For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for April 20, 2016

Oh, how I vaguely remember that 1980s fad: the Cabbage Patch Kid.

I worked at a school during Cabbage Patch mania. One day, the principal let all the kids bring their CP dolls and it made the cutest darn assembly you ever did see. I even brought mine!

CBKs – I never understood their appeal. I’m just glad the (overly expensive) fad didn’t last very long.

I thought Cabbage Patch Kids were ugly, but I still have my lion koosa! ;)

Homely as sin, yes. But creepy? Come on. You’ve got a very low creep tolerance.

I never did the Cabbage Path thing, OR the Beanie Baby thing. I’m glad.

Lizzie didn’t get a Cabbage Patch doll, she got a Space Babe doll. Check out the strips from December of 2015.

Oh my god, it all makes sense now. A Canadian Cabbage Patch Kid came to life, like Pinocchio, but was never able to transition into becoming a real boy, so, after he grew up, he became a Senator from Texas and is currently running for President.

I remember people fighting over those things in stores. I never could quite understand why.

Along with the “pet rock” craze?

Butt-ugly, those things were.

My kids were more into Pound Puppies.