But Lynn, I didn’t do those outside activities and was not at all happy being a 24/7 mom. It seems that moms end up feeling guilty, no matter what we do.
Aww, Mom… you missed your chance. I would have looked the conniving little punk in the face and said “it’s a tie right now; behave while I’m gone and see if you can come out ahead!”
I have a five year-old granddaughter that says things of this caliber. Yes, young ones can think deeper than we give them credit for. We have forgotten a lot of what we were then!
howtheduck: She might be on the library board or have business before it. Since the librarians tend to be there as well, they can hardly have it during library hours.
Wouldn’t in the evening when the library is closed be the absolute best time to have a meeting . . . when everyone that needs to be there is (most likely) already present and it wouldn’t take employees away from their job of helping the library patrons in order to attend a mandatory meeting?
Was there a strip where Elly, being the typical worrier, worried that if she stayed home she was letting life pass her by and if she went to work she missed seeing her kids grow up, then thought “a turtle has the best of both worlds”?
Guys, guys, I’m talking about the punchline thought, not what she says in the third panel. Kids that age do not think that way. If they did, they’d be a lot easier to reason with.
And there’s nothing wrong with a mother doing some things on her own. Her kids will survive and it teaches them healthy values for when they become adults. Lynn sure had some retro ideas about mothering, even for the 80s.
Templo S.U.D. almost 12 years ago
Since this is a Canadian strip and Canada is bilingual in English and French, I say to Elizabeth Patterson as well as to Lynn Johnston, “touché.”
pouncingtiger almost 12 years ago
Elizabeth knows how to lay on a guilt trip.
thesnowleopard Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Oh, surrre. Like kids that age can think that profoundly.
psychlady almost 12 years ago
Actually the thing is – they can do that to you without thinking at all!!
gobblingup Premium Member almost 12 years ago
My husband calls that “emotional blackmail”.
alondra almost 12 years ago
She spends all day with Elizabeth. Going to a meeting that will probably last a couple hours is not neglecting her.
heligmyer almost 12 years ago
Right now, my four-year-old’s favorite thing to say when I come home from work is a plaintive “I missed you!” Love it!
brewwitch almost 12 years ago
One of the first things we learn has children:Our parents’ ‘buttons’.
LuvThemPluggers almost 12 years ago
But Lynn, I didn’t do those outside activities and was not at all happy being a 24/7 mom. It seems that moms end up feeling guilty, no matter what we do.
abbatis almost 12 years ago
Aww, Mom… you missed your chance. I would have looked the conniving little punk in the face and said “it’s a tie right now; behave while I’m gone and see if you can come out ahead!”
Jungleman almost 12 years ago
I have a five year-old granddaughter that says things of this caliber. Yes, young ones can think deeper than we give them credit for. We have forgotten a lot of what we were then!
hippogriff almost 12 years ago
howtheduck: She might be on the library board or have business before it. Since the librarians tend to be there as well, they can hardly have it during library hours.
Gretchen's Mom almost 12 years ago
Wouldn’t in the evening when the library is closed be the absolute best time to have a meeting . . . when everyone that needs to be there is (most likely) already present and it wouldn’t take employees away from their job of helping the library patrons in order to attend a mandatory meeting?
loves raising duncan almost 12 years ago
Wisdom from the mouths of babes!
bkybl Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Why are all updates late today?
USN1977 almost 12 years ago
Was there a strip where Elly, being the typical worrier, worried that if she stayed home she was letting life pass her by and if she went to work she missed seeing her kids grow up, then thought “a turtle has the best of both worlds”?
thesnowleopard Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Guys, guys, I’m talking about the punchline thought, not what she says in the third panel. Kids that age do not think that way. If they did, they’d be a lot easier to reason with.
And there’s nothing wrong with a mother doing some things on her own. Her kids will survive and it teaches them healthy values for when they become adults. Lynn sure had some retro ideas about mothering, even for the 80s.
dialynn44 over 11 years ago
Awwwww…tugs right at your heart ;-)