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, 6 months ago
Not living up to Richard Starkey’s song, Lawrence and other kid are. (Best of luck to you, Michael Patterson.)
pouncingtiger said, 6 months ago
To quote Snoopy in today’s Peanuts strip, “It doesn’t take long to find out who your friends are!”
Jenna Rose said, 6 months ago
Mike needs some larger friends.
kfccanada said, 6 months ago
Yep, easy to see that bullying starts in the lower grades, not just high school. Nows the time the school should be paying attention and nipping these ‘threats’ in the early stages. However, a bully always knows when he won’t be seen and how to issue a scary threat. Michael should have his dad visit the school and then they can all confront this bully in the principal’s office together.
psychlady said, 6 months ago
Friends – always there when you need them!!! Sometimes!
J. Short
said, 6 months ago
Why wait till later. Let’s get ready to rumble. (I got suspended from school for fighting)
K.C. Fahel said, 6 months ago
Oh, man…I’ve been there! When I was in high school I remember one day so clearly. A girl threatened to beat me up for an imagined slight. I literally BEGGED some of my “friends” to walk with me. I KNEW the other girl would leave me alone if I WASN’T alone. However, no one would. I got a severe beating that day.
Knightman
said, 6 months ago
Didn’t have any problems when I was young. I had 5 brothers and Bullies did not mess with any of us.
SUSAN NEWMAN
said, 6 months ago
@kfccanada
Fat chance of THAT happening!!!!
SUSAN NEWMAN
said, 6 months ago
I’m glad that schools are taking the issue of bullying seriously.
I only wish they did when I was bullied at school (early ’60’s).
Doctor Toon said, 6 months ago
I remember being “called out” to fight after school and trying to get a large friend to walk home with me
He chickened out and I walked home alone
Two bullies showed up, I only had to fight one
The other one didn’t want to fight after he saw what I did to the first one
Having 2 older brothers came in handy sometimes, I could hold my own with them and their friends so the kids my age weren’t much of a problem
Elsie Ross said, 6 months ago
well mike did bean Brad with the eraser . Brad is probably all talk
lightenup
said, 6 months ago
That stinks. It’s always easier to deal with a bully with a crowd. The bully is less likely to mess with you when he/she knows there’s more than one to deal with.
prrdh said, 6 months ago
@kfccanada
Absolutely. You don’t want kids learning to settle their differences on their own, without ‘experts’ to prescribe the correct course of action. Without proper guidance, they might make mistakes…or even worse, find that they can get along without the ‘experts’ very nicely, thank you.
ewalnut said, 6 months ago
About 10 or 15 minutes before class ended, I used to tell the teacher I had to go to the bathroom so I could leave class early — and then run home instead. That was the only way I could avoid the bullies.