For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for December 25, 2022

How sweet. :-)

We don’t grow up. But we sometimes have to show a proper “Adult Face” to the rest of the world. But It’s all an act.

This proves the old saying, “Bigger toys for bigger boys.” Dad started off with a simple wind up Mother Goose, then progressed to radio controlled, and then finally building his own railroad empire. Kind of like a metaphor of life. Happy holidays everyone.

I was wondering who was having more fun, John or April.

As parents we watch our kids grow up, little do they realize they are watching us grow up, too.

A great and very true cartoon. Merry Christmas to you all.

Hubs has a billboard in his train layout that says “Growing Old is Mandatory; Growing Up is Optional”. Merry Christmas All,

Amen Dad.

Merry Christmas everyone!

There is an old saying, “The only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys”.

God jul og godt nytt år!

Dad will likely play with the Spirograph hubby and I got this year. We need to play Cards Against Humanity and Pandemic. I like the latter because it’s collaborative, not competitive. It’s the players versus pathogens. If you don’t pick the right roles to play in the game, you can’t win. I’m always the Medic. Wonder why…

Merry Christmas everyone. Before the grandsons wake up, I can still run the train through the canyons and tunnels created by the mountain of presents under the tree.

Grow older…..but not up!!!!!

Even as a kid I thought trains were boring.

“I won’t if you won’t.”

Oooh, nice train set.

My DAD, wonderful adult, wonderful provider, loving husband, but he never had a second childhood, because he never outgrew his first. I miss him so much, he taught me how to love, how to be a husband and father.

Okay. Deal! I mean really, someone has to teach the kids how to play with all their toys.

I wonder if kids today like toys like this of if all they want are iPhones

I used my son for many an excuse to watch movies and revisit Legos.

You have to grow old. You don’t have to grow up.

Dad will make a great Grandpa….

Love the dad and daughters trio.

That pretty much sums it up.

We have a train set that consists of “O” scale, “HO” scale and “N” scale locomotives all circling the tree at the same time. All of them are the Santa Fe War Bonnet paint job with silver passenger cars trailing. It looks really neat when all three are going. It does not, however leave a lot of room for presents….

Merry Christmas to all FBorFW fans.

One of the fun parts of having kids. I also liked going to kids movies.

Remember a song from the Peter Pan Broadway Musical that goes “I Won’t Grow Up”?

John and his trains—a hobby which continued through the strip’s entire run.

Not easy to be forever young. As long as you can think young, you’ll never grow up. Merry Christmas.

Adults don’t actually grow up, they just forget how to play.

The best thing about being a parent is having an excuse to buy the cool toys you did not have as a kid

Just because ya grow old, doesn’t mean ya grow up! Merry Christmas, everyone :)

Some of these strips are like scenes right out of “Saving Mr. Banks”. John is the childlike, fun-loving, warmhearted Walt Disney, while Elly is the prejudiced, arrogant, soulless Pam Travers! How did these two ever get together?

Pleased to report that, at age 63, my inner child is still going strong.

I’m growing older but not up