Droll? You do realize that you are complaining about fictional characters. Perhaps creating your own comic strip this coming year would be more fulfilling for your, than critizing the work of others? I do hope that the rest of your day is more interesting that the beginning. You seem to be in need of a break.
The world would be a better place if we would all take a page out of Thumper’s mother’s book: If you can’t say something nice don’t, say anything at all. ( Sorry you are miserable. Please don’t spread it to the rest of us.)
Wow! If you get this tramatized by fictional characters, perhaps you should seek professional mental help. If you need a comics strip to make you feel good, then perhaps you should start one of your own. Good mental health to you.
Sounds to me that Bernice needs a counselor, instead of becoming one.