Some of the best days of my life are when I was shoved out the door and forced to play like a kid! (of course, that was almost every day, back then :-)
is that supposed to be a typewriter?-———————————-That’s a portable manual typewriter she’s using.I agree with LoboGrande, Elly appears to be taking the paper out.If she were putting paper into the typewriter, she’d be turning the knob on the end of the roller to crank it in. And yes, it would go in from the back of the roller.I do more than remember; I’ve got my old 1930’s Underwood sitting not five feet away.
I still have a Smith-Corona electric typewriter (just in case), but if the power grid goes out, we’re screwed.Besides, creativity isn’t something that you can turn on by putting paper into a typewriter or opening a new Word documents. I’ve tried. Doesn’t work.
Maybe Michael should do the chores so Elly can have some time to go to the eye doctor. If she has to squint to see her son at such close range, like in the second panel, it is time to see if she needs glasses.
It’s hard for me to imagine a boy of that age who is so bored that he prefers hanging around his mother instead of going out to look for other kids to hang out with…
When I was a kid, I was allowed to talk at the kitchen table at meals, because I was an only child. Otherwise, it was assumed that kids could and should entertain themselves, at least until their interests matched their parents. And we definitely did!
None of this hanging out by Mom, sighing, saying “I’m bored”, and expecting her to entertain you 24/7. The answer from everyone I knew’s parents was “If you’re bored, we have plenty of work for you!”
Nowadays, it’s good that parents have a game night for a couple hours here and there, let kids garden with them, help with homework and allow them to talk at the table, but I do run into a lot of kids who don’t know how to entertain themselves with their imaginations, because parents have always done it for them. You can tell which parents shove the kid out the door or say “Go find somethign to do”, because they are so interesting and never bored as young adults.
And now, I’m going to go retire, because I’m officially old.
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
Mothers can’t do EVERYthing around the house, Michael.
alviebird over 9 years ago
For a boy his age, that was truly a “Hobson’s choice”.
masnadies over 9 years ago
Some of the best days of my life are when I was shoved out the door and forced to play like a kid! (of course, that was almost every day, back then :-)
Can't Sleep over 9 years ago
is that supposed to be a typewriter?-———————————-That’s a portable manual typewriter she’s using.I agree with LoboGrande, Elly appears to be taking the paper out.If she were putting paper into the typewriter, she’d be turning the knob on the end of the roller to crank it in. And yes, it would go in from the back of the roller.I do more than remember; I’ve got my old 1930’s Underwood sitting not five feet away.
Guilty Bystander over 9 years ago
I still have a Smith-Corona electric typewriter (just in case), but if the power grid goes out, we’re screwed.Besides, creativity isn’t something that you can turn on by putting paper into a typewriter or opening a new Word documents. I’ve tried. Doesn’t work.
JanLC over 9 years ago
It looks to me like she’s just holding the page while looking at what she’s already typed.
USN1977 over 9 years ago
Maybe Michael should do the chores so Elly can have some time to go to the eye doctor. If she has to squint to see her son at such close range, like in the second panel, it is time to see if she needs glasses.
coffeeturtle over 9 years ago
He was already too busy yesterday! ☺http://www.gocomics.com/forbetterorforworse/2015/05/10
Argy.Bargy2 over 9 years ago
It’s hard for me to imagine a boy of that age who is so bored that he prefers hanging around his mother instead of going out to look for other kids to hang out with…
meowlin over 9 years ago
It’s not just a sentence – it’s a compound sentence.
masnadies over 9 years ago
When I was a kid, I was allowed to talk at the kitchen table at meals, because I was an only child. Otherwise, it was assumed that kids could and should entertain themselves, at least until their interests matched their parents. And we definitely did!
None of this hanging out by Mom, sighing, saying “I’m bored”, and expecting her to entertain you 24/7. The answer from everyone I knew’s parents was “If you’re bored, we have plenty of work for you!”
Nowadays, it’s good that parents have a game night for a couple hours here and there, let kids garden with them, help with homework and allow them to talk at the table, but I do run into a lot of kids who don’t know how to entertain themselves with their imaginations, because parents have always done it for them. You can tell which parents shove the kid out the door or say “Go find somethign to do”, because they are so interesting and never bored as young adults.
And now, I’m going to go retire, because I’m officially old.