For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for August 24, 2023

There’s a difference between being a slob in your own space and being a slob all over a public area.

I can hear mom’s reply to Elizabeth. Like you’re being a slob right now.

Oh, the irony..!

What a dilemma! Tis might be a noble thing to do to pick up other people’s trash from around the lake, but I would think you need to have a better place to take the trash than to dump it in your own room!

Liz is COOL. Just don’t be slobs in public places. At home, it’s your kingdom to trash.

Well now that you’ve cleaned up other people’s messes, it’s time to clean up your own.

It irritates me to no end when see a cigarette being thrown out the window from the car in front of me. Not to mention it being a fire hazard.

I never throw anything out of my car or leave rubbish in the countryside or on the street, my house, on the other hand ……

Yes, Elizabeth has feathered her own nest. However, it is perfectly acceptable for Elly to demand her daughter tidy up. The nest is part of John and Elly’s tree.

Sounds like what kids need to expect as adults:

1.) The world isn’t fair. The sooner you grasp this, the better off you will be.

2.) The world doesn’t care about how you feel. First accomplish something, then work on your self-esteem.

3.) Instant prosperity is a myth. College is important, but it is not a royal road to success. You will have to prove you are worthy of your status and perks.

4.) If you think your teacher was tough, wait until you get a boss. There is no tenure in the private sector.

5.) A clean world is a nice idea. Start by cleaning up your horror of a room.

6.) Flipping burgers is not beneath anyone’s dignity. Immigrants have another name for that: an opportunity.

7.) Before you were born, your parents were different. Oftentimes caring for a baby, putting food on the table and paying utility bills changes a person’s outlook on life.

8.) Television is not real life. Schools in the real world are not about cruising chicks. Teenagers actually have to go to class in a real world school.

9.) Do not make fun of those who attend a prep school or a military academy. Chances are you are going to end up working one of their alumni.

Ellie has absolutely no way of knowing, I guess.

That room looks like my daughter’s did when she was teen. Now? She is a clean freak in her own home. Go figure.

I’m surprised that Michael wasn’t there to ‘jump down her throat’ about taking his backpack ! ! !

Can drive a bus between public slobbing and private home “decor”.

Judge not least ye be judged. Still, her heart is in the right place.

The look on the dog’s face is priceless…

Looks like Luann Degroot’s bedroom.

Kids with Oil Lamps – Officer it wasn’t arson, it was our daughter

Why is Elly surprised at the mess in her room? How long have you been a mom for crying out loud! ;-p

Elizabeth just got home, right? It looks to me like she is in the process of unpacking, which usually involves sorting laundry to be done from things to be put away, the items that were specific for the trip will get put away and she might finish the chore in one attempt. She isn’t walking out on her mess; she just chose to unpack in her own room.

My daughter as a teen in a nutshell.

So the entire camping trip happened offstage? I know there were one or two panels that showed the campground, but I would have thought that adventure would have been able to carry a few strips.

It will dawn of her when bugs crawl out of her dirty clothes

And Elizabeth married Jeremy from ZITS and they lived happily ever after once people finally dug them out

My daughter used to leave her room a mess until she got a job cleaning motel rooms. She became the person focused on trying to clean up the messes left by her roommates.

I used to think Mike was the messy one, but it appears that none of the Patterson children keep a clean or (looking at the amount of food on the floor) healthy room. Once she cleans out that knapsack, she might want to wash it out before she gives it back to Mike. Of course, it’s Mike, so he probably wouldn’t notice.

I remember one of my daughters complaining about her messy roommates. I told her God has a sense of humour. She was not amused by the comment.

oh the irony

I work PT at a self serve and Automatic car wash that has 4 trash cans and a dumpster that some people can’t seem to find

And generally speaking, we’re led to believe that Canadians are smarter, cleaner and more enlightened than those dumb, dirty, low-brow Americans?

“I have children, honey!”

I know. I can smell it from here.

I’m like that. I live alone. At home I’m a slob. But, in places where others are affected, I try to pick up trash and neaten things up.

Listen to the pot talking about the kettle…

i read that once the ice receded, everest peak was 3 feet deep in trash.

To look at me, you’d think my home would be neat, organized, etc, because I rarely leave my home looking like a slob. Hair combed, at least basic make-up, clothes neat, etc. However, for a couple of reasons, my home is a disaster. I rarely have company as I do have some pride and don’t want even my friends to see how I live. Part of the problem is that I (quickly) moved to a smaller home without much storage space, so just crammed stuff wherever I could. Also, I don’t consider myself hoarder, but others might. I was raised with the notion that as soon as you get rid of something, you’ll need it and then have to waste time and money getting a new whatever.

The new generation is as socially anxious as we were. Except we did not talk about cleaning the environment. It was clean.

I thought the tall furry thing was a Yeti in the first panel. After a while I realized it was supposed to be the dog. Odd angle, it looks as tall as Elizabeth.