For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for April 11, 2014

Not exactly music to John’s and the kids’ ears, Elly.

Elly, I don’t think your family liked what they heard…but, yes, you Do need to take time for yourself…busy families can wear you down in a hurry with children of that age… ;)

H O R R O R S !!!

Everyone needs a break now and then.

It’s not so much her they miss. It’s the unpaid cook-and-clean.

I still wonder what Elly is going to find when she opens the door! !

I’m impressed you get internet service in your cave.

Well put. To paraphrase Mary Poppins, “a parent needs to earn a living, but the kids are not going to forever stay small.” Michael and Elizabeth are not Calvin, they are not going to be kids all their lives. Ergo, Elly needs to be there for the children as much as she can, just like John has.

Back to reality, Elly

-She needs to decide what she wants…to be on her own or to raise her family-In that last frame, she didn’t say she wanted to be on her own. She said she should get away more often. A very different thing.

They still don’t appreciate her. What a surprise.

howtheduck: Real conventions, as opposed to those providing anonymity, blondes, and booze, have courses, seminars, informal discussions, and even printed resources.

Oh Ellie quit while you are ahead.