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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Nabuquduriuzhur said, 7 months ago
I never did understand the idea of only doing something special for “company”.
templo SUD said, 7 months ago
touché, Michael Patterson (what a loophole)
SUSAN NEWMAN
said, 7 months ago
That’s a damned good question, Lawrence.
psychlady said, 7 months ago
Good question! He’s starting already!
trekman58 said, 7 months ago
Hard to argue with that logic Ellie!
lightenup
said, 7 months ago
They’re your company, Michael, so you should give them something.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 7 months ago
Lynn’s Notes:
Like my mother, I couldn’t resist the hungry faces of kids at the door. It’s amazing, isn’t it, how fresh baking makes folks magically appear.
Must be nice to do that. Never did but it is fun to read it though.
sjsczurek said, 7 months ago
LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL
Which is worse; when the kids act too dumb, or when they actually outsmart you?
jennifer coulter said, 7 months ago
smart move but bad all at the same time wheres the manners
swami mommy said, 7 months ago
@lightenup
Exactly. Let him make something and leave the cupcakes mom made alone.
hcr1985 said, 7 months ago
He’s got a point there….
Terri Brittingham said, 7 months ago
Yes, how could you bake yummies & not give some to the kids?
GretchensMom said, 7 months ago
I think that if Michael hadn’t become a writer when he grew up, he would have made an excellent lawyer or politician! He definitely has a knack for talking people into seeing things his way!!!!! ;-)
USN1977 said, 7 months ago
Growing up, my parents told me that once I was in another person’s house, I was bound by their rules. So if a friend’s parents told me “no”, that carried the same weight as my parents telling me no.
USN1977 said, 7 months ago
@Terri Brittingham
Probably because Elly was preparing it for a party or like function for her guests. The kids were Michael’s guests, not hers. As such, Michael is responsible for them.