The Comic Strip That Has A Finale Every Day by John "Scully" Scully for May 08, 2022

Happy Mother’s Day

My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE . “If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside.. I just finished cleaning.”

My mother taught me RELIGION.“You better pray that will come out of the carpet.”

My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL. “If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to knock you into the middle of next week!”

My mother taught me LOGIC. “Because I said so, that’s why.”

My mother taught me MORE LOGIC .“If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you’re not going to the store with me.”

My mother taught me FORESIGHT. “Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you’re in an accident.”

My mother taught me IRONY.“Keep crying, and I’ll give you something to cry about.”

My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS . “Shut your mouth and eat your supper.”

My mother taught me about CONTORTION-ISM. “Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!”

My mother taught me about STAMINA .. “You’ll sit there until all that spinach is gone.”

My mother taught me about WEATHER. “This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it.”

My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY. “If I told you once, I’ve told you a million times. Don’t exaggerate!”

My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE. “I brought you into this world, and I can take you out..”

My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION . “Stop acting like your father!”

My mother taught me about ENVY. “There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don’t have wonderful parents like you do.”

My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION. “Just wait until we get home.”

My mother taught me about RECEIVING . “You are going to get it when you get home!”

My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE. “If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way.”

My mother taught me ESP. “Put your sweater on; don’t you think I know when you are cold?”

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This is one of the very few comics in the world that has always been completely consistent and never retconned its characters or storylines. Kudos to that!

Mama Tried.

My mom didn’t teach me a single one of those things—yet she was a great mom. How could that be?