For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for October 28, 2022

El rests her case.

Safety in numbers…

All the stuffed animals are scared too!

Excellent expressions in last panel!

John probably has clothes older than April. She’s not old enough to “know” anything.

Poor child.

You pay and pay and pay ………

Yeah, not a good idea to read scary Halloween stories to a toddler, even if they are mild. To them, “scary“ has an entirely different meaning.

Well, that’s one way to avoid another pregnancy!!

You need the dog across your feet in bed to feel totally secure.

After the mad scientist did his work…

Farley’s head was then transplanted onto April’s body, and April got used to having her head on Farley’s body, as well as walking on all fours!

I’ve always maintained that he’s an idiot.

Don’t worry April, I don’t think a 2-year-old can remember stories. I myself was at least 3 years old when I heard the red riding story of "Grandma what big teeth you have! The better to EAT YOU WITH, growl, chomp, chomp! " Ah, Halloween was such fun at the age of 3.

Nope. lol

I have noticed, on more than one occasion, that I really didn’t “know” something until someone told someone else that “It’s okay. He knows it isn’t whatever.” and I heard them.

When my son was four-years-old, we let him watch the first “Ghostbusters” movie. Bad idea. For the next six months, he had to change into his PJ’s in the living room because, “the Ghostbusters might get me!”

Looks like their hair turns purple when they’re in bed.

Remember the scene in BEETHOVEN where Lon ChaneyJr. in THE WOLF MAN comes on TV—-and the St.Bernard shuts off the set with his paw?

My mother LOVED scary movies and dragged me along to every film that came to our local drive-in theater: The Screaming Skull, Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors, and every gothic fright-fest Vincent Price ever made. I overcame my fear of “things that go bump in the night” at a very early age.

You can “know” it’s true in your head but still not feel it’s true.

“SEEP WIF MAMA!!!!” – Poor April. “SLEEP WITH MOMMY!!!!” – Dopey John.

Don’t think so, John

Looks like April is sucking her thumb — she better not get used to doing that or she’ll wind up with an anti thumb sucking appliance like Liz did.

I didn’t understand the difference between “stories” and reality until Ghostbusters came out.

Parents aren’t always the sharpest knife in the drawer—

That bed sure is crowded.

Is that Eugene the Jeep in her toys. Better call Popeye to come get him.

Stay under the blanket, kiddo. The monsters can never penetrate blankets.

The fact that John’s clearly got scared eyes too is a nice touch. ;-)