Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 17, 2016
August 16, 2016
August 18, 2016
Transcript:
Joanie: How did day care go today, honey? Jeff: Okay... I was crying because all the other children went home and you were late again, but Mrs. Wicker gave me Oreos and let me watch cartoons and I called her "Mommy" by mistake. Joanie: You play hardball, kid. Jeff: Green light, mommy.
BE THIS GUY over 7 years ago
And it isn’t going to get any better in the future.
Argythree over 7 years ago
The poor abandoned little boy, living on the street, no shoes, few clothes, having to perform ‘magic tricks’ for strangers to get some food. Yes, life is terrible for him…
cripplious over 7 years ago
If you want a tutor to babysit you gotta she’ll out the bucks. This is what happens when you don’t communicate with your mate. Rick has always been about his career first. Joan was a ex stay at home housewife who ran from that. Neither of them are willing to put the kid first. And by the time school came around it was more worried about making the kid feel good than teach. He went to a cut rate party school and fell into a job cia
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 7 years ago
Ooooh, that’s gonna leave a scar.
38lowell over 7 years ago
King me!Your next move. Mommy!
montessoriteacher over 7 years ago
Saw a nice shout out to Doonesbury on the Rachel maddow show last night. Will have to get the Yuge book. GT foresaw a lot in terms of what is going on now!
Claire Jordan over 7 years ago
At least Mrs Wicker is kind, if a bit slapdash.
J Quest over 7 years ago
Seems Jeff dabbled in fiction-even at a young age.
sonoferu over 7 years ago
Fast forward to Jeff today …..
lindz.coop Premium Member over 7 years ago
This is when we were entering the bad mommy era…if you weren’t a stay-at-home mom, you didn’t love your kids.