For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for October 31, 2008

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    margueritem  about 16 years ago

    Indeed he does.

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    wndrwrthg  about 16 years ago

    In a battle of wills, always bet on the puppy.

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    ejcapulet  about 16 years ago

    Look at that sweet little face in the last panel (the puppy, not the kid - I never liked Michael much)! How could she say no?

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    AliKzam  about 16 years ago

    His little tongue poking out is priceless!

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    liztish  about 16 years ago

    Oh my god… I want a Farley too!

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    comicologist99  about 16 years ago

    i love thst is comic !!

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    arsmall  about 16 years ago

    He is just so cute!

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    eddie alexander Premium Member about 16 years ago

    I never got to see how Farly came into their lives, but I remember how sad it was when he died. OK, OK, I cried. Just an old softy here.

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    adldev  about 16 years ago

    I’m just glad a hero is back. How many heroes we have come in our lives and just don’t know it until down the line.

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    ironflange  about 16 years ago

    Aw, nuts, I can’t wait till tomorrow, this is killing me! Are they going to take him home or not?!?

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    summerdog86  about 16 years ago

    Kids and puppies belong together. Pets teach us great life’s lessons.

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    Wildmustang1262  about 16 years ago

    Awww sheesh! Elly! Take that cute pup without an argument. Let us pray to convince Elly to give up and bring that pup home. I hate to think she is hard head like a solid rock. grrrrr!

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    Wildmustang1262  about 16 years ago

    Susan yea I agree. Oh well! Make her becoming soft heart?

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    alondra  about 16 years ago

    Oh good grief Elly! She holds him close in the second panel and then hands him back in the third and says she doesn’t want him? She must have a heart of stone!

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    circuit7  about 16 years ago

    No, she’s just protesting against her melting heart.

    Mothers with kids this age frequently find themselves appearing selfish. Sometimes it’s hard to reconcile what your family gets out of life when your life’s achievement consists not of what you achieve but what you help/allow them to achieve! She learns as she goes along, like we all do. And some of her lessons come from Farley, happily.

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    wildbanshee  about 16 years ago

    They do say they pick us, not us picking them.

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    MishiUddo  about 16 years ago

    I want a pupppy too mom… there dilicious!

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    Wood_Gracie  about 16 years ago

    speaking from experience, two litte kids and a new puppy and all the promises…you know who ends up taking care of all of them?…mom. I believed the promises (from the grown up!) and said yes…then dad went on a business trip for two weeks, one week after getting a 3 month old pup and I had a 3 yo and a 3 month old…in November, alone, living out in the country. It was NOT fun and when he returned the help still never came. I know why Elly is hesitant, and for good reason! She knows what it will really mean for her! Hopefully John will step up when he gets home from work!

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    Artrina  about 16 years ago

    I think I’ll try that line on my husband!

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    OPCgnat  about 16 years ago

    Jeesh, don’t be so hard on Elly…she’s the one who will have to do the work; her concerns are valid! She’s not hard-hearted, just practical - of course, in the end, even practicality sometimes bends to the love of a puppy.

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    philford  about 16 years ago

    I’m glad she started this strip over, always liked it but never got to see it from the beginning.

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    Dry and Dusty Premium Member about 16 years ago

    Ironflange, You must be new to the strip! Of course they take him home! He was a BIG part of this strip! I hated it when Lynn killed him off!

    And, eddieal, having had dogs and cats all my life, I cried, too, like a baby when Farley passed. If you don’t have the book “Remembering Farley” get it! It is great!

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    robertolopez144  about 16 years ago

    Go! Lynn!

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    B0ydrgn  about 16 years ago

    Lynn has a wonderful way on how animals touch our human lives, with Farley and his story to the bunny. I have had pets in my life all but a few years. They fills us with great joy and equal anguish upon their demise. They make us all more “human”. Lynn has hit the nail on the head with how much our pets become our salvation.

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    ironflange  about 16 years ago

    Drystyha, I was just being silly, I am a long-time reader. My daughter was born shortly before April was, and the two of them have sort of grown up together. They have similar interests, and the stories in the strips have followed her life so many times it’s creepy.

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