Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for April 13, 2010
Transcript:
Irving: My parents have been living with us all year. How much of a deduction do we get if we declare them as dependents?? Mrs. Hillman: Sit up straight! You'll ruin your back! You forget your vitamins at breakfast! I packed a snack in case your wife forgot one for you! I'll be in the hall if you get overwhelmed! No one knows how to take care of you like mother!! Irving: How much do we get if we declare them as codependents?
ejcapulet over 14 years ago
I bet it’s even more if they’re passive-aggressive codependents.
lewisbower over 14 years ago
Can I claim my dog and his 5000 dependants?
gobblingup Premium Member over 14 years ago
Even the accountant looks mortified. He’s ready to offer them refuge. That’s when Cathy needs to start mouthing to him “Help me!”
DolphinGirl78 over 14 years ago
Who knows a good hit man???
funnyfan928 over 14 years ago
Suppose they’ll get more of a deduction now that the CPA has seen for himself they’re careing for a person with mental issues? I would.
rw1h over 14 years ago
That woman is starting to make me about half mad…….
Smiley Rmom over 14 years ago
With a live-in MIL like that, I can understand why Cathy spends so much time away from home (usually shopping.)
mrslukeskywalker over 14 years ago
ceiteag over 14 years ago
This just reminds me why I love my mother-in-law
Ernest Lemmingway over 14 years ago
Deduction? For putting those parasites up for so long they should get a bail out! Then again, given how much Cathy spends at the mall and Irving spends on gadgets, AND they still have enough to pay for food and a house, they probably make enough money that they don’t deserve any breaks. And when was the last time we ever saw either of them at work?
Kaytebb over 14 years ago
I’m with you Mrs. LSW (shudder), and btw, I love your new pic. :)
Susan001, do you think that the padded cell could be deducted as a medical cost? ;)
mjtempke over 14 years ago
I don’t have to worry, ‘cause my Mom’s dead! NYHH NYHH NYHH, NYHH NYHH-NYHH!!!! ; )
gobblingup Premium Member over 14 years ago
LOL, Mrs. Luke!!! That’s one of your shortest posts, yet still soo funny! :-)
mrslukeskywalker over 14 years ago
Thanks Kaytebb. I thought the little icon was funny. Luke always did the right thing.
Thanks Lightenup. I agree with your first post, but after this psychotic episode, in the nutty Accountant’s office of all places, there’s nothing we can say to top it. That was the piece de resistance of the past couple of years since they barged in and stayed.
I post short stuff on almost everything else.
I raise my glass of wine (yes, I’m having one tonight) to Miss Guisewite! Bravo! I hope this means the leeches are one step closer to the old folks home.
I hear that people drive them to the door of the emergency room and dump them off there. The State has to take them. After today, I bet Cathy would even speed to get there.
This was a real HOLY MACKERELS kinda day on Cathy. Long awaited action, but HOLY MACKERELS! My mouth is still like : O , like it was with the OMG.
Have a lovely night.
lindz.coop Premium Member over 14 years ago
Too funny!!! – There’s one to get even with that a-hole accountant. Love the look on his face and the flipping hair on the sides of his head. Irving’s bib is also hysterical!!! At least next year, maybe the meds will be deductible.