Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for November 24, 2021

He is bursting with something else but this is a family strip.

It is?

Alex’s dumb is smarter than most people.

Alex, dumb is the one thing you definitely are not.

Who says Gary didn’t have a heart?

And this is when Mike realizes who’s really running the household.

Wow. The powers there are fantastic. Use her wisely.

Quick, Alex! Ground yourself before he beats you to it!

Really hard to resist going back into the archives to see what happens next

Clairvoyance causes deception

Why would he be mad? It’s a win-win for everybody as far as I can see.

So, which online dating service did Alex found?

Kind of interesting, the number of people cheering Alex on when they’d be looking for a baseball bat if someone tried to manipulate them like this.

No one likes to be emotionally manipulated or what are friends for?

“Your Jedi mind tricks will not work on me, little girl!”

I think it’s wonderful that Alex thinks so highly of Kim. She’s worth a hundred times more than Alex’ egg-donor, and Alex knows it.

You are SO bursting with happiness,Mike!!

Do I have to grab you and shake you to make you realize it!!??

What’s the burst that could happen?! :D

Kim is do able!

Just let her know it’s not always best to be sneaky about making other people happy.

Just insufferable, especially with those pet names for her father.