Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for December 10, 2023

Toni.. drop the towel and take those shears out of Shannon’s hands! She could hurt herself.

Looks like Brad and Toni’s place needs to be a little more child-proofed.

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So what will the new arc be? Back to Bets, Stef and Tiffany?

This feels like something the gun nuts will use as an excuse to push their, “See, there’s other things kids can get their hands on besides guns” rhetoric.

Shannon is smarter than you give her credit for, Brad. Why not leave some room under the tree for presents?

I vaguely remember this guy named Jones or Jonah or something.

Shanon gets what Shanon prunes!

SHANNON is in the house!

A child/person persuaded against their will is of the same opinion still.

“And I did it, I did it my way”

Can’t wait to see Shannon at 13…

Going to take matters into her own tiny hands.

Not for long.

ok. enough is enough .the character of shannon either needs to be dropped all together or at least age her appropriately. in 1996 when she was introduced she was 3 years old and then in 2008 she was supposedly 5 so wtf, 15 years later she is still a single digit brat. all of the other characters have aged around her unlike strips like hi and lois where the baby never ages so move on with her G&K or drop her character as it’s like beating a dead horse with the same little brat antics.

It’s a great Sunday when Toni shows up.

I thought Shannon was improving as she grew older. But, no—she’s still a brat!!

That’s what you think Brad.

There WAS a full tree…

Shannon’s on her way to becoming a real cut up

We do it different in our house to make room for taller presents. Instead of cutting th bottom branches off, I put down 4 one gallon paint cans in a square an put a 3 foot by 3 foot piece of plywood on top of em. Then I put th live tree on top and cover the bottom an th plywood with a big tree skirt. That makes th tree look taller and makes more room underneath while hiding the plywood an paint cans.

So does Shannon officially live there now?

The little lady needs a serious talking, to get her to understand things will not always be the way you want. Also respect other’s property.

most excellent

RED ALERT! Kid who should know better is holding a sharp object! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! BAWOOGA! BAWOOGA!

What a mess! Someone go get that child and hog tie her!

Who knows? Maybe Brad and Toni will have their own little Shannon someday. In fact, they might as well adopt her while they’re at it.

Shannon’s thoughts “If you want something special done, you need to do it yourself. Bwad you got your way at the tree store, now I get my way”

Industrious kid!

… Shannon has trimmed the tree but for the 12" at the top beyond her reach.

Not to worry, that hand clipper is no match for the larger stems of the lower section of the tree.

Pretty large hands for a 5 year old, doubt she could cut anything thicker than a twig.

Shannon always knows what to do to turn things to her advantage, unfortunately. She’s a clever child. I’m happy it’s a Sunday strip featuring the Firefighter Family. There’s always so much tenderness in them.

Correction Brad. You HAD a perfectly full tree in your living room. Until Shannon grabbed Toni’s pruning shears.

Oh, just a couple strategically-chosen branches…

WWA❤️ED? Beat the obnoxious entitled little deck ape’s A Double, boy howdy. Dilly! Dilly!

Yet another Christmas where Shannon spends the entire day in time out.

Will someone say ‘No!’ to this child, both for her own sake and for the sake of those who’ll have to deal with her when she’s older?

was a full tree… :{

Maybe remind Shannon that she’s NOT your kid, and Santa will be dropping her gifts at HER house!

SHEESH.

Relentless “I gotta have MY Way” little monstrosity, isn’t she?

And now, she has a “weapon.”

I’m getting the uneasy feeling We’re going to close out the year with Shannon.

But that’s okay.

It’ll make some “folks” around these here parts happy.

It’s a MARVEL that parents of children like Shannon don’t want to kill themselves at least once a day – partly because of what they put up with day after day, and partly because it’s (at least partly) THEIR FAULT.

Shannon is a brat!

It is nice to see Shannon take the initiative and do things without asking others to do it for her. She won’t be able to cut a whole bottom branch off with those clippers, but she can trim some thin outer branches. Glad to see that she is not staring at a tablet or other screen like most kids her age in real life.

Arrgh! Yet another full-on “disgusting brat” Shannon the newbie juvenile delinquent Tale. Ugh! Ptooie!

Will no one rid me of this vile brat?

I would take Shannon back to the pound.

the gifts go AROUND the tree, not under it, unless you want your gifts to be covered in shed pine needles

Why is Toni so ineffective? She does absolutely NOTHING to discipline or set boundaries for Shannon. She acts like it’s not her responsibility, although Shannon (who is HER niece) is with them enough to have an effect on her life, Brad’s life, TJ’s life and let’s not forget – her marriage. If a child is left with you all the time you have the right to set rules and expect certain behaviors.

Shannon the brat strikes again.

subtle

Why bother with a tree? Just throw Shannon a bag of coal and have done!

LOL

A few years ago, I came across something about the Christmas tree tradition in the United States.

The tradition was little known here, until Queen Victoria put one up. Putting up a Christmas tree was seen as being anti-commercialism-of-Christmas and pro-family. So, how did big department stores respond? By putting up displays showing wrapped presents under Christmas trees.

Shannon has other ideas.

“Trimming The Tree, Shannon-Style”

“Tricky Business”

“Loaded For Bare”

“Mind Of Presents”

“Making The Cut”

“Parlor Tree-cks”

She’s such a brat

We haven’t seen Toni and Brad for a while, what happened to their talk about starting a family?

Shannon falls on the sharp trimmer, much gore pours out, and we get to see a nice funeral for the kid.

Remember when Shannon cut Luann’s hair after she was expressly told not to, and rather than tell the adults Luann covered for her and denied her the chance to experience any consequences? I see they’re still indulging the demon child.

It’s a shame that shock collars are illegal on kids.

Hey, Shannon—a pair of loppers might make the job easier! ;-)

Shannon wouldn’t have survived a week in any generation of my family.

Tomorrow: New Arc: Gunther and Les make Christmas plans!

I’m waiting for the panel where Shannon dashes across the street to flag down the ice cream truck and gets plowed down by car!!

It’s Christmas with Shannon.Nobody else is young enough to have her outlook on t he Holiday.And What an outlook!