For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for March 23, 2024

That’s the thing about kids-they tell you EVERYTHING and ALL AT ONCE .;-/

I have 4 hours with my 6 yr old granddaughter every weekend. That’s as long as we can go before she gets into trouble.

Quick, Carrie—grab the first plane home!!

Love her expression in the last panel.

Like a lot of small children, April needs to learn the words “have” and “has” instead of “got” and “gots” the latter of which isn’t even a real word.

In spite of April’s best efforts, she cannot get Gramma Carrie to talk to her. Maybe she will wear her down enough in those two weeks so she can have that conversation.

Or two whole weeks to do HER in, as it may be. The look on Grandma Carrie in the final panel speaks volumes.

So why is Grandma going to sleep in Michael’s room if John and Elly are going on a Caribbean cruise, who is going to sleep in John and Elly’s master bedroom?

Nobody?

I suppose John might not want his mother sleeping on the very bed that he conceived 3 children on top of! That would be an Eww Yuck!

‘Grandma Carrie’ looks a little stunned in the final frame ! ! !

Grandma Carrie already annoyed

It’s hard for a small child to slow down when they’re all excited.

Carrie, panel 4: “Take me back to the airport, please!”

At least April gets to see her grandparents. I never did. My parents were Catholic Irish and Anglican British, two factions who HATED each other. My grandparents did not go to my parents’ wedding. I never once saw them, as they refused to accept the marriage. When I went to Ireland, I was told to say NOTHING about my parents as the tension was still tight in Belfast…and this was in 2018.

It is somewhat understandable. April has never met her paternal grandmother until now. Imagine having to wait that long to meet a blood relative. We are not talking about a third cousin from Mississippi who was in the area and wanted to say hello.

As with most grandmas that come to visit, Grandma Carrie knows she can eventually leave…

Today April:

*Was a chatterbox.

Has April been very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very good as she promised her mother two days ago?

Google “The troubles in Ireland” or “Marian and Delours Price”

Gramma Carrie doesn’t SEEM to be interested in the slightest. Looked at April like she was nothing but a misplaced insect when April was so excited to show her what she has learned so far. Kinda feel for the kid, been there, got done in by that… Bottom line tho: fifty shades of cray to be distressed about a comic figure.

April will soon wear on Grandma……..poor woman!

Thanks for the help, Ellie.

Looks like Grandma just realized what she volunteered for, as she forgot what little kids are like.

Grandma’s and Grandpa’s have a way of getting their revenge. For the last meal right before the parents get home, we feed the grandkids Gooey Butter Cake, big slices of Gooey Butter Cake for desert. For those not familiar with Gooey Butter Cake, it is basically diabetes on a plate. Lots of butter and lots, I mean lots, of powdered sugar. It is a very rich, delicious desert, that can be used in a very nefarious way when called for. Parents beware, we will get you back, after all we raised you, we know all the tricks.

After two weeks of doing this, grandma is going to have to rest up in bed for at least a month.

Why is Liz calling her mother “Carrie”?

Man, that’s quite a burden to drop on one older lady. She’s a saint for accepting, but she needs some help.

Run, Grandma, run while you still can!

April’s language skills seem to be all over the place. One day she is speaking like an adult and the next, like a toddler. Pick a lane!