Jan Eliot's funny and irreverent Stone Soup follows the saga of an extended, blended family, starring two working-mom sisters living just across the fence from each other. Val and Joan share life with their opinionated mother, a middle-school diva and 10-year-old tomboy, a reclusive teenage boy, a wild preschooler and his new baby sister...and of course Wally, the ultimate nice guy who steps into his stepdad shoes with grace amid the chaos. Working-parent hassles, pre-school tantrums, middle-school angst, love and the single mom... it's all here in Stone Soup.
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rayannina said, 8 months ago
Today’s strip is entitled “Why Teachers Hate November 1.”
Jenn said, 8 months ago
I learned as a kid, that after a couple of sweets on a mildly empty stomach, I actually DID feel sick. How many 10 y/o’s do you know that actually agree with their folks when they say one piece a night after dinner?
capnLaz
said, 8 months ago
No one likes to be rationed or censored.
Doctor11 said, 8 months ago
Ah, the post-Halloween sugar rush.
lightenup
said, 8 months ago
@rayannina
LOL!! So true! :-) I think they cheer when Halloween is on a Friday or Saturday night.
Gokie5 said, 8 months ago
@Jenn
Our six- and ten-year-old got sick, too, after eating too many sweets. (The twelve- and fifteen-year-old didn’t indulge that much.) And, true, NObody ever agreed on the one-piece-per-night rule. Now that the six-year-old can get stuff from the top of the fridge with a grabber, nothing is safe!
BobBlumenfeld said, 8 months ago
Oh, is Jan ever going to get polite notes from at least some of those brands for not using the proper trademark symbols.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 8 months ago
Sugar is a powerful narcotic. Take it in small doses. This is a good way to mess up your metabolism and find out if you are diabetic or not.
Comic Minister said, 8 months ago
Have fun girls!
angusdad said, 8 months ago
@rayannina
I know a few teacher that would like to see no school on Nov. 1
scribe86 said, 8 months ago
BobBlumenfeld, no she won’t. You can reference the name of an item without getting sued for trademark violation. And I seriously doubt that Hershey’s wants to file a lawsuit against a friggin cartoonist and get that kind of bad press.
janinabarnes said, 8 months ago
I estimate that if I allowed my kids only 1 piece a night, they would still be eating Halloween candy at Easter. I allow 3 pieces at a time, up to 4 times a day. After the first week they can fill a quart sized bag with the part of their plunder they get to keep. The remainder goes away (usually to work).
Eric Schultz said, 8 months ago
Our kid’s school had a ped. day today! Coincidence?!
Ceeg22
said, 8 months ago
Ick! (Skittles aren’t chocolate)
lady lar said, 8 months ago
My one-year old granddaughter took her first steps yesterday when her 4 year old brother dumped his Halloween haul on the coffee table! She saw the goods and just hussled over to grab a share! True, and so funny!!