Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for May 26, 2012

My gosh, I can’t believe how tall Gene has grown.

Gene likely felt he could solve his problems without talking to his parents because they might treat him like a kid. And, with Janis, there is a tendency to baby him.

Either way, he knows that Mary Lou is right about finishing college.

I agree with StoicLion…and I’m glad this is what it turned out to be.

To those who said MaryLou was henpecking him…. no, that’s backwards!Kathymcel said some of it yesterday…but the story goes back to when they got together.MaryLou said she never wanted to be seen as the girl who saddled him with someone else’s kid and took him away from college.It was GENE who told her not to worry, that he had no intention of dropping out.But they care about each other so much he DID drop out, wanting more to build a life together…first helping in the restaurant,now starting the farm.MaryLou doesn’t want him to go to school for HER benefit…she wants him to follow HIS dream, and not just hers.And he doesn’t want to go because he thinks she needs him more at the farm, especially so when he sees that she works all the time and won’t take time for fun.It’s an “argument” familiar only to those who understand having to MAKE your significant other do something "selfish.

Leave it to Arlo (last panel) to always get to the ‘important’ stuff. Arlo believes that ‘that’ ship has not yet sailed.

Now everyone must have some thoughtThat’s going to pull them through somehow

Rock me on the waterSister won’t you soothe my fevered brow…

Love the way Arlo works, “A win, win for everyone.”.I suspected the way Gene presented the problem wasn’t what was really happening..Glad to see it’s a good thing, not a falling out..I’m betting Arlo will light up on the total news, but be a bit peeved with Gene for making her worry so..Now about that schooner…

Perfect ending.

Parenting 101, good job, Arlo.

I told my son to make sure that he and his future wife know what each plans to do with their life. My wife and I didn’t do that, and it cost me a career that I waited my whole life for. This caused a lot of pain, and took a long time to heal.

I think the schooner will be part of Gus’ dowry to Arlo and Janis.

It would be dreamy to have your own boat and sail away.

♫♫♫Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me!♫♫♫

♫♫From the North to the South, Ebudæ into Khartoum, From the deep sea of Clouds to the island of the moon, Carry me on the waves to the lands I’ve never been, Carry me on the waves to the lands I’ve never seen. We can sail, we can sail with the Orinoco Flow, We can sail, we can sail. (Sail away, sail away, sail away) ♫♫ (Enya,Orinoco Flow)

Sorry i you gals had to read so much into it but the second panel explained it completely in guy language.

I thought it was a sloop, not a schooner.