Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for April 21, 2021

Now he’s Uncle Zeke.

Next step wiil be “Uncle Stupid Head”.

Well, at least he’s making an effort.

So Zeke’s modeling the four stepfathers he hated?

Sorry, Zeke, to know you is not to love you.

Like I said yesterday: “Run, Alex, run!” :D

I say you don’t have to address him as “Uncle.”

Well, so much for Christmas lunch. …eggnog anyone?

Alex is 7 going on 17!

As Nathaniel Brandon used to say, your parents had parents, too.

Verbally abusive? Takes one to know one.

The basic problem is that Zeke thinks he is a wonderful guy – the ONLY wonderful guy.

Work it little girl!

Wait, she actually used his name? And “Uncle” at that!

Alex is smooth. She is playing Zeke for all he is worth. Just keep pushing his buttons until he loses it and then call in Mom once he blows up. Brilliant plan by the little one.

As we learned with Adrian Peterson whaling the crap out of his little boy, child abuse tends to be generational. If your parents whupped you when you were a kid, what you learn is that that’s what parenting is all about, and you pass it on to the next generation. I’m not surprised that Zeke had a shitty upbringing. All too true to life!

“Uncle Zeke” can go begat himself.

She’s a sly one.