Toni, is thinking about the big picture, Brad is Life Insurance, and no they don’t need a Health evals and Toni turning on Brad by talking about increasing her Folic acid intake.
My next door neighbor was living here and working as a roughneck on an oil rig in nearby Wyoming, He had married his high school sweetheart when she was 16. She dropped out of school because he was making so much money that she would never have to work. They bought the house next door to us and started a baby.
She was about five months pregnant when he fell off the oil rig, broke his neck, and died.
They had not thought about life insurance because they were 17 and 21. Death was something that happened to old people.
She had to let the bank foreclose on the house and her parents came and moved her back home with them.
I have to agree with Uncle Kenny. I was 9 and my late brother was only 4 1/2 when our Dad died during surgery. He had just made his first payment on the house we’d moved to, after living in an apartment for years. We were really fortunate that he had mortgage insurance, because my late Mom didn’t work at that point and she would never have been able to manage a mortgage. He had life insurance, but it wasn’t enough. Very fortunately for us, Social Security pays money to minors who have lost a parent (and THIS is one of the reasons why the fund is in trouble, actually, not just because of us old folks.) Yes, everyone needs life insurance if they’re starting a family, and they need mortgage insurance, too…
I get the idea. We are moving from lighthearted humor to a serious textbook exploration of human reproduction. Come on, just let them get down and dirty.
Toni lost her parents at a young age. He brother struggles as a single parent. She wants to do as much as she can to forestall any big disasters in their family’s life, to protect their child as best they can. Maybe Piro / Walt, far in the future, will make better choices than his parents.
^^^Just wanted to point out what a completely clueless comment Ivlax posted above. My sister in law is a paramedic with an underlying heart condition and just because she and her husband, (also a paramedic) and work highly physical jobs, still have to work to take care of themselves and their kids. Just because people appear “fine”, doesn’t mean they always are. Keep your clown town judgements to your self Ivlax.
since everyone else is overanalyzing thing…I’ll pick this baton up and say at least they’re enjoying the conversation and handling the discussion with maturity and good humor both.
More first world “problems”. People have been procreating for millennia, and even currently in many areas, without all this drama.
Interesting that two of Tonis top 3 concerns (and apparently Brads also, with the third being life insurance) are career and how to spend as little time as possible with their offspring (aka daycare)
This is not about life insurance, or careers, or folic acid. This is about Toni being scared s**tless and subconciously doing everything possible to avoid having a baby, no matter how much she wants it or not.
Luann is one of the best character and story development comic strips as of this date. Well keeping up with the times and dedicated fandom. Kudoos to the creators.
There is never a perfectly prepared time to accept the gift of life. Many young couples get caught in this trap to “have enough” before welcoming children. Here is the secret: YOU ALREADY HAVE ALL YOU NEED! Be Fruitful and Multiply!
Toni is the only one thinking about the financial burden of having a child? I call bunk! The Evanses had a chance to show more of Brad’s character growth and they cop out by making him look like an idiot. The man completely changed the trajectory of his life by becoming a firefighter; he changed his diet, exercised and studied hard to achieve his goal. He didn’t give up after being laid off due to budgeting. So, of course, he doesn’t give a thought to the challenges of having children and only thinks about the sex. Again, I call bunk.
Yeah, have fun! And don’t forget the life insurance. My dad got it ‘cause the bank loaned him money to buy farmland. Mom was a widow, but the debts were paid.
What a wonderful couple! Toni no longer show to have hesitations, the seriousness she has thinking about organizing her life and changing her diet to have a healthy pregnancy shows how determined she is. While the way they’re joke about it is a sign of how in love they are. Both she and Brad seem really happy. Let’s hope they manage to organize everything well and that there will be no healthy problems.
“Pre-natal nutrition.” What a scam. Is this a poor country or a rich country, with rich food on every corner? What she needs is couple counseling so that she feels safe and happy. Far more important than eating politically correct food.
Actually being firefighters in the same house life insurance should definitely be one of the first things that pops into their heads. That and appointing a guardian to raise the kid if something happens to both of them.
Again, Toni is being smart. Remember, she has a good model of bad parents, Shannon’s folks. She does not want to be like that, and she is proving what a good parent she’ll be. Some may question life insurance and the medical questions, but Toni’s parents died when she was young in a car crash, so of course she’s thinking ahead. Stuff happens, and she wants her child to have as good a life as possible.
Just curious. Are they going to wait while these goals are being met? And what happens to a healthy relationship or marriage when the sex becomes “goal” oriented?
I’m not so sure Toni is quite ready to give up her career. She loves her work and she’s good at it. What is the regulation about pregnancy for firefighters and EMT’s? Are they immediately taken off the active duty roster?
Life insurance is absolutely something you need to think about. If one of you dies after the kid is born, there needs to be a pot of money. Fire department should have some basic life insurance anyway.
lvlax 10 months ago
Can’t believe they’re doing health evals. They’re both young and obviously in good shape.
Bottom line.. they’ve both been raising Shannon for years. They know what they’re doing.
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Is anything hotter than watching a beautiful woman increase her Folic Acid intake? ;)
Doneaver 10 months ago
She is taking this seriously, she does want to start a family, but wants to get everything right first. Good for you.
R.W.Singer -SF 10 months ago
The best part of kids is making them……
Joe1962 10 months ago
Toni, is thinking about the big picture, Brad is Life Insurance, and no they don’t need a Health evals and Toni turning on Brad by talking about increasing her Folic acid intake.
9thCapricorn 10 months ago
Prenatal supplements? Folic acid? Oh boy you’re just diving right in. FYI, folic acid makes your poop tarry and black. Don’t be alarmed.
Uncle Kenny 10 months ago
My next door neighbor was living here and working as a roughneck on an oil rig in nearby Wyoming, He had married his high school sweetheart when she was 16. She dropped out of school because he was making so much money that she would never have to work. They bought the house next door to us and started a baby.
She was about five months pregnant when he fell off the oil rig, broke his neck, and died.
They had not thought about life insurance because they were 17 and 21. Death was something that happened to old people.
She had to let the bank foreclose on the house and her parents came and moved her back home with them.
True story. Everybody needs life insurance.
Chrisdiaz801 10 months ago
For once, Brad, say yes!
snsurone76 10 months ago
I see that Greg’s name is on the policy. Is he the main beneficiary?
Argythree 10 months ago
I have to agree with Uncle Kenny. I was 9 and my late brother was only 4 1/2 when our Dad died during surgery. He had just made his first payment on the house we’d moved to, after living in an apartment for years. We were really fortunate that he had mortgage insurance, because my late Mom didn’t work at that point and she would never have been able to manage a mortgage. He had life insurance, but it wasn’t enough. Very fortunately for us, Social Security pays money to minors who have lost a parent (and THIS is one of the reasons why the fund is in trouble, actually, not just because of us old folks.) Yes, everyone needs life insurance if they’re starting a family, and they need mortgage insurance, too…
nightflight 10 months ago
I get the idea. We are moving from lighthearted humor to a serious textbook exploration of human reproduction. Come on, just let them get down and dirty.
Wilkins068 10 months ago
Since Toni’s ready to start up th Prenatal Nutrition Regimen it looks like she’s made up her mind that it’s a go
jeff_e 10 months ago
Holy smokes. That punch line actually passed the censor.
PaulAbbott2 10 months ago
Wow, Eisenhower didn’t put this much planning into D-Day
Azul0858 10 months ago
Toni lost her parents at a young age. He brother struggles as a single parent. She wants to do as much as she can to forestall any big disasters in their family’s life, to protect their child as best they can. Maybe Piro / Walt, far in the future, will make better choices than his parents.
bh05150 10 months ago
^^^Just wanted to point out what a completely clueless comment Ivlax posted above. My sister in law is a paramedic with an underlying heart condition and just because she and her husband, (also a paramedic) and work highly physical jobs, still have to work to take care of themselves and their kids. Just because people appear “fine”, doesn’t mean they always are. Keep your clown town judgements to your self Ivlax.
cdcoventry 10 months ago
since everyone else is overanalyzing thing…I’ll pick this baton up and say at least they’re enjoying the conversation and handling the discussion with maturity and good humor both.
mgl179 10 months ago
More first world “problems”. People have been procreating for millennia, and even currently in many areas, without all this drama.
Interesting that two of Tonis top 3 concerns (and apparently Brads also, with the third being life insurance) are career and how to spend as little time as possible with their offspring (aka daycare)
OneTime59 10 months ago
Toni’s second career. Family counseling. She is being VERY detailed. Baby would grow up in a structured, but comfortable, caring environment.
thetraveller4 10 months ago
This is not about life insurance, or careers, or folic acid. This is about Toni being scared s**tless and subconciously doing everything possible to avoid having a baby, no matter how much she wants it or not.
KhurramHashmi 10 months ago
Luann is one of the best character and story development comic strips as of this date. Well keeping up with the times and dedicated fandom. Kudoos to the creators.
GerryRoss 10 months ago
Funny-the nutrition regimen Toni’s looking at looks an awful lot like Greg Evan’s signature and today’s date.
Red_Gertz 10 months ago
These two are looking into their finances….
Free or Not? Premium Member 10 months ago
There is never a perfectly prepared time to accept the gift of life. Many young couples get caught in this trap to “have enough” before welcoming children. Here is the secret: YOU ALREADY HAVE ALL YOU NEED! Be Fruitful and Multiply!
Serial Pedant 10 months ago
(rejected)
Fiammata 10 months ago
Gotta love Toni. Such a smart girl.
StoicLion1973 10 months ago
Toni is the only one thinking about the financial burden of having a child? I call bunk! The Evanses had a chance to show more of Brad’s character growth and they cop out by making him look like an idiot. The man completely changed the trajectory of his life by becoming a firefighter; he changed his diet, exercised and studied hard to achieve his goal. He didn’t give up after being laid off due to budgeting. So, of course, he doesn’t give a thought to the challenges of having children and only thinks about the sex. Again, I call bunk.
MS72 10 months ago
Yeah, have fun! And don’t forget the life insurance. My dad got it ‘cause the bank loaned him money to buy farmland. Mom was a widow, but the debts were paid.
A.Ficionada 10 months ago
I didn’t see the prevention of neural tube defects joke coming :0 lol
Ellis97 10 months ago
Well folks, looks like I they’re ready for some sensual, sexual pleasures. Let’s give them their privacy.
tremaine53 10 months ago
Who’s Brad calling ‘easy’?!?
Ken Otwell 10 months ago
Making a baby on purpose is a WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT than doing it by accident.
Call me Ishmael 10 months ago
“Tonstant Weader fwowed up.” – Dorothy Parker
DaBump Premium Member 10 months ago
Yep, if you’re going to have a baby, better be sure you have all your ducks in line first. Metaphorically speaking, of course!
upanddown17 10 months ago
prrdh 10 months ago
I suspect that Toni will discover that the best-laid plans o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley…
As Brad has already discovered that the best-planned lays o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley.
MollyCat 10 months ago
If you wait ‘til you can afford it, you’ll be too old.
RonBerg13 Premium Member 10 months ago
Hmm… they might create the baby right there on the couch if they’re not careful.
CrackerJack 10 months ago
Does that mean she’s gonna eat a banana?
Aladar30 Premium Member 10 months ago
What a wonderful couple! Toni no longer show to have hesitations, the seriousness she has thinking about organizing her life and changing her diet to have a healthy pregnancy shows how determined she is. While the way they’re joke about it is a sign of how in love they are. Both she and Brad seem really happy. Let’s hope they manage to organize everything well and that there will be no healthy problems.
Local 574 Premium Member 10 months ago
“Pre-natal nutrition.” What a scam. Is this a poor country or a rich country, with rich food on every corner? What she needs is couple counseling so that she feels safe and happy. Far more important than eating politically correct food.
Angry Indeed Premium Member 10 months ago
My kids were conceived the natural, unplanned way. Neither I nor my wife regretted it, either.
BuckarooDave 10 months ago
gotta wonder if any couple actually discusses all that stuff.
FassEddie 10 months ago
Depends. Can you slip into something more comfortable?
That’s the tagline in the 2024 Depends ad campaign.
Okay. They’re comfortable. But the double entendre is awful. Maybe take a shower first?
percheronhitch6 10 months ago
Next up: Toni decides ideal day to conceive is February 31st.
mindjob 10 months ago
I take folic acid to replenish vitamins lost from my intake of phenytoin
mousefumanchu Premium Member 10 months ago
For Brad, it’s the easy part. They’re both firefighters and that means that once Toni is REALLY preggers she can’t respond to the bell.
Will E. Makeit Premium Member 10 months ago
just wondering if Toni is this OCD when it comes to responding to a structure on fire…
drewpamon 10 months ago
She is way overthinking this.
jsimpso1 10 months ago
Actually being firefighters in the same house life insurance should definitely be one of the first things that pops into their heads. That and appointing a guardian to raise the kid if something happens to both of them.
BuckarooDave 10 months ago
hmmmmmm …. folic acid …… arrrrgggggggghhhhhh!!!
CAMom 10 months ago
Again, Toni is being smart. Remember, she has a good model of bad parents, Shannon’s folks. She does not want to be like that, and she is proving what a good parent she’ll be. Some may question life insurance and the medical questions, but Toni’s parents died when she was young in a car crash, so of course she’s thinking ahead. Stuff happens, and she wants her child to have as good a life as possible.
jrankin1959 10 months ago
Kids, you might want to turn your heads here…
nightflight 10 months ago
All the romance of preparing a garden for planting season.
eladee AKA Wally 10 months ago
This is cute and funny. Obviously these two love each other. It’s nice to see them talking about this in a serious way at last.
Joe1962 10 months ago
Why not talk to Nancy, and if she knows any good OBGYN doctors.
smsrt 10 months ago
That makes more sense (¢) than dollars Brad.
oakie817 10 months ago
oh yeah baby
Darth Nefarius 10 months ago
I once knocked up a chic with spinal biffida FOLIC ACID INTAKE IS A MUST IF YOU’RE PLANNING ON GETTING PREGGERS!
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace 10 months ago
“Be still my beating heart….Uh, not THAT still…ahhh, much better.”
mfought 10 months ago
what the h is folic acid??
Robert Nowall Premium Member 10 months ago
As for life insurance…my father got it, and it gave me a good deal of trouble trying to collect, some fifty plus years after he got it.
comic reader 22 10 months ago
Just curious. Are they going to wait while these goals are being met? And what happens to a healthy relationship or marriage when the sex becomes “goal” oriented?
I’m not so sure Toni is quite ready to give up her career. She loves her work and she’s good at it. What is the regulation about pregnancy for firefighters and EMT’s? Are they immediately taken off the active duty roster?
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 10 months ago
Pregnancy can be a crapshoot.
Serena Williams,the tennis superstar,was supposedly an athlete in perfect physical condition.
But she had a life-threatening pregnancy.
The Quiet One 10 months ago
Quit over thinking and get busy.
Tenax 10 months ago
Toni you need folate (from veggies, esp dark leafy greens) NOT synthetic folic acid.
GaryCooper 10 months ago
Most people don’t think about it that hard. But they should.
kmccjoe1 10 months ago
Since her introduction to the comic, today’s strip is the funniest Toni has been. Kudos!
Boomer with a view 10 months ago
Life insurance is absolutely something you need to think about. If one of you dies after the kid is born, there needs to be a pot of money. Fire department should have some basic life insurance anyway.
Boomer with a view 10 months ago
True lies line: Kids – 10 seconds of joy, 30 years of misery.
KEA 10 months ago
i’m glad one of them is taking it seriously at least
Susan123 10 months ago
The vast majority of pregnancies are “accidents”
BuckarooDave 10 months ago
TJ: “Got your folic acid right here!” :-/
WilliamVollmer 10 months ago
well, Toni seems serious in making sure their financial ducks are in a row, but is willing to take some time for some “other” baby planning activity.
Brian Fink 10 months ago
Hey now! This is a family comic!! :)
Rhetorical_Question 10 months ago
Responsible parenting!
Otis Rufus Driftwood 10 months ago
Toni found a new form of foreplay.
Lord Flatulence Premium Member 10 months ago
Brad is such a dufus.
Jabroniville Premium Member 10 months ago
oh my god I’ve never seen such filth on the comics page. What perversion!
carlosrivers 10 months ago
She’s WAY overthinking this
nathenleeturner 10 months ago
They really are a cute couple.
Robert Wilson Premium Member 10 months ago
Adequate Folic Acid intake reduces the risk of spinal bifida, which may be a side effect of our paleo hominid ancestors losing their tails.