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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NightShade09 said, 5 months ago
Ya know, I never thought of it that way.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 5 months ago
They may be small and have lots of energy but no stamina. They poop out after a few hours and want sleep.
thebird55 said, 5 months ago
They pooped out because they were bored. Mom was the only one excited.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 5 months ago
Lynn’s Notes:
My dad took us to the Hudson’s Bay store one year to see Santa. We were a bit too old to do the Santa thing, but this was something we felt we were doing for Dad. He was in a great mood and enthusiastically encouraged us to wait in a long line. As we stood there, he went on and on about the decorations and the scene in which Santa had been placed. I remember thinking that he was way more excited about this than we were. Eventually, Alan and I had our turns on Santa’s lap, were photographed, given a candy cane, and allowed to go. Dad was beaming, and on the bus heading home, he quizzed us about our Santa experience. “Well,” I said, “he was greasy and smelled like cigarettes and needed to use a toothbrush really badly.”
Alan added, “His beard wasn’t real and didn’t fit right, and I didn’t like the way he said ‘Ho, Ho, Ho’.” Dad looked out the window of the bus for a while and said little else about our trip to see the great Claus. When we got home, I overheard Dad talking to Mom about our excursion. As it turned out … the man who was dressed as Santa was a great pal of our dad’s!
SUSAN NEWMAN
said, 5 months ago
Looks like Elly tried to infuse her (fake) enthusiasm into her kids.
With poor results.
jim12345 said, 5 months ago
They the kids get excited ?
The Life I Draw Upon said, 5 months ago
Reminds me of the classic taking the husband Shopping.
metagalaxy1970 said, 5 months ago
Susan, that wasn’t “fake” enthusiasm.
oldman2013 said, 5 months ago
Iam 69 and still believe in santa the tooth fairy and all those kid fantasies.
rowena28
said, 5 months ago
This is going to be me if I ever have kids. I will be bubbling over with Xmas enthusiasm, wanting to see every window & decoration, & the kids will be jaded & bored.
sjsczurek said, 5 months ago
My dad (rest in peace) used to tell me that Santa Claus and those other things stimulate a child’s imagination, and thus are very good. I think they stimulate our hearts, too.
Dad was right.
bevgreyjones said, 5 months ago
@SUSAN NEWMAN
Why do you hate Elly so much? And if you get that annoyed at her all the time, why do you read the comic in the first place? I think the majority of people stop doing something optional if it bugs them.
masnadies said, 5 months ago
20 years from now, (or even, in the case of my kids, 20 minutes after they get home!) they will probably remember these times as the best of their lives, and do the same to their children.
KathyMTM said, 5 months ago
@SUSAN NEWMAN
didnt seem fake to me
Tin Can Twidget said, 5 months ago
@bevgreyjones
Pick a subject, any subject, and somebody will complain just to complain.