Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for May 28, 2024

Bernice is a KILLJOY!

She should play with Shannon and have fun. She’ll be giving her memories that she’ll look fondly back on.

Shannon.. you know what to do with the light saber… ;)

Just go along and humor her Bern, geez.

Monstro!! Give Monstro the light saber. He will show you how a real fish fights.

I call it last night!!! I knew this would go bad.

Not everyone is good at pretend play with young children…she could suggest drawing/coloring, running around outside or something else where Bernice doesn’t have to pretend she’s a preschooler…and it looks as if that’s the way it’s going. Has anyone ever been able to get Shannon to sit still to read a book?

Shannon probably doesn’t know that Darth Vader is Princess Leia’s father. On the other hand, given what Shannon’s actual father is like, that may not be much leverage for Bernice to work with.

Let’s hope Bern never procreates.

Darth Buzzkill.

Yes, Bern the stereotypical psych major: trying to find herself as a codependent muse to a guy not into her, can’t empathize and manage playtime with kids, pays ridiculous amounts for coffee to imply self worth through disposable status symbols, yet thinks she’s a genius at telling other people how to be happy, healthy, fully functioning human beings.

How close is Moony Uni to Lewis & Clark? I swear, if Bern is anything like them, Shannon will be teaching her Econ 101 by singing along to “Scrooge McDuck and Money”.

If Darth Vader had been a bookworm….

Someone please feed Bernice to the almighty Sarlacc.

Bernice, stop being a party-pooper!

Good lord, Bernice is awful.

Yup – Bernice is no fun…

Puddles and Monstro don’t look at all interested.

im not a bernice fan but why call her a killjoy etc? just because she doesnt want to play with a kid. What is there some unwritten rule that you have to like kids and play with them? I don’t hate kids but I don’t particularly like being around them either and I don’t think its fair for people to judge you just because you dont like being around kids or need to entertain their childish fantasies.

No, Darth would just point his light saber and ZAP the brat to ashes!

lol. She actually said it. I said yesterday she could be meaner and tell her to go sit and read quietly. Jeez, Bernice. Let your inner child come out.

Bernice Darth protest too much!

She went from Auntie Bernie to Auntie Boring at light speed!

“Bwad” is out. “Auntie Bernie” is in. Where’s a speech pathologist when you need one?

Puddles looks like he’s enjoying the show.

I’m wonderin if that’s th same pot on Bernice’s head that Shannon launched by Luann’s head a while back

That’s General Leia to you.

Almost correct: Vader does not jump, wrestle, fall and only yells “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO”

Atta girl, Bernice! It’s about time someone said “no” to the demon child. She needs to learn some boundaries already. Better still, read TO her.

No wonder Bernice is “Borenice” to so many of us.

Homey don’t play that!

Shoes on the bed!!

Aw, everyone get off Shannon’s back. She’s way less annoying than the golden-spoon girl in Popeye.

KILLJOY! is not the word I was thinking.

Bernice could have said the Princess wants to spend some quality time with her father, but that would have revealed too much about her relationship with her coold parents. I’m happy to see the story follow Shannon and Bernice, the kid doesn’t mince her words and will have no problem saying things Bernice needs to hear. Let’s hope Bernice can learns to play with hurricane Shannon and not just with her quiet and polite nephews.

Star Wars? Stale…

Come on, Bernice, where’s your sense of imagination?

Well I’ll be darned!

Bernice may be on to something here!

She’s making herself so “UN-FUN” here that she’ll be the ONE person that Shannon will REFUSED to be babysat by! Deliciously Brilliant!

Perhaps that Psychology Hoo-Doo is finally paying off for Miz Vader! :-)

Ignore me for that happy not discovered grad student that hasn’t noticed Bernices’ backside. Being male, still waiting but it worked out for me. Things happen. Ask my wife :) I got an MA she got an MLS, and we got two wonderful daughters. For those who think she’s a ‘Killjoy’, go take a walk.

Just have fun Bernice

And I’m reminded how Disney de-canonized the Expanded Universe for Star Wars, meaning all of Leia efforts to rebuild the Galactic Republic (while raising kids with Han) and becoming a Jedi Knight on her own are gone. Not to mention her daughter, Jaina Solo, was erased and she has an amazing story. Both elements are lost…like a fart in the wind.

At least Shannon has the “High Ground.”

Precocious Brat vs Fuddy-Duddy Stick-in-the-mud… this may have some promise.

Darth takes herself a little too seriously.

Who doesn’t need an Aunt Stick-in-the-Mud?

Did Bern only watch the first movie? Since the prequels, we know that ‘Darth’ is not a first name, a that he should be called ‘Vader.’ Or, to be really accurate ‘Anakin.’ Lucas simply hadn’t decided that yet when he made the first one.

Move on! Please, no more Shannon.

True… his favorite thing is force-choking.

AttaGirl, Bernie…..

Shannon might have a future directing in the film industry, but I agree with Bernice – I wouldn’t want to get physical and “wrestle” with a child I was watching for someone else, even if it was just playing. With Shannon involved, things could go very wrong.

Oh look, Monstro got some twigs and a pile of rocks.

wheres luann ?

it’s true from watching the 1st Star Wars that Darth Vader doesn’t jump and yell. But they could have a dueling (fencing) match if they had a 2nd wand. It would be nice if this arc actually went somewhere i.e. between Bern and Shannon.

This strip has consistently shown that Bernice really doesn’t have much imagination (and that Luann has a lot) so I’m not surprised at her reaction. And I see Shannon isn’t lisping anymore too.

Bernice is SO good with kids! Maybe she should major in child psychology. Not!

I like “Leia’s” honey buns. Remind me of Princess Vespa.

This strip has gotten so tedious. I wish they’d bring back Dirk to scruff peoples shirts and slap them repeatedly while screaming, breath stupid, breath!

Can we rope swing across the missing bridge?

I can see that Bernice will never have her own children or work with them as a counselor. That is fine, some people are just not good with kids. She was equally uncomfortable around her brother’s step kids.

I get that all women don’t necessarily have the mommy gene. I didn’t get it, though I taught hundreds of kids how to ride horses over a 50 year career. But one tool a budding psychologist should have in her tool bag is a fun version of redirecting. You don’t want to play Star Wars with her? Fine. Think of something else. Surely she can see Shannon is a wired kid. If her eyes are open, she’s got a brain that works on overdrive. So something you can stomach that redirects her energy to something that is as shiny an interest catcher as playing Princess Leia.

AH, a battle of the wills/willful!

First order of business- Shannon needs to get her shoes off Bernice’s bed!

Kids need to burn off energy so they will sleep at night. Too much sitting down is not good for anyone.

I’ll choose to think positive. Maybe Shannon can loosen Bernice up a bit. Probably not, but it’s a nice thought.

I really hope this arc ends with either Bern learning that she loves playing with kids or that she needs a new career. Marine Drill Sargent would be a good fit.

Puddles looks very concerned with Shannon holding a weapon. He should move much farther away from the potential danger.

Oh Bernice, don’t you know that Shannon needs to burn off some of that pent-up energy? Take her outside and play “Track Star” for awhile. Then you can have a nice quiet afternoon.

This continuing thread is still interesting to me, are the creators purposely tweaking the “In Crowd” by constantly bringing in their favorite characters to dislike and criticize. Honestly took longer than I thought it would to get around to Bernice, plus the added pleasure of having Shannon in the mix. Fun ensues !

Lighten up Bernice. As @Ivlax said “KILLJOY”.

Boy, Bernice, are you ever a bundle of fun.

Check out the size of that goldfish!

She’s not going to do her James Earl Jones voice?

Funny, so many of the people on here complaining that Bernice should play with the child are the same ones always saying that Shannon should be beaten and how much they hate her. Isn’t that odd?

As said on another site: My God, how utterly joyless do you have to be to refuse to play “Star Wars” with a kid?

As nice as it is to see someone not catering to Shannon for once, if Bernice doesn’t want to play with the kid then why is she watching her at all? Tell Jonah his daughter is his own problem today and they’re all too busy to be his free babysitter. If she’s not willing to indulge a little kid then why indulge deadbeat Jonah?

Seriously — what a stick in the mud. I realized long ago that you don’t stop playing when you grow up … but when you stop playing, you grow old.

Our budding psychologist everyone. She doesn’t seem to understand the importance of play on childhood development.

It’s more of a matter that she got STUCK babysitting against her will. See how much fun YOU are when that happens. I used to get volutold (vounteered/told) that “you’re babysitting” ALL the time..

How about a panel where Shannon chases Puddles blindly into the middle of the street? We see Puddles in the last frame, but………

I don’t remember that scene in any of the Star Wars movies.

This is why she is/was know as.“stick” as in mud

Jabba The Hutt is raiding the icebox as they speak

Bernice will be child free.

Love the Leia earmuffs