For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for April 01, 2024

I see trouble coming…

It begins. What i’ll leave as a question mark for newer readers, but i’m not ready to see what’s coming again and i’ve read this storyline quite a few times. How it begins also works really well as April understandably feels left out and that feeling’s only going to increase.

April, you’re too young for casinos.

These are adult activities, April.

I haven’t been reading this ‘toon as long as many who are posting here, so I don’t understand why April feels left out…

Elly went snorkeling? After she saw how she looked in a bikini??

BTW, isn’t today April’s 4th birthday? And her family is ignoring that??

Those last 3 April is too little for, but the beach, she’d have loved that. She’s too young to understand that sometimes mommys and daddys like to go somewhere alone without the kids. Hmmm.

Did April plan to play poker?

What’s with the burnt voodoo doll?

Back in the day… when you actually had to “wait” for your pictures to come back…sigh…

I wonder if April has gone on an incredible growth spurt or Elly is shrinking fast?

Just two days ago the toddler April was only as high as grandma’s hips, yet today, April has grown up as high as Elly’s shoulders!

I feel bad for April because I have never been on a “real” trip, the closest I came to leaving my city was school field trips.

That being said, Elly shouldn’t be bragging in front of her daughter because according to Lynn, this is the catalyst for the upcoming events. I get that you had fun, but don’t overdo the explaining.

The grandmother did a good job at explaining to April that there are times when her parents need some kid-free time to themselves. Guess it did not sink in with April.

Who cares what April thinks? April is a piece of property just as the house, car, Farley, Edgar and Elizabeth are owned by Elly.

Now they have special kids areas in the casinos and on cruise ships

The crux of the matter is that April was too young to go on the cruise. What if she was running around and fell off the ship’s railings? Without getting too macabre, the concept of April drowning or facing near death from such an event is too much for a family strip like this.

Why is she on the phone with Connie? Connie lives next door.

April, was nothing for you to do, with you parents when they were on a trip for themselves.

The problem with vacations is that they are too soon over.

Not for kids!

There were some things we could have done with our daughter on our away trip, but it was nice to not HAVE to do kid activities.

Happy APRIL Fools day. All !

Take her to a kiddie play land amusement park.

April wouldn’t have been able to do any of those things if she’d been there.

They’re back ALREADY?? Did somebody leave out a week’s worth of strips?

The heartbreak of learning your parents are far from “gods.” A rite of passage!

Nuffing for little kids April. It’s the one time they got to act like adults in a long time.

When hubby and I went on an anniversary cruise, son was put out he couldn’t come too ( was during school year- Nana stayed with him), so took him for his high school graduation celebration. great memories. Love Disney Cruises.

When I had to go away to my grandmothers funeral, about 30 years ago, I took my littles aside one at a time to let them know that I was going away to say goodbye to my grandma who was in Heaven and said I was sorry they couldn’t come with me. One of them begged me not to go.. to Heaven, the other asked if she could go to Heaven too! “I haven’t been to Heaven yet!..” Perspective (◠‿◠✿)

13 more years to graduation, how many more lies will April catch Cru-Elly in?

If I recall, John & Elly take Elizabeth & April on a trip later this year.

Discrimination against minors is legal in Canada.

Kid Crow!

Yeah that was the fun thing about being on a cruise 35 years ago, you could be onboard a great ship, and nobodies kids were there to annoy you! Not that way now !

And apparently they’re doing absolutely nothing for April’s birthday.