For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for October 01, 2014

Heaven’s sakes forbid Michael touch a girl other than his sister (and that usually at her duress!). Just give him about 15 years… ;)

afficionado: I hope that doesn’t mean they are now scared of you

At that age I did not know what a girl was; they just other people my age.

When I was that age, I was a tomboy and, in a one-on-one, could wallop any boy of my size. My father, while not an athlete, encouraged me to hang around 4 of my cousins, and they taught me to wrestle and, if cornered, to fight dirty.

Michael is so stressed out he’s losing his hair.

it would be no fun at all unless you can touch one

♫You can dance if you want to…It’s safe to dance!♫

Lynn’s Notes:

I first started to “notice” boys when I was in 3rd grade. I had a real crush on Jimmy Thompson — he lived near me, and I’d walk home from school with him whenever I could. One day I told him a story about my grandfather (my dad’s dad) and how he had been in a terrible accident at the shipyards, where he worked in Collingwood, Ontario. I said his head had been crushed and he had a metal plate put in where his skull had been removed. I said you could attach stuff to his head with magnets, and this got Jimmy’s attention. He walked home with me — straight to my house where he demanded to see my mother. He said I’d been lying to him, and when he told her my story, she said, “you know, Jimmy, it’s actually quite true.” He was duly impressed and agreed to be my friend. I had learned that a good story was a great way to get attention…and I also learned that (for the most part) it had to be true!

Ah, those sweet, simple days before they invented sex…

At that age, I thought a Halloween party was just an excuse to eat as much candy as possible, while wearing as scary a costume as possible. Who thought about dancing?

“…Btw I think its creepy how you think Brian is creepy.”--I agree with you.‘How’ has a creepy way of looking at normal things.Most likely, Brian was just paying attention when the principal announced it There are some kids like that.Ah, but why think of something that makes sense, when you can go creepy.

Brian is fine, it’s Uncle Phil that’s creepy.

Actually, I think Brian listened to everything Mr. Warren said whereas all the others stopped listening after they heard the words Halloween Party.

I really only read this comic after the oldest two kids were grown and on their own, so this is all new to me. I never saw Michael as a kid before. What I wanted to know from long time readers is: was there ever any explanation for why Michael always seems to be going bald along his hairline?

Michael and his mates are deep in that conundrum of the opposite sex — there’s something neat about them, but then there’s also some weird things about them — and it’s impossible to comprehend how those facts will work together. Many take decades to figure it out (and many other never do…) Such is the Human Condition.

How many more years until Michael meets Martha? She was always my favorite of his girlfriends. But then, I’ve always had a thing for redheads. :)

I guess theses guys would rather dance with men since they could be gay.