John- just a comment and this is just my opinion. You have made us care about the characters. While everyone is a jerk sometime, the persistant ‘Lila is an unfit mother’ theme is not coming off very funny to me. In today’s strip for instance, no new mother would ever forget about thier kiddo. Except the kind that does horrible and unspeakable things to their kids.
Please consider that while you are writing the strips. If you consistantly keep getting us to like the characters, and then have them do or say something that makes them essentially unlikable, you are going to loose audience.
Nah, I dont think it’s that dire - If you think of this as a sitcom, you would see the same thing. After years of saying “Sure, let’s go!” It’s just an automatic response. And the crack about the fake ID is just that - a wise crack.
Thanks, Paul and Jay, for the feedback. I see both sides. My number one goal is to get a laugh and to me, Lila forgeting herself for a moment and then turning it into a joke is consistent with her personality. Brace yourselves, though. Lila is not your typical mother. Some may not find that very funny and some may.
rayannina almost 14 years ago
Just when I think she’s starting to get the hang of this …
Lyons Group, Inc. almost 14 years ago
She should think about that secret formula she lost.
cdward almost 14 years ago
Things are spiraling downward right now - just when they seemed to be coming together.
Snap out of it, Lila! Pull it together!
paul.raulerson Premium Member almost 14 years ago
John- just a comment and this is just my opinion. You have made us care about the characters. While everyone is a jerk sometime, the persistant ‘Lila is an unfit mother’ theme is not coming off very funny to me. In today’s strip for instance, no new mother would ever forget about thier kiddo. Except the kind that does horrible and unspeakable things to their kids.
Please consider that while you are writing the strips. If you consistantly keep getting us to like the characters, and then have them do or say something that makes them essentially unlikable, you are going to loose audience.
jay_dallas almost 14 years ago
Nah, I dont think it’s that dire - If you think of this as a sitcom, you would see the same thing. After years of saying “Sure, let’s go!” It’s just an automatic response. And the crack about the fake ID is just that - a wise crack.
JWF Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Thanks, Paul and Jay, for the feedback. I see both sides. My number one goal is to get a laugh and to me, Lila forgeting herself for a moment and then turning it into a joke is consistent with her personality. Brace yourselves, though. Lila is not your typical mother. Some may not find that very funny and some may.
Cheeseburger23 almost 14 years ago
I guessing that Annie does have a fake ID.
Dapperdan61 Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Bad mom Lila, forgetting to get Annie her own fake ID
rayannina almost 14 years ago
Of course she has one – how else could she vote?
(Little Breakfast Club reset there.)