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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, 4 months ago
A bow on a MALE dog’s head? That’s a bit too much.
Arye Uygur said, 4 months ago
I remember when Farley was the size of a mouse.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 4 months ago
Yes just a tad too much human mothering here. Dogs would not like the perfume on them.
PennedInk said, 4 months ago
I just love his expression when she’s hugging him. So cute!
Night-Gaunt49 said, 4 months ago
Lynn’s Notes:
Farley, the real dog, hated baths. If he just heard the word, he’d head for the hills. I usually washed him outside, but during the winter, I would stuff him into the tub, which meant the entire bathroom got wet along with him. After I dried and brushed him, Farley looked like a massive plush toy, his fur poofing out as if he’d stuck his tail in a light socket. He would look like this until he had to go outside, where he’d find something dirty to roll in. He was a lot of work, but I didn’t mind. He was family…and a real character!
Bodiodo said, 4 months ago
Looks like the other comments missed the point. I think Lynn Johnston’s comic strip is the most thoughtful of all comic strips consistently. And may I add the most brilliant too.
Tog said, 4 months ago
I used to have to strip off down to a pair of shorts when I gave my dogs a bath. I’d get every bit as wet as they did.
Cherie Mohr said, 4 months ago
I love this strip but can’t believe the picture they are using as a logo. The two of them have never looked like that in any strip I’ve ever seen…. and they just look stoooopid (stupid). Please put a more pleasing picture back up for lead-in (logo).
James
said, 4 months ago
She officially went over the top when she put perfume and a bow on the dog.
lightenup
said, 4 months ago
Yeah, anything that doesn’t perform a function (i.e. a sweater on a small dog in freezing weather) is too much.
Macushlalondra said, 4 months ago
We had a male poodle as I was growing up and whenever we had his hair cut they put a bow in his hair. No perfume though.
P Partridge said, 4 months ago
@Cherie Mohr
Yeah, some of the new logos (like this and Frazz) are terrible
Night-Gaunt49 said, 4 months ago
@Cherie Mohr
Go down under “help” and contact Gocomics directly.
Elsie Ross said, 4 months ago
yes change the logo!!!!!
goweeder
said, 4 months ago
@Cherie Mohr “I love this strip but can’t believe the picture they are using as a logo. The two of them have never looked like that in any strip I’ve ever seen…. and they just look stoooopid (stupid). Please put a more pleasing picture back up for lead-in (logo).