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1. 1 day ago on For Better or For Worse

   Our son always slept in the car during road trips. Fortunately that doesn’t happen when he’s the driver.

2. 1 day ago on For Better or For Worse

   This is a very college kid thing. They need to separate for awhile while they develop a sense of adult independence. They come back a bit once they feel more established. I lived at home through college – couldn’t afford to live in the dorms. For about 2 years the only way mom and me knew lived in the same house was we left notes for each other on the fridge (this was in the 80’s – way before cell phones and the internet).

3. 3 days ago on Rose is Rose

   Coulrophobia (fear of clowns) is a real thing. The makeup and costumes create some confusion and distrust in some people. Our son felt the same way about anyone in full body costumes when he was about 4. He loved Clifford the big red dog, but someone in a Clifford costume at preschool for a book fair would have him hiding behind me the whole time.

4. 3 days ago on For Better or For Worse

   As a college kid that’s home for the summer, and has a job, he’s a built in house/pet sitter.

5. 3 days ago on For Better or For Worse

   Why is it considered to be cruel to expect a teen to act like a decent human being? The kid is having a hissy fit about a family trip. Her attitude is not acceptable. There is absolutely zero correlation between a kid throwing a tantrum and an elderly person not being able to care for themselves. So that’s a total non sequitur.

6. 4 days ago on For Better or For Worse

   I’ve never accepted that teens must/have-to-be/are-just naturally-expected-to-be moody/grumpy. To do so kind of normalizes it and gives the impression that it’s ok and expected that she’ll be a jerk. Elizabeth has got 10 min to get over her self pity party and get with the program. Now slap a smile on that face and fake it till you make it.

7. 4 days ago on Luann

   I’ve actually met people through books. I carry a book with me at all times. I love scifi/fantasy – and when people see what I’m reading, they’ll ask how it is, if I’ve read something else that they have, what authors are my/their favorites, etc. We also discuss what books made great movies, what movies were awful because they didn’t stick with the story-line in the book. Books make for some great conversations!

8. 11 days ago on Garfield

   I haven’t seen any monarchs so far this year but we do get tiger and zebra swallowtails. I have a few pawpaw trees just for the zebra swallowtails to lay eggs on. We have plenty of dragon flies, mosquitoes and flies, and the horse flies are HUGE.

9. 12 days ago on Garfield

   Lilacs only bloom for a week or so in April or May and you should only prune them right after they finish blooming else you’re cutting off next years flowering branches. Butterfly bush or crepe myrtle bloom later and longer, and people prune crepe myrtle in strange ways. The butterflies around here are really enjoying the blooming mimosa trees right now.

10. 12 days ago on Luann

    Romance novels are fun. They are some of the best selling books.