Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for March 21, 2024

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? ;)

She is taking this seriously, she does want to start a family, but wants to get everything right first. Good for you.

The best part of kids is making them……

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.

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.

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.

For once, Brad, say yes!

I see that Greg’s name is on the policy. Is he the main beneficiary?

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.

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

Holy smokes. That punch line actually passed the censor.

Wow, Eisenhower didn’t put this much planning into D-Day

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)

Toni’s second career. Family counseling. She is being VERY detailed. Baby would grow up in a structured, but comfortable, caring environment.

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.

Funny-the nutrition regimen Toni’s looking at looks an awful lot like Greg Evan’s signature and today’s date.

These two are looking into their finances….

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!

(rejected)

Gotta love Toni. Such a smart girl.

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.

I didn’t see the prevention of neural tube defects joke coming :0 lol

Well folks, looks like I they’re ready for some sensual, sexual pleasures. Let’s give them their privacy.

Who’s Brad calling ‘easy’?!?

Making a baby on purpose is a WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT than doing it by accident.

“Tonstant Weader fwowed up.” – Dorothy Parker

Yep, if you’re going to have a baby, better be sure you have all your ducks in line first. Metaphorically speaking, of course!

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.

If you wait ‘til you can afford it, you’ll be too old.

Hmm… they might create the baby right there on the couch if they’re not careful.

Does that mean she’s gonna eat a banana?

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.

My kids were conceived the natural, unplanned way. Neither I nor my wife regretted it, either.

gotta wonder if any couple actually discusses all that stuff.

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?

Next up: Toni decides ideal day to conceive is February 31st.

I take folic acid to replenish vitamins lost from my intake of phenytoin

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.

just wondering if Toni is this OCD when it comes to responding to a structure on fire…

She is way overthinking this.

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.

hmmmmmm …. folic acid …… arrrrgggggggghhhhhh!!!

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.

Kids, you might want to turn your heads here…

All the romance of preparing a garden for planting season.

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.

Why not talk to Nancy, and if she knows any good OBGYN doctors.

That makes more sense (¢) than dollars Brad.

oh yeah baby

I once knocked up a chic with spinal biffida FOLIC ACID INTAKE IS A MUST IF YOU’RE PLANNING ON GETTING PREGGERS!

“Be still my beating heart….Uh, not THAT still…ahhh, much better.”

what the h is folic acid??

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.

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?

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.

Quit over thinking and get busy.

Toni you need folate (from veggies, esp dark leafy greens) NOT synthetic folic acid.

Most people don’t think about it that hard. But they should.

Since her introduction to the comic, today’s strip is the funniest Toni has been. Kudos!

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.

True lies line: Kids – 10 seconds of joy, 30 years of misery.

i’m glad one of them is taking it seriously at least

The vast majority of pregnancies are “accidents”

TJ: “Got your folic acid right here!” :-/

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.

Hey now! This is a family comic!! :)

Responsible parenting!

Toni found a new form of foreplay.

Brad is such a dufus.

oh my god I’ve never seen such filth on the comics page. What perversion!

She’s WAY overthinking this

They really are a cute couple.

Adequate Folic Acid intake reduces the risk of spinal bifida, which may be a side effect of our paleo hominid ancestors losing their tails.