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, 5 months ago
Oh, how I cannot wait for that when I get married (no, not to more than one woman, you “experts” of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints).
hildigunnur
said, 5 months ago
duh – one of you move the morning stuff to the other bathroom…
psychlady said, 5 months ago
@hildigunnur
Seems like it should be a no brainer, doesn’t it?
trekman58 said, 5 months ago
This is why you have master bathrooms with double sink vanities and walk in closets! We made sure of those amenities when we bought our house!
Hildegard said, 5 months ago
Separate bathrooms is the only way to go.
daniel_bel said, 5 months ago
For a truly peaceful marriage, separate housing is the only way to go :p
Bethy85 said, 5 months ago
I haven’t been married long but on the rare occasion my husband and I have to get ready at the same time, we don’t have a problem both being in the bathroom together! I mean, unless one of us is using the toilet but otherwise, why can’t your husband be in there when you’re doing your makeup? Silly.
Becky said, 5 months ago
Slightly staggered wake up times helps… one can get up & shower…. then the other can… and she can do her makeup while he showers… they seem so immature lately. I know it’s just a comic… but… immature.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 5 months ago
Lynn’s Notes:
When this strip was first published in 1984 the second panel read, “I can’t – all my stuff is in THAT one!!” The other day I received a call from Sue, my long-suffering editor, who asked me if it was better grammatically to say, “All my stuff is in THIS one” – considering that John was referring to the bathroom directly in front of him and not the one downstairs. I agreed, and we changed the dialogue. I guess this proves that it’s never too late to be caught by an editor!
lightenup
said, 5 months ago
My parents had a bathroom where 2 adults could not fit (unless one was on the toilet or in the shower), yet they still managed to get ready for their respective jobs without a fit (John). Elly could get a mirror and do her makeup somewhere else, as a suggestion.
oldfiredog said, 5 months ago
@daniel_bel
That truly brought a LOL,thanks
PhoebeDog said, 5 months ago
We’ve always had separate bathrooms. Wouldn’t have it any other way. I don’t care how big the bathroom is, it’s never large enough for two when getting ready. And I don’t want to be there when someone else is, uh, using it.
ewalnut said, 5 months ago
Let him in to get his stuff, Ellie. It’s not like you’re in the bathtub, and even then you could let him in. Besides, putting on makeup doesn’t require a sink.
Macushlalondra said, 5 months ago
Funny how they couldn’t foresee this coming. Yes John get your stuff and put it in the other bathroom and stop bellyaching.
KathyMTM said, 5 months ago
@Night-Gaunt49
that’s funny. It does make more sense to say “this one”.