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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Night-Gaunt49 said, 6 months ago
Casual, no. Friend with benefits? Maybe.
Nabuquduriuzhur said, 6 months ago
Ellie could be mean (it’s apparently deserved) and go over and say hi to Fred.
psychlady said, 6 months ago
Yeah, Right!!!
Anon4242 said, 6 months ago
Either he’s cheating or June dressed up for a fantasy night out and they don’t recognize her.
SUSAN NEWMAN
said, 6 months ago
What would Dear Abby say?
frugalnotcheap said, 6 months ago
@Anon4242
I like the Fantasy Night idea; when I was a little kid, I remember when the neighbors got all gussied up a few times a year and looked like Hollywood types…
DameSyd said, 6 months ago
Fred is a jerk….and he sure messed up Elly’s happy time with her husband…..hubby no slouch at this either!!!!
ewalnut said, 6 months ago
What does June look like? Do we know this isn’t June?
cdward said, 6 months ago
@ewalnut
Well, Ellie does say she’s been friends with June for a long time, so unless there’s significant plastic surgery involved, I’d say she knows what June looks like.
lightenup
said, 6 months ago
I would think that if neither Elly nor John think it’s June, then it most likely isn’t June.
I like the idea of Elly going over to say hello. I don’t think it would be mean, but more of a sign of “we’ve seen you”. If Fred is doing the wrong thing, then he deserves to be uncomfortable. If Fred isn’t doing anything wrong, then it’s just a friend saying hello to another friend.
Hawgzilla said, 6 months ago
@SUSAN NEWMAN
And then do the opposite?
Elsie Ross said, 6 months ago
Yes go over and say hi!!
Night-Gaunt49 said, 6 months ago
Lynn’s Notes:
June Willis was not an actual name. These people were fictional.
ossiningaling said, 6 months ago
@cdward
Judging from where Ellie and John are looking over at them, Fred and his companion must be seated over my right shoulder, so I’ll just turn around and… Drat! They left.
scottjsmith said, 6 months ago
@Nabuquduriuzhur
Stay tuned….