Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for December 19, 2013

Another thing Alex can be insecure about.

Incidentally, do the kids have names yet?

Some people have the magic words to say, some don’t.

kids learn to push buttons earlier than you think

This is normal … although it’s irritating in practice, its a backhanded compliment – parents are who the little ones care about. Mine was a horror for going to bed but she’d get an early night if there was a boring babysitter.

Just think of her as IT (Infant Technology). As soon as IT people walk into the room, computers stop being cranky.

Evil twins?

What are the twins’ names?

is mia an acronym?..is the mighty gb foreshadowing?

The question every parent asks: " Why are my kids so well behaved with others and such little #@&*! with me ? "

I have heard many parents tell their kids if you act up around me, I can deal with it, but don’t act up around others. That is a whole different story. Maybe the twins have a head start on that deal.

Linguist – Because other people treat them differently.

Has Mia been listening to Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ “I Put A Spell On You”?

I once silenced an infant at a bookstore with a simple “Do you mind? I’m trying to read.”

Welcome to day care.

The basic problem is that nervous people make people nervous, especially children. Moms, who have the children the majority of the time, tend to be more nervous than part-time help. Remember why you hired help in the first place and get over it, Alex.

Maybe Alex should rethink her policy to not hire any babes.

GBT has just copied the twins shtick from Jump Start. I hope he catches up to current world topics. What would you guys like to see him doing a story-line on?

That’s Mia… She’s not a threat to mothers, merely an irritant.

Alex better watch out, or Mia will be Missing in Action (MIA) and things willl be far, far worse!

Could be Dweezil and Ahmet. They are musical, after all…