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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gmartin997
said, 4 months ago
Unless I missed something, John’s a dentist, and dentists aren’t exactly poverty-stricken. I doubt very seriously if he would have said that.
bmdnut said, 4 months ago
@gmartin997
You haven’t seen the size of their mortgage ;-)
IndyMan said, 4 months ago
At least, Elle, doesn’t look so ‘bedraggled’ today. She also seems to be in good spirits possibly still on her ‘high’ of getting a job. Wish the same would happen to my daughter.
Macushlalondra said, 4 months ago
If she’s making enough to cover the mortgage she must be putting in some long hours. I hope he’s covering his share of the housework but I highly doubt that.
Kab Buch said, 4 months ago
I have a 30-year-old son needs a job. Walmart keeps saying no. Too much age D for someone my age. I cannot draw SS far too young.
lightenup
said, 4 months ago
That must be a small mortgage. Granted this was before McMansions, but still.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 4 months ago
Lynn’s Notes:
There’s nothing more boring in the comics than talking heads…so, in order to make this bit of dialogue more interesting, I had Elly and Connie working out at the gym. This “trick” also gave me an opportunity to get the characters out of the house and to draw them in action!
SUSAN NEWMAN
said, 4 months ago
@gmartin997
Maybe mortgage rates are higher in Canada, and John’s salary alone isn’t enough to cover it.
Just guessing.
gemdrite said, 4 months ago
Maybe John’s salary is fine to cover the mortgage, but if Elly’s salary is enough to cover it, then the family now has some extra money on hand, which is always a happy.
JanCinLV said, 4 months ago
As a single mom, I found it difficult to find a job that would cover the cost of day care, let alone the mortgage or rent payment.
Tin Can Twidget said, 4 months ago
When my wife was alive my salary took care of the necesities like Mortgage, Heat, water, electrcity, etc. Her salary covered the luxuries like food, …
JP Steve
said, 4 months ago
@SUSAN NEWMAN
In the early 80’s Canadian mortgage rates were heading towards 20%. This strip dates from 1984.
ReplyDeleteNicole
said, 4 months ago
Yep, that’s usually the point of working. LOL
bhinkle said, 4 months ago
@JP Steve
20%, wow! Why was that? Surely not Trudeau’s doing. US was 12-15% 1980-84. My first mortgage was 1981, after Mr. Carter managed to drive the rate from 9% to 19%.
GretchensMom said, 4 months ago
She’d better be making A LOT of money with this job because the mortgage won’t be the only thing she’ll need to pay for . . . Lizzie will be in daycare full time from now on (not to mention needing to find and pay someone to watch Michael when he gets home from school). This may end up being more trouble in the end than it’s actually worth!