenderSastre said, 8 months ago
No, you don’t.
Nabuquduriuzhur said, 8 months ago
dinners can’t all be winners…
legaleagle48 said, 8 months ago
@BenderSastre
Perhaps, but with that death glare Elly was giving him, even John wouldn’t be dumb enough to say so!
pouncingtiger said, 8 months ago
If John didn’t comply, Elly looks like not only sending John to the doghouse, but also locking him inside and setting fire to it. What a burn!!
Jenna Rose said, 8 months ago
If looks could kill, John would be a dead man.
yankeetexan said, 8 months ago
you could tell in panel 3 John wants to make a sandwich too but Elly’s look told him to eat what’s in front of him or ELSE!! At least this time he kept his mouth from making some smart A$$ remark like he normally does.
psychlady said, 8 months ago
With that many unhappy people, maybe Elly should learn to cook.
kfccanada said, 8 months ago
Perhaps Ellie should just have John make suppers for a week or two so he can cater to his and the kids taste in meals. It seems to me that none of them appreciate Ellie or try to cooperate with meal prep.
It’s easy to criticize because we don’t know her weekly food budget allowance. In the recent US economy…and elsewhere…people have been resorting to food stamps and having to stretch them by buying staples and other cheap items. I would guess she made a rice and veggie cassarole with mushrooms, tomatoes, onions and celery etc. Kids would prefer peanut butter no matter what you cooked! I would’t have given in so easy because they probably make such a fuss no matter what she makes.Shyygirl27 said, 8 months ago
@kfccanada
I know my 7 year old daughter does! She doesn’t agree with much of anything anyone cooks.
masnadies said, 8 months ago
True enough- my kids would happily eat sweet a PB&J 10 times a week and pizza and hot dogs the rest- almost never touching fresh fruits, veggies, lean meats or legumes (yes, a couple of the kids avoid even the ones they love to grow in the garden). But they almost never have that opportunity. Instead, they must suffer through salads or soups or stir-fry or any of hundreds of varied healthier options they are served.
Jean said, 8 months ago
No, Michael needs to eat what mom made for dinner, maybe on a smaller plate with smaller portions but after he eats the Mom made dinner, if he is still hungry, he can have a PB&J sandwich. Kids need to learn to eat what is made. She is not a short order cook
rshive said, 8 months ago
@masnadies
When my wife doesn’t like what I fix for supper, the inevitable reply is ’I’ll find something." We have a freezer well-stocked with White Castles.
FrankenAaronStein
said, 8 months ago
My mom, apparently unlike like Elly, was a good cook. I don’t remember a bad meal ever. Some said yesterday that they’d take mushrooms over onions. I’m the opposite. No shrooms, but don’t hold the onion.
SUSAN NEWMAN
said, 8 months ago
@psychlady
A long time ago, when Elly was planning to take a class in creative writing, John suggested that she take up creative cooking, instead.
SUSAN NEWMAN
said, 8 months ago
Peanut butter and honey sounds delicious.
But I wonder if Mike will clean up the mess he’ll make.