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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ellisaana
said, 2 months ago
That should work.When I was in second grade, One of my friends and I put a bird cage near the neighbor’s feeder with a seed trail to it.We caught a crested flycatcher. Of course, We got in a bit of trouble for it because you can’t keep wild birds…but at 7, we didn’t know that.
JanCinLV said, 2 months ago
@ellisaana
My brothers and I tried that with the mockingbirds in our back yard. We propped a box on a stick and ran a string from the stick to the house through a slot under the screen door. Then we put bird seed under the box. We actually had a bird in the right place to catch it when the string got caught and we ended up fighting about whose fault it was.
Gator007 said, 2 months ago
@JanCinLV
Y’all got in trouble for fighting , didn’t you.
Paula R. Stiles
said, 2 months ago
Something tells me Michael doesn’t have any pet hamsters in his future.
SUSAN NEWMAN
said, 2 months ago
John had better get that hamster into the cage, or he’ll be in the doghouse!!
James
said, 2 months ago
And the moral of the story is never, ever volunteer to take care of the class pet.
lightenup
said, 2 months ago
@James
Exactly!! I’m sure most of the time nothing happens, but I just know it will happen when the thing is at my house!
Night-Gaunt49 said, 2 months ago
Lynn’s Notes:
I had so much fun with this drawing. Imagining John hiding behind a door, waiting for a hamster to follow a trail of crumbs made me laugh out loud.
Timelston said, 2 months ago
Who’s idea was the pop up add? Take them out and……
specinss said, 2 months ago
Watch out for… Inspector Gaget
L Nelson
said, 2 months ago
Hope he isn’t using the hamster food as a bait trail. That’s just ordinary food. The hamster wants something special or it won’t bother.
My rats are trained to come back to their cage for a treat when I ring their bell. Sometimes they ring it themselves and expect a treat! I don’t suppose hamsters are that smart.
Elsie Ross said, 2 months ago
Where’s Farley???
summerdog said, 2 months ago
At least it’s not dead yet. Lost, but not dead.
USN1977 said, 2 months ago
Is John squinting?
erma archer said, 2 months ago
I don’t know about being smart. We had one that figured out how to push the lid up on his cage. We finally had to duct tape it shut. and just take the whole top off when we needed to change the cage.