For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for July 16, 2022

a hunk of platonic sibling love

A hunk of burning love.

What teenaged boy keeps a diary?

A writer keeps a diary, an artist keeps sketches, some if not most keep both.

It can’t be printed in a “family” comic strip, Mike!!

Wow this Liz sister is very astute and sharp as a penny. I would never have come to the conclusion that when somebody writes in their diary, something noteworthy must have happened to cause that!

The only time I had a diary was when I received one for my twelfth birthday. I’m pretty sure my mom did that so she could read it. I didn’t give her anything interesting to think about after doing so. “Dear Diary, Nothing interesting happened today…. again.”

I always thought my older brother was a “hunk”. He has dark, curly hair & was (still is) a bodybuilder. He eventually even won a bronze medal in a bodybuilding event! I fielded so many calls from girls it wasn’t funny (actually made friends with one). I’ve never understood the trope of girls not thinking their brothers are good-looking. I have 4 brothers; ALL of them are handsome.

Morning Lynn, you had to have been the Charicter Liz in real life, She is you all over. Love you Lynn

You should’a knowed better Mike.

As a school assignment, I started a journal from the 6th grade. I kept up with it until the start of 8th grade, when I found my sister reading it. I told on her and she told my folks some of the things I wrote in it. They laughed at me. I never wrote in it again. I’m 65 now and still feel slighted.

Don’t overthink it ‘Mike.

Definately Limberger

Indeed…a HUNK of what?

i remember a girl in high school who made her own. on the cover she had written ‘my dairy’

The boy can’t even take a compliment…

I started a journal when I hitchhiked across the US in 1976. Lost it somewhere in Florida, and started a new one. Wrote lots of poetry

Mike is too accustomed to trading insults with Lizzie.

Mike, never ask a question that you don’t really want to know the answer too.

Lizard Breath sure has gotten cuter.

I guess I saw too many TV shows (both drama and sitcoms) where someone’s diary was used against them in a court of law — made me wonder WHY anyone would put their deepest thoughts down in writing where anyone could read them.

Elizabeth would think Michael was a hunk…of junk.

LOL

I mean, you always call Liz lizard breath so she has every right to sly shade you Mike!