For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for September 16, 2013

Jeans and tees don’t WANT to be ironed and folded. They prefer to live in their natural state, and I prefer to let them.

Yes, Ellie, he’ll look like a mess but it will be a reflection on YOU.

Love Elly’s expression in panel 2!!

All Elly does is complain, complain, complain. She isn’t funny.

“All Elly does is complain, complain, complain. She isn’t funny.”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Depends on the way you look at; maybe SHE’S not funny, but her frustration IS

I am with you, except my kids had to put their own laundry away as soon as they could do so. Hanging items had to be hung in the closet, not laid on the bed to put away “later” (whenever that might be).

Why is Elly always so stressed and angry at her kids? She should take a breath and enjoy them while they’re young. I I know April will be coming along in a few years, but Michael and Elizabeth need a more relaxed mom.

By the time my kids reached their teens, they were doing their OWN laundry. Oldest boy was a slob (like this Michael) while middle son was a neatnik. All 4 now do fine.

My boys are 14, 16 and 18. I stopped expecting them to fold their clothes a long time ago. The oldest two do their own laundry and ironing. The youngest tries. I try to pick my battles wisely.

Michael’s already a writer looking for the precisely right word.

Lmao. I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s kids do the same thing!!. I dont iron much, but I put their clothes, unwrinkled on their beds for them to put away or hang whatever is appropriated for the particular batch…hardly ever happens! Hopefully one day it will click… one day….

By the time I hit thirteen, I did my own laundry

argy.bargy2: The point of the wedge that brought in the military dictatorship under which we now live. In the ‘50s it was called salami tactics – take away freedom in slices too thin to argue over. Four things required for tyranny: censorship, conscription (it’s still on the books), capital punishment, and an official prejudice (gays, Muslims, science, take your pick). Put the initials together and switch alphabets and you have the previous practitioner: CCCP.

only Mom’s care about that sort of thing. :-D

1. When I was in school, girls wore dresses. Exceptions were made for very cold days. Not too many of those – it was in Florida.2. This morning I had a vision of the four grandkids living in the same house; one had a job and took care of taxes, utilities, and insurance. Others were expected to contribute from odd jobs, if any. They were expected to do their own laundry and hand-wash dishes if they needed them. Except for the worker they spent their days hunched over their computers or hand-held devices, and played games, often with each other. They fell into bed or curled up on a chair when need arose. They nagged non-bathers when the consequences became too obvious. Wrinkly clothes were of no concern. Indeed, there must be people who live like this into adulthood.

Sorry for your experience. I lost my Mom over 12 years ago to the cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. She wasn’t perfect, but neither was I. And I miss her every day. Yom Kippur and Kaddush makes it worse.

No Michael, the word is SLOB!

argy.bargy2: Jawohl. You need to understand technology has made subtlety possible. Nicht und Nebel is not needed when the same thing can be done electronically and reporters sentenced to 100 years in prison or permanent exile for doing what reporters should be doing. It is still 1933.

Micheal, it’s called being lazy.