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, 2 months ago
of course (I hope the hamster didn’t die on impact)
Bret Maverick said, 2 months ago
It’s just a comic strip, templo SUD.
JanCinLV said, 2 months ago
Our hamsters had trouble getting their “hamster ball” up over the edge of the carpet. It was fun watching them try.
Thirdguy said, 2 months ago
Here kitty!
lightenup
said, 2 months ago
Well, going down doesn’t seem so difficult… ;-)
LarryW2LJ said, 2 months ago
@templo SUD
Those hamster balls are really sturdy. They are quite safe in them (personal experience – my kids has a couple of hamsters when they were young).
Night-Gaunt49 said, 2 months ago
Lynn’s Notes:
Going back to my friend with the big heart and too many animals: The hamster had one of those transparent exercise balls, which the kids found fascinating – as did the family cat. When the hamster was not inclined to run for his pleasure, the kids encouraged him by rolling the ball themselves. I remember them saying that they wished they could ride in a ball like that, and putting myself in place of the dizzy, disoriented hamster, I thought… yeah… maybe not!
PocketNaomi said, 2 months ago
I’ve actually HAD a ride in a ball like that. There was a carnival ride at the state fair last year that did the exact same thing for humans, only in water. (The ball floated in the water; the human inside stayed dry.) It was a lot of fun, but exhausting within a very few minutes!
legaleagle48 said, 2 months ago
@Night-Gaunt49
Apparently Lynn never heard of Zorbing.
katina.cooper said, 2 months ago
And at the bottom of the stairs, they wondered why the hamster was asleep.
SUSAN NEWMAN
said, 2 months ago
I thought they only had the hamster for a week.
Shouldn’t he be back in school now?
Or is it a slow week??
BobBlumenfeld said, 2 months ago
@SUSAN NEWMAN
Story-time week.
USN1977 said, 2 months ago
@SUSAN NEWMAN
The weekday strips only number six, hence a week in the FBOFW universe could take longer than real-time due to the difference. Also, there can be times they are showing a dialogue that takes a few strips to publish, but would probably only be a few minutes or so in the real world.
USN1977 said, 2 months ago
@PocketNaomi
Imagine how many calories were burned doing that!
716PMedGuy said, 2 months ago
ouch!