Liz and Sam have it all: a happy marriage, a precocious preteen son named Nate, and a house that's just the right size for the three of them. Then, Liz's parents move in. Grandpa Irv is a kindly but occasionally grumpy Korean War vet who loves watching TV, bickering over politics, and spoiling his grandson. His wife Sarah is equally strong-willed, whether urging Irv to diet, questioning her daughter's parenting choices, or finding surprising success as an advice blogger.
With an estimated 50+ million Americans living in such families as of today, Freshly Squeezed is a refreshing look at newfound family togetherness after the economic collapse. Can three generations of one family share their lives, their feelings, their dwindling fortunes and a bathroom — and keep their sense of humor in the process? Pay a visit to the Freshly Squeezed family to find out! Freshly Squeezed is the brainchild of Ed Stein, an award-winning political cartoonist. He created the local comic strip, Denver Square, for the Denver Rocky Mountain News for 12 years. He lived the Freshly Squeezed life first-hand when his kids were little and his 80-year-old father moved to Denver.
© Ed Stein - All Rights Reserved.
Free Range by Bill Whitehead
Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt
Comments (7) (Please sign in to comment)
Ellen Gwynne said, 10 months ago
Budget? Wait till you see what private school costs.
simpsonfan2 said, 10 months ago
I went to Catholic School for graded 9, and 10.
Relatively cheap as private schools go.
A couple of the teachers I hated most were ones I had there, but also a couple of the coolest ones.
PhoebeDog said, 10 months ago
Why doesn’t the wife get a job? She loves to spend money on organic food and other expensive things while her husband dislikes his job and worries about not getting a raise. Yet she stays home—her mother is there to care for Nate. Maybe it’s just a sore spot for me as I never had the choice of not working!
Ed Stein said, 10 months ago
@PhoebeDog
Good point. Which is why in upcoming strips Liz does confront the reality that she needs to work. Stay tuned.
Linda Dean
said, 10 months ago
every woman works, be it at home or in the business world….if she is in the business world, then she often works 18 hour days because she is still expected to come home, help with homework, cook, clean up after the meal, do laundry, get the kids into bed, fix lunches for the next day, talk over any problems her husband brings up, and take care of the most urgent cleaning problems, etc….if she isnt in business, she does all the above plus more than likely, helping as a grade school room mom, volunteer work, yard work, running kids from here to there, you name it!…women do, have and always will work in some form or another!
Linda Dean
said, 10 months ago
getting off my soapbox and moving on…
Comic Minister said, 10 months ago
It could be the only chance you guys got.