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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Foolish Mortals by Tom Horacek
For Heaven's Sake by Mike Morgan
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templo SUD said, 6 months ago
Oh, crud. Tomorrow’s about to get ugly.
baarbear said, 6 months ago
Michael, you should whirl around rapidly and backhand him in the face. Then, stomp on his feet a few times. That’ll give youi room to get away.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 6 months ago
Don’t ever act afraid. Do that and they will prey upon you.
doctorwho29 said, 6 months ago
Uh oh!
T.E. Lawrence said, 6 months ago
Bullies only understand force, which is why I took up Karate. It didn’t take long for word to get around that I was not a soft target.
Dha Dha said, 6 months ago
poor Mike…
MAC45 said, 6 months ago
Reminded me of the bully who chased April on her bicycle.
kfccanada said, 6 months ago
Mike should have gone to see the principal as soon as the first incident happened.Maybe his two friends did already and they’re waiting just outside the doors.
SUSAN NEWMAN
said, 6 months ago
You people seem to forget that when this strip was first shown, bullying was NOT taken seriously by school personnel.
IndyMan said, 6 months ago
OOOOOOPS!!!!!!!
frugalnotcheap said, 6 months ago
@SUSAN NEWMAN
Bullying: Oddly, at my schools when growing up – it was taken very seriously before it became common, accepted practice. There was zero-tolerance before we knew what that meant.
lightenup
said, 6 months ago
Well, that’s a Halloween scare, just 2 weeks late!
riverhawk
said, 6 months ago
Straight left to the bridge of the nose, he will never bother you again… Code of the hills
neatslob said, 6 months ago
This may wind up going too far, but don’t forget Michael actually started it when he whacked Brad in the head with his eraser. Surely he couldn’t have thought anything good would come of that.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 6 months ago
Lynn’s Notes:
I had two nemeses in elementary school — I can still picture them. I can remember the fear I had lying awake at night knowing that I would have to face them. I was a bit of a bully in my own right; I could fight tooth and nail if I had to, and I’d win. I wouldn’t prey on just any kid, I’d go after the mean ones — the ones I thought deserved a good pummelling!