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, 3 months ago
Never thought to leave a spare key under the mat, did they? (Hi, everyone, “backwards MORMON” here. Sorry I’ve absent for a about week. My profile went screwy somehow. So “templo SUD” my new GoComics name from now on.)
Locura said, 3 months ago
You laugh, but I’ve taught in schools where that’s the first thing kids check.
bluskies said, 3 months ago
@templo SUD
Welcome back. The old “key under the mat” is no longer a safe option for the kids; it’s been overdone. Those too young to carry their own key should have a few neighboring “safe houses” where they can wait for your return. Nothing can replace your presence.
cdward said, 3 months ago
This happened to our son (a high school student) the other day. Forgot his key and had to stay warm in the garage for a couple of hours till we got home. Won’t do that again.
D W said, 3 months ago
One time we came home from the store, finding my son outside waiting (he was about 15) during the summer. He complained that he had to wait outside without anything to drink. I pointed out the water hose to him….
specinss said, 3 months ago
It is amazing, they can forget their key, but always remember the cell phone.
SUSAN NEWMAN
said, 3 months ago
Isn’t Mike old enough to have his own house key?
I can remember having to wheedle and cajole my mother until I got a key to our front door.
K.C. Fahel said, 3 months ago
When my husband was 17 he went to visit his father in Europe for a few weeks. When he got home he found out that his mother had sold the house and moved out of state, left his stuff & his car at a friend’s house, and was gone without so much as telling him.
loves raising duncan said, 3 months ago
Nothing like leaving your child out in the cold while you’re in a nice warm library, huh Ellie?
michael pokrivnak said, 3 months ago
Stay outside Mike and go play in the snow. It’’ll do you some major good.
Nabuquduriuzhur said, 3 months ago
re: templo SUD
Welcome back. Actually, I’d thought your moniker was something in Russkiy.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 3 months ago
Lynn’s Notes:
I have to give credit to one of Aaron’s teachers for this punch line. Sheena told me that when one of her kindergarten students was severely ill, her class was comforted to see that her seat was still there. As long as her place in the class remained, they knew she was coming back.
Gokie5 said, 3 months ago
@K.C. Fahel
“. . . was gone without so much as telling him.”
Gee, a little hostility there, maybe?
KathyMTM said, 3 months ago
@SUSAN NEWMAN
I gave my 11 yr old daughter a key to keep in her backpack. When my son turned 11 I would not give one to him. He is much less responsible with his things. I would not trust Mike with a key either.
Macushlalondra said, 3 months ago
You need some kind of option rather than leaving them out in the cold (or hot). If she or his dad will not be home when he gets home they need to give him a key. If he is irresponsible it may be partly due to a lack of parental skills. I think Michael would be responsible enough, he seems rather mature for his age most of the time.