Lay Lines by Carol Lay for January 31, 2022

Leaving an abusive relation for an even more abusive one. AND knowing that your ex- is having the time of their lives really bruises the ego.

But how does the string feel?

hard to tell if that’s a naughty child or a “naughty” partner

Such is life.

My mother’s favorite implement for dispensing discipline was a bolo paddle. She was an English governess before marrying our father and had strict ideas on how children should behave. If she didn’t have one of the bolo paddles handy, she would use an 18-inch ruler. For the most severe cases of misbehaving, our father would use his leather belt on us after he got home from his job as a military policeman. Three of their four children grew up to be more-or-less model adults. Not so much with our youngest brother, but he has now matured into a model senior citizen, so all’s well that ends well.

Botox?

Which came first? The paddle or the ball.

We had a cat who played fetch. Cat rules of course. Sometimes he’d return the toy as many as 3 times.

The cat is named Botox? Cannot be because it relives you of your migraines.

Beautiful. I’ve never seen so much emotion without a single face. ( cats don’t count). I am developing a serious crush on this strip. Damn. Just read it again. Wow.

Irrelevant to this particular strip, but I just noticed that there’s a new show on Netflix called “Murderville.” It doesn’t seem to have anything to do with Carol’s Murderville, but there is of course something called a trademark. Is everything in order?

Interesting to see that I’m not the only one who had the bolo paddle applied to my gluteals. I could relocate it (wittiness prevention) and avoid getting corporally punished. My mother had delicate hands that could bruise easily.