Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for February 05, 2023

Say only what needs to be said

yeah… big difference in parental discipline

Get to the crux of the matter before she gets away!

Who do they think she is? Six year old Shannon? What 19 year old has not learned to put the dirty dishes in the sink / dish washer? What does Greg think this is, “Family Circus”?

Say what needs to said Nancy i don’t know if you will guilt trip Luann into doing her chores.

Will G & K ever stop treating Luann like a 13 year old ???

She got off easy. I hate it when people just leave their mess (even if it is only a bowl) sitting there and not taking care of it. It says “I’m too special to clean up after myself. Take care of it since I can’t be bothered.” It says the other person is less important than you.

If my wife had wanted kids, I’m pretty sure she would have been just like Nancy.

I’m a dad and I raised my kids more like Nancy, but as anyone here can see I tend toward verbosity (lol).

What’s wrong with letting Puddles do the dishes?

Keep the words to a minimum. They generally are not listening anyway.

Puddles discipline.

Dibs.

I prefer to take Mom’s approach. I like being verbose and it keeps ’em guessing.

I love it.

Moms explain.

Dads grunt.

For me it’s always been the opposite, even now it’s my father who gives the very, VERY long speeches in an irritated voice when he thinks I’ve done something wrong. So, pretty much every time we see each other.

Luann is way too old not to clean up after herself. Time to kick her out.

Ohhhand let’s not forget about Alexa who turns on the lights and answers questions

Kids don’t (always) need a whole sermon.

Ann Eiffel Discipline…… ooooooooo. Eat your hearts out, haters. You’re not worthy. ;9

Still an inconsiderate slob.

Dad’s comment is a reminder of mom’s comment; Luann already understands the why.

Frank believes in one word discipline.

It’s not safe to leave the bowl on the table, Puddles could get hurt jumping up and down. Put it on the floor.

Luann is 19 years old. They are done raising her and telling her what to do. If she can’t follow the rules she needs to move elsewhere.

I would say a little more than Frank and a lot less than Nancy.

Frank knows that Luann does not need the lecture. She just needs to be reminded.

Either way, she still leaves the bowl on the table.

I JUST typed this diatribe on Nest Heads… seems to fit here as well:I read a study years back about how single moms raise boys who are wimpier in general. On the play ground, the mom will yell “Be careful!” and “Don’t go up so high,” and if the kid gets hurt, they coddle them. Dad’s on the other hand, encourage boys to take risks, and tell them to suck it up when they get hurt. And now, all these years later, we have men with top knots, dressed in women’s clothes, looking for the ‘safe space’ in their university because someone triggered them with a harsh word! Just sayin’!

Cool! A comparison strip! I’ll start it off: Luann has two stripes on her belly in the right panel vs. one on the left!

My mother always says that I shouldn’t leave dishes in the sink, even she leaves dishes in the sink all the time.

It’s a Dad thing….

Luann’s answer to Dad: “I will this afternoon, Dad. Bernice and I are meeting Nil and Jack at Bowlarama.”

True

Sometimes less is more.

I’m more like the mom but I’m working on getting to the point like the dad.

My paper printed 2/4/20 instead of 2/4/23 yesterday. The PC police strike again.

I have a friend who does the Nancy thing. It’s fun to watch her grandkids’ eyes glaze over as she over explains things to them.

I only had to give my girls the look or say very little so I can identify with this

Unless the bowl grows legs, it’s not walking itself to the dishwasher!

Has nothing to do with eating cereal! Mothers have the need to explain why you need to do things in nauseating detail, yet in many cases that is unnecessary. Fathers on the, other hand know (or at least assume) that the child knows better, and cuts through the BS! The child knows that they haven’t performed a task and are usually just being lazy.

how does one not know how to clean up after themselves at 19?

Lol! Perfect! I remember those days!

I am a boomer born in 1951 and my generation (nod to the Who) were often ridiculed by older generations as the spoiled never spanked Dr Spock (no not the Star Trek Spock) babies.

Monday: Bets dumps her plate of spaghetti on Gunther’s lap.

Dad’s discipline for the win.

At our house it is the opposite. My husband will take 30 minutes to to explain something that needs one short sentence.

Momsplaining

All my Old Man had to do was clear his throat, we got the message…

Can’t say I really have an opinion. I guess I would vote for Frank’s style, but I’m still trying to get past the idea that a person this age doesn’t pick up their dishes. Even little kids learn to, at least, put their dishes in the sink. So to me, at her age, the fact that Luann still doesn’t automatically pick up her bowl just seems impossible.

Wow, Luann is WAY too old to be doing this! Considering that she is actually old enough to be living on her own, and maybe even married with a small child, I shudder to think what the rest of her living environment would look like (and we thought her bedroom was bad!).

Where I’ve seen this happen, it seems to be the result of the parents doing everything for the kids. My brother’s kids seemed to do it regularly, and usually leaving the bowl half full of milk. BUT, they were only in early elementary school at the time!

Succinct.

Monday: flying spaghetti???

Drum roll for Monday’s episode: Will Gunthie stand up to Mommy???

Be more interesting if swimming suits were wear.

Frank: Why use many word when few word do trick?

The problem with Frank’s shorter, simpler reminder to LuAnn is that she will probably leave the spoon on the table.

Both work.

Wow, who knew I was more a dad than a mom?

Mansplaining,……… ugh.

Is Frank asking Luann to go bowling with him? That’s so sweet of him.

Frank: “Bowl.”

Luann: “Mug.”

Neither “Mom discipline” nor “Dad discipline” works with Luann, who now at 19 is a worse sluggard than was brother Bradley in his younger years!

’Cuz

Frank so cool lol

It’s completely the opposite in my household. My husband will give the loquacious lecture, while I’ll just remind my kid briefly. I find the brief reminder works better, because they already know the reasons why they’re supposed to do the thing; the lecture just gets their hackles up and starts a fight — half the time, it ends with them storming off to their room and leaving the trivial task undone, where as the brief reminder actually works.

Yep