Poor Gordon! I didn’t follow this strip much first time around, but I’m really hoping Elly ends up taking Gordon in. No one should have to live like that and unfortunately, we don’t always know until we can see it.
You see? Gordon won’t even tell Michael the truth, despite mentioning it in earlier strips. So there’s no way at all that he’s going to tell Elly about it.
When I was growing up, there was a kid down the street who was always showing up with fresh bruises on his face. He always said that he fell down the stairs… But their house was a single-story with no basement…
Following this revelation, I received many letters. Readers were not as interested in asking me about the life of the character in the strip but in telling me about their own abusive experiences. Stories like this brought me, personally, closer to my readers than I had ever been before.
Well Mike, you suck at being a friend. If your good friend is making up a cover story to cover something that bugs him, then you support him instead of trying to prove he’s lying!
For those who read the strip when it first was running in newspapers, just remember how Gordon turned out. Having an abusive childhood didn’t doom Gordon. Kids can learn from bad parents how not to be.
i had a classmate in 2nd grade who came to school on more than one occasion with black eyes so bad that his eyeballs were bloody. He swore to the teacher that- and this is a true quote- he’d “walked into a door.” The same kid missed a lot of school… i remember that he was out over a month in hospital that year.
It seems that the teachers never asked a lot of questions about things like that in those days. i have no way of knowing, but i wonder if it ever came up in a parent’s conference.
A lot of victims make up a cover story as well. Here in the US, teachers are mandated reporters for suspected abuse or neglect and I hope the ones in Lyn’s strip are as well.
Children are never believed over adults. I church decon raped me and I told my parents. They never went to the pastor about it, nor the police. I asked why and they said “Who is going to believe a child over a church deacon? No one.” My sisters found out from my mother but said nothing. The deacon developed cancer and confessed on his death bed. He believed God would forgive his sins because he confessed. His son asked my I never said anything about it. I said “Would you have believed me.” He replied “No”. That is why I kept silent for 50 years. It has only been since his death that I could finally be free from it. The guilt I felt thinking it was somehow my fault has finally subsided.If someone tells you they were abused LISTEN to them.
In the U.S. teachers are required to report suspected child abuse. If any of his teachers notice a pattern of injuries they would report it to the proper agency.
after the incident with Mike’s mom’s car he was found sleeping in the back of the car so he wouldn’t have to go home and even mentioned how his dad abused him before for different things he had done. it is time to step in and help your friend out before something later happens that may have a deadly ending.
I always felt that my brother had one of the toughest jobs in the world. He was a State Family Relations Officer. He dealt daily, on a first-hand basis, with spousal abusers, child abusers, drug and alcohol abusers, and domestic disturbances of all kinds. Often, it was his recommendations to the judges that would put the abuser behind bars and get help for the abused.
Sometimes the terrible futility, the amount of recidivism, and the bureaucratic battles would get to him. That job took its toll on him as it did many people working in this field. After a quadruple coronary by-pass at age 40, a failed marriage, and growing health issues, he retired at 56.
He passed away a few weeks shy of his 65th birthday but those “retirement” years were the happiest he’d ever had.
I’ll just post this here: WARNING….IF YOU WATCH IT, BETTER GRAB A FEW TISSUES. https://www.wideopencountry.com/alyssa-lies-the-story-behind-jason-michael-carrolls-tragic-song/
Templo S.U.D. over 3 years ago
hmmmm… how suspicious
GirlGeek Premium Member over 3 years ago
Gordon will talk when he’s ready…if he wants to talk
amethyst52 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Victims of any kind of abuse are made to feel shame, that it’s their fault, and bad things will happen if they tell anyone.
cracker65 over 3 years ago
I’ve seen some bad things growing up. And that was in my own house. Life is tough.
Tigrisan Premium Member over 3 years ago
Poor Gordon! I didn’t follow this strip much first time around, but I’m really hoping Elly ends up taking Gordon in. No one should have to live like that and unfortunately, we don’t always know until we can see it.
Auntie Socialist over 3 years ago
Looks like we’re heading into A Very Special For Better or for Worse…
tripwire45 over 3 years ago
Michael would make a great detective.
c.davies over 3 years ago
I hate this story arc!
Johnnyrico over 3 years ago
You see? Gordon won’t even tell Michael the truth, despite mentioning it in earlier strips. So there’s no way at all that he’s going to tell Elly about it.
Johnnyrico over 3 years ago
When I was growing up, there was a kid down the street who was always showing up with fresh bruises on his face. He always said that he fell down the stairs… But their house was a single-story with no basement…
Gerard:D over 3 years ago
Lynn’s Comments:
Following this revelation, I received many letters. Readers were not as interested in asking me about the life of the character in the strip but in telling me about their own abusive experiences. Stories like this brought me, personally, closer to my readers than I had ever been before.
dcdete. over 3 years ago
Well Mike, you suck at being a friend. If your good friend is making up a cover story to cover something that bugs him, then you support him instead of trying to prove he’s lying!
AutumnLeaves1 over 3 years ago
For those who read the strip when it first was running in newspapers, just remember how Gordon turned out. Having an abusive childhood didn’t doom Gordon. Kids can learn from bad parents how not to be.
summerdog over 3 years ago
If you are going to tell a lie, cover all your bases. The being lied to person is not as dumb as they might look.
Aladar30 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Ho no. This just confirmed the worst.
gigagrouch over 3 years ago
i had a classmate in 2nd grade who came to school on more than one occasion with black eyes so bad that his eyeballs were bloody. He swore to the teacher that- and this is a true quote- he’d “walked into a door.” The same kid missed a lot of school… i remember that he was out over a month in hospital that year.
It seems that the teachers never asked a lot of questions about things like that in those days. i have no way of knowing, but i wonder if it ever came up in a parent’s conference.
Cincoflex over 3 years ago
A lot of victims make up a cover story as well. Here in the US, teachers are mandated reporters for suspected abuse or neglect and I hope the ones in Lyn’s strip are as well.
Enoi over 3 years ago
I know this is a comic, but GEEZ these people are taking a long time to catch on to what’s happening to poor Gordon.
DawnQuinn1 over 3 years ago
Children are never believed over adults. I church decon raped me and I told my parents. They never went to the pastor about it, nor the police. I asked why and they said “Who is going to believe a child over a church deacon? No one.” My sisters found out from my mother but said nothing. The deacon developed cancer and confessed on his death bed. He believed God would forgive his sins because he confessed. His son asked my I never said anything about it. I said “Would you have believed me.” He replied “No”. That is why I kept silent for 50 years. It has only been since his death that I could finally be free from it. The guilt I felt thinking it was somehow my fault has finally subsided.If someone tells you they were abused LISTEN to them.
locake over 3 years ago
In the U.S. teachers are required to report suspected child abuse. If any of his teachers notice a pattern of injuries they would report it to the proper agency.
locake over 3 years ago
Most kids would rather stay with an abusive parent that they know, than report the parent and get put into the foster care system, a scary unknown.
Yardley701 over 3 years ago
Sadists cause so much pain to the innocent. Mike should tell his parents about Gordon’s parents.
j.l.farmer over 3 years ago
after the incident with Mike’s mom’s car he was found sleeping in the back of the car so he wouldn’t have to go home and even mentioned how his dad abused him before for different things he had done. it is time to step in and help your friend out before something later happens that may have a deadly ending.
Linguist over 3 years ago
I always felt that my brother had one of the toughest jobs in the world. He was a State Family Relations Officer. He dealt daily, on a first-hand basis, with spousal abusers, child abusers, drug and alcohol abusers, and domestic disturbances of all kinds. Often, it was his recommendations to the judges that would put the abuser behind bars and get help for the abused.
Sometimes the terrible futility, the amount of recidivism, and the bureaucratic battles would get to him. That job took its toll on him as it did many people working in this field. After a quadruple coronary by-pass at age 40, a failed marriage, and growing health issues, he retired at 56.
He passed away a few weeks shy of his 65th birthday but those “retirement” years were the happiest he’d ever had.
freewaydog over 3 years ago
Oh boy this comic can get serious & intense!
TMMILLER Premium Member over 3 years ago
I’ll just post this here: WARNING….IF YOU WATCH IT, BETTER GRAB A FEW TISSUES. https://www.wideopencountry.com/alyssa-lies-the-story-behind-jason-michael-carrolls-tragic-song/
marshalldoc over 3 years ago
Glad to see FBOW tackling a substantive issue.
asrialfeeple over 3 years ago
Hello Brian, this is your wake up call.
Tantor over 3 years ago
The Patersons should adopt Gordon
jbruins84341 over 3 years ago
His dad should be thrown in the slammer.
stillfickled Premium Member over 3 years ago
I don’t like this story line.
Spacetech over 3 years ago
He doesn’t wish to be homeless.
Jogger2 over 3 years ago
… to prosecute a different crime in which the victim doesn’t want to …