Since I’ve been reading these again, I’ve noticed that Johnston has made these characters very generic. Mike is acting like a typical teenager, but how many teachers acted like this in the 70s?
Mine never did. Mom went so far as to pretend my wife didn’t exist—not the two lovely granddaughters but the woman that brought them into the world. According to her(Mom) my wife didn’t exist and I ‘was her little boy’ with children. She had no explanation for her cute granddaughters as to how they arrived !! ! !
11 year old teenagers? I have always wondered about the writer’s attitude towards children, she seems to resent having had them. Reminds me of my own mother, dutiful but pissed off.
The perfect reply to a mother who says, “I’m not everybody’s mom…..”_____________________________________________
The problem is, my mother practically WAS everybody’s mom! She was (and still is) a very mothering individual. My siblings & I are all in our 50s and 60s, and all of our friends STILL call her “Mom”.
As I wrote and drew these strips, the angst and the fury came back to me. It’s so hard to be in the body of a young adult, with the imagination of a child and the knowledge of an adult. I knew a lot more than my folks did, and yet, I was trapped, unable to drive or be out past 10 in the evening, or make important decisions on my own. I was also embarrassed when times got tough and I desperately needed my dad!
I knew a girl in church, about 11 or 12. Often she’d act like a very mature young lady, and then literally the next second she’d stick out her tongue and call her sister a butt.
Michael does not have to do anything, but it would behoove him to take a look at his peers. Brian makes an earnest effort with his schoolwork and obeys his parents. Gordon takes on whatever kind of work he can find to provide for his family. What has Michael been doing for his parents?
One can be an adult with child like fun and be responsible. This is a hard time for a young adult. I don’t think I fell into that idea that I knew more than my parent. Plus I have three other younger brothers. I had to take care of two of them sometimes. Though our Grand mother lived with us for a decade was good. Mom had to work long hours away from home. Her husband divorced her “because he couldn’t take the pressure anymore.”
GirlGeek Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Since I’ve been reading these again, I’ve noticed that Johnston has made these characters very generic. Mike is acting like a typical teenager, but how many teachers acted like this in the 70s?
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 8 years ago
He wants to be free, but without the responsibilities. He wants to be an adult kid, the worst creature in the cosmos!
Sleuth almost 8 years ago
Possibly when you have a house, job and family.
Even then it is unlikely they will treat you like an adult!
IndyMan almost 8 years ago
Mine never did. Mom went so far as to pretend my wife didn’t exist—not the two lovely granddaughters but the woman that brought them into the world. According to her(Mom) my wife didn’t exist and I ‘was her little boy’ with children. She had no explanation for her cute granddaughters as to how they arrived !! ! !
bunwarpgazoo Premium Member almost 8 years ago
11 year old teenagers? I have always wondered about the writer’s attitude towards children, she seems to resent having had them. Reminds me of my own mother, dutiful but pissed off.
Wren Fahel almost 8 years ago
Mike G said, yesterday
@K.C. Fahel
The perfect reply to a mother who says, “I’m not everybody’s mom…..”_____________________________________________
The problem is, my mother practically WAS everybody’s mom! She was (and still is) a very mothering individual. My siblings & I are all in our 50s and 60s, and all of our friends STILL call her “Mom”.
Robert Nowall Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Don’t hold your breath waiting for it.
eelee almost 8 years ago
Lynn’s Note
As I wrote and drew these strips, the angst and the fury came back to me. It’s so hard to be in the body of a young adult, with the imagination of a child and the knowledge of an adult. I knew a lot more than my folks did, and yet, I was trapped, unable to drive or be out past 10 in the evening, or make important decisions on my own. I was also embarrassed when times got tough and I desperately needed my dad!
neatslob Premium Member almost 8 years ago
I knew a girl in church, about 11 or 12. Often she’d act like a very mature young lady, and then literally the next second she’d stick out her tongue and call her sister a butt.
SeaFox10 almost 8 years ago
When they die!
Alphaomega almost 8 years ago
JPuzzlewhiz. Jancinlv. Kris BennittFBOFW.debuted October 1 1979 actually.
Alphaomega almost 8 years ago
Although today’s comic strip was indeed published in 1987
USN1977 almost 8 years ago
Michael does not have to do anything, but it would behoove him to take a look at his peers. Brian makes an earnest effort with his schoolwork and obeys his parents. Gordon takes on whatever kind of work he can find to provide for his family. What has Michael been doing for his parents?
hcarpenter1 almost 8 years ago
oh for heavens sake kid, grow up
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 8 years ago
One can be an adult with child like fun and be responsible. This is a hard time for a young adult. I don’t think I fell into that idea that I knew more than my parent. Plus I have three other younger brothers. I had to take care of two of them sometimes. Though our Grand mother lived with us for a decade was good. Mom had to work long hours away from home. Her husband divorced her “because he couldn’t take the pressure anymore.”
cosman almost 8 years ago
..When you’re 84..?
hippogriff almost 8 years ago
cosman
Not there yet. Ask me after next April
jbruins84341 almost 8 years ago
To answer his question, about the time Meredith and Robin enter his life.