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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legaleagle48 said, 4 months ago
Like father, like son!
bluskies said, 4 months ago
out of the mouths of babes…
Jenn said, 4 months ago
Nah, not this time. She DOES let herself go a little too often. Kids CAN get too demanding of a parent’s time, even when they don’t need the parent’s time every single second. Mom needs to insist on time for herself. It’s the martyrs that live in sweatpants and bathrobes.
(I’ll bet money I get slammed for THAT opinion. lol!)
Paula R. Stiles
said, 4 months ago
He’s got his mother’s ears—and his dad’s big mouth.
luckylouie said, 4 months ago
Definitely John’s kid.
psychlady said, 4 months ago
Real nice, Mike. You’re on your way to being just like your dad – open mouth, insert both feet!
trekman58 said, 4 months ago
It takes a much longer time for males to develop the fine art and wisdom of tactfulness. Now, Elly can go two ways with this: either take the compliment for what it is from her son or fly off the handle and use this as “a teaching moment”!
memere said, 4 months ago
Kids tell it like it is!!
Slywlf
said, 4 months ago
Lynn’s Notes:
Working at home meant that I could wear anything. I was usually in jeans and a sweater when my day began. After a few years of this kind of garb, I began to envy the ladies who actually dressed up for work: whose wardrobe was current and whose appearance was groomed. When I told them I wished I had an excuse like they did to get gussied up and look professional, they did say they envied me the freedom I had. I still got them to admit, however, that it does lift one’s mood to be dressed up and looking GOOD once in awhile!
sleeepy2
said, 4 months ago
Eh, it’s a compliment from a little kid. They can sting sometimes!
lightenup
said, 4 months ago
While I don’t dress up, I try to look decent every day. I only wear sweats if I’m going to work out. I feel that you should look as if you could meet someone at a moment’s notice.
NightShade09 said, 4 months ago
There’s always a downside to every compliment…
ewalnut said, 4 months ago
Nice as in no hair rollers or mud mask all over the face or slouchy clothes.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 4 months ago
Lynn’s Notes:
Working at home meant that I could wear anything. I was usually in jeans and a sweater when my day began. After a few years of this kind of garb, I began to envy the ladies who actually dressed up for work: whose wardrobe was current and whose appearance was groomed. When I told them I wished I had an excuse like they did to get gussied up and look professional, they did say they envied me the freedom I had. I still got them to admit, however, that it does lift one’s mood to be dressed up and looking GOOD once in awhile!
SUSAN NEWMAN
said, 4 months ago
I can’t see why Elly is so worried about her weight.
She looks positively anorexic in the last panel.
And I hope she uses her first paycheck to buy a good bra!