For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for January 30, 2014

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    Aaberon  almost 11 years ago

    I was so lucky: I had a basic plastic child.

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    rshive  almost 11 years ago

    Just about the time you learn what you need to know, it becomes useless.

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    goweeder  almost 11 years ago
    My mom used to say, "Live and learn, Die and

    forget it all.’

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    Nelly55  almost 11 years ago

    Lynn’s Notes:

    I did these strips after agreeing to look after a friend’s two-year-old. Both my kids were in school, and my home was no longer baby-proof. I had forgotten how to feed, carry, talk to, and otherwise live with a toddler and was right out of my element. To add to this, my charge was the spawn of “New Age” parents who felt that discipline curbed a child’s natural curiosity. In other words, the kid was a terror. His mother arrived before I called and begged for mercy. Thankfully, she never asked again!

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    phoenixnyc  almost 11 years ago

    With a serious WTF!!!!!! look on his face…

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    coffeeturtle  almost 11 years ago

    play pen = cage :-)

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    ellisaana Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    We never spoke to our kids in two word sentences, never dumbed down our words or used baby talk. Maybe that is why they developed huge vocabularies.

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    kleanerz  almost 11 years ago

    Lizzie is four? She talks like she’s two. I was speaking full sentences with proper word pronunciation at the age of four.

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    westny77  almost 11 years ago

    Ellie I see another child in your future. Her name will be April.It will be an unexpected pregnancy.

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    rgcviper  almost 11 years ago

    “Ucky”? That’s a new one. Kinda catchy, though …

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