For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for April 12, 2018

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    Templo S.U.D.  almost 7 years ago

    Will Michael get his parents’ permission with all these ideas Martha’s giving him?

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    Argythree  almost 7 years ago

    No, no, no, no, no, Martha. Just no…

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    howtheduck  almost 7 years ago

    What teenage girl in her right mind would want her boyfriend’s middle-aged mother to organize a boy-girl party? Be prepared for a games like balloon toss and pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey, Martha.

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    Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo]  almost 7 years ago

    Because if the parents can’t they will be very cross with all of them.

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    M2MM  almost 7 years ago

    I foresee trouble.

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    Rosette  almost 7 years ago

    I’m surprised Mike isn’t enthused about having a party. When I was his age, I would’ve loved a party like Martha’s describing.

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    jpayne4040  almost 7 years ago

    I’m guessing that Elly will not like the idea of a party period, and so we go back and forth with that for a few days. It’s just a guess.

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    GirlGeek Premium Member almost 7 years ago

    What kind of preteen would tell her boyfriend to get his mother to organize his party thinking she’ll do it outright? This is where the whole respect thing comes into play, because I don’t think Martha’s being very respectful right now.

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    dwane.scoty1  almost 7 years ago

    Mike is entering Teen Surlyhood: He’s afraid Elly will love the idea and over-due it!

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    Wren Fahel  almost 7 years ago

    When our older daughter was turning 13 we told her that she could have whatever she wanted (within reason; no trips to Paris) for her birthday. Her choice: to go see “Spectre” with her Dad (he’s the James Bond fan…not me), and her first tube of mascara. This year our younger daughter turned 13 and we made the same offer. Her choice: she wanted to cook us dinner!

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    peytie Premium Member almost 7 years ago

    My son wanted that kind of party when he turned 14. However, he and his girlfriend were the only “couple” in the group and it was a disaster.

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    ladykat Premium Member almost 7 years ago

    Like Elly doesn’t have enough to do, Martha. Maybe you should approach Elly and see how she feels about the issue.

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    david_42  almost 7 years ago

    My sisters had one once. I helped them get ready, including adjusting the lighting for the “dance floor”. First guy in shuts all the lights off, first girl in turns them all on!

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    Jan C  almost 7 years ago

    Michael is the only one in his group with a girlfriend, so a boy-girl party wouldn’t work very well.

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    The Martha MacRae Fan Club  almost 7 years ago

    Yes! Go, Martha!

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    Petemejia77  almost 7 years ago

    Lynn LOVES drawing high-heeled hands like the one on last panel!

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    tuslog1964  almost 7 years ago

    Everything is easy – if someone else is doing it!

    I had a sister that was always wishing she could be 18. Years later, married and with three kids, Dad asked her if she remembered when she was wishing she were 18? “Yeah, still do!”

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    1JennyJenkins  almost 7 years ago

    If I remember correctly, grade eight is the one when most kids turn 13. That was the last year my kids had a “birthday party”. In those days the parties weren’t as complicated as what Martha describes. Depending on the season, my kids either had a swimming party at a local pool which we could reserve for an hour, and later a meal at our house followed by cake. If it was in the winter it was a skating party at the same complex, also reserved for an hour and then followed by a meal and cake at our house.

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    johnec  almost 7 years ago

    Is 13 too young for spin-the-bottle and five-minutes-in-heaven and strip-twister?

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    rebelstrike0  almost 7 years ago

    We can see his mom organizing the party now, on the phone…

    “Hello deli? This is Elly.”

    “I am having a party with a bunch of teens, so I will need one pound of cold cuts…what is your cheapest stuff…OK, I will take the beaks and claws with that…I still think 14 cents a pound is awfully steep.”

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    Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo]  almost 7 years ago

    The “5 minutes of heaven” was standing in a dark closet talking.

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