For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for April 18, 2021

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    howtheduck  over 3 years ago

    A boy called her and Elly appears to be quite an eavesdropper and she does not appear to be shy about it. At this point in the story, the only boy that Elizabeth has expressed an interest in is Christopher Nichols, the boy next door who is her age. If this is the boy, then Elizabeth should never invite him over because we already know that Elly dislikes Christopher. We know from Michael’s experience what happens if you bring someone home as a romantic interest that Elly does not like.

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 3 years ago

    how long until we meet Anthony? I doubt that was him calling Elizabeth

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    Asharah  over 3 years ago

    Elly, when you are trying to have a conversation with your daughter, it’s a good idea at some point to actually SHUT YOUR YAP AND LET HER TALK!

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    dcdete.  over 3 years ago

    So if the mother was on the extension phone too because she said ‘we’ talked for half an hour, instead of ‘you’ talked, then how come she doesn’t know these answers already like if it was a boy in her school math class?

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    GirlGeek Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Elly chill

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    Wren Fahel  over 3 years ago

    When I was 15/16 I was dating a boy from another town. He called me every day. My mom informed all of her friends not to call between 3 & 4 in the afternoon so that I could have the phone to talk to him during that time.

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    NoreenMcLean  over 3 years ago

    Wow, control much Ellie? STFU.

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    rebelstrike0  over 3 years ago

    At least Elizabeth is over her appearance. Her bangs grew back.

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    vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Elly seems to have fumbled her boy friend investigation.

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    Cincoflex  over 3 years ago

    At least the bangs crisis is over

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    s_birkemeyer_2015  over 3 years ago

    My mom never did that to me. In some ways I wish she would have.

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    Aladar30 Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Sigh. Little Lis is growing up ♡.

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    Johnnyrico  over 3 years ago

    Granthony?

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    tripwire45  over 3 years ago

    Puberty has arrived.

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    locake  over 3 years ago

    Liz won’t bring any boys home as long as her mom behaves like that. What a nosy pest!

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    Linguist  over 3 years ago

    One of my phone phobias – which even persists to this day – is a result of my mother’s incessant eavesdropping on my teenage phone calls. Even if she could only listen to one end of the conversations, she was sure to give me the third degree about who’d called and what they’d wanted, and also gave running editorial opinions similar to what Elly is doing. She’d also read my mail – if given the opportunity.

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    rebelstrike0  over 3 years ago

    Considering Elizabeth was being nosy when Michael was talking on the phone to Martha, why not now?

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    MuddyUSA  Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Her first boy phone call…..it is scary?

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    Robert Nowall Premium Member over 3 years ago

    What did he call you?

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    rebelstrike0  over 3 years ago

    Elly’s amazing talent in the fifth panel: Being able to peel potatoes with her eyes closed.

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    The_Great_Black President  over 3 years ago

    Why do think they call them “Elly-coptur parents”?

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    Ukko wilko  over 3 years ago

    We have a friend like Elly. She has a T-shirt that says, “Help! I’m talking and I can’t shut up!”

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    raybarb44  over 3 years ago

    A moment she will always remember and the first person she shared it with was her brother. Too bad…..

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    dv1093  over 3 years ago

    Woha mom – BACK off! By the way – 30 minutes to my wife is just warming up.

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    kaycstamper  over 3 years ago

    Ahh, brother/Sister relationships can be good sometimes!

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    daddo52  over 3 years ago

    I think Mom was trying to deter so much time on the phone, to avoid such questions

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    masnadies  over 3 years ago

    A boy called me in middle school. I assumed the whole thing was part of a joke and people were listening in to laugh at me (now I’m not sure- it could have been, though- but he was less popular than I’d thought, so maybe he really did like me. I didn’t care for him, sadly, so it didn’t matter much). I didn’t really get any more calls till the end of high school, and then I had money to buy myself a phone extension and have these chats in my closet. My mother didn’t get to play at that game, and my father? Ha! He thought I was dating people I wasn’t even dating, he was so clueless about my lile.

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    finnygirl Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Elly really is way past ridiculous here! My mother never acted like that, I’m grateful to say.

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