Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for January 18, 2022

This is going to go well.

Chase is a polite, conservative and self-reliant man. You’d think Mark chose a boyfriend that his dad would have the least to complain about.

Notice how “happy” Phil is to see his son!!

Chase is regretting this already.

Dad must be put off by Chase’s choice of lipstick – is that it? :D

Is Chase wearing…lip gloss?

Father or not, why does Mark care what this a-hole thinks?

So far so good. Enough chit chat let’s get to the bourbon.

If I was you I’d start drinking heavily

This is almost word for word what happened when my brother introduced his ‘friend’ to our dad. Talk about art imitating life…

At times, the colorist does a horrible job with these.

You heard him, rub it in his face… ☺

When did “Grumpy” stop being a dwarf??

Coffee cup I saw today in a thrift shop—-“I hate waking up in themorning and finding out Donald Trump is my President”.

Just what I long to hear when visiting relatives…“What are you doing here?”

The Lipstick is probably what gave him away.

I predict Mark’s dad and Chase will bond over their shared love of Ronald Reagan.