For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for September 02, 2009

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    yyyguy  about 15 years ago

    they gow up so fast.

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    yyyguy  about 15 years ago

    (unless the author does a “do over.”)

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    OpenWings  about 15 years ago

    …..you took the Awww right out of my mouth, GEE1A!

    sniff! Awwwwwwwwww! Poor Elly. Don’t worry hon, you still have one kidlet at home! :^p

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    arsmall  about 15 years ago

    Elly looks like the adult Elizabeth in panel 2. Looks like Mike’s gonna miss mom too.

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    alondra  about 15 years ago

    I guess it’s a matter of mixed feelings. Mom’s happy the kids are in school so she gets some time to herself but at the same time she misses them.

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    coffeeturtle  about 15 years ago

    independence comes slowly but surely. (for better or for worse) ;-)

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    dianecliff  about 15 years ago

    I just dropped my oldest off at college…. the feeling is a bit similar.

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    mroberts88  about 15 years ago

    She still has one hanging back.

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    Comic-Nut  about 15 years ago

    mrobert; she has two … you forgot April who isn’t a gleem in their plans quite yet.

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    Templo S.U.D.  about 15 years ago

    My older borther and I used to go to the school bus stop across the street by ourselves too until we moved to a different town after third and first grade. There’s even a framed wall picture of us doing so. Good and ol’ times.

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    bald  about 15 years ago

    my little boy is 22 now, seems like a few days ago his mon and i were in the delivery room

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    BlitzMcD  about 15 years ago

    Portrait of a Stage Mom: The Formative Years. Reminds me of a certain NHL player whose mom was “involved” in his career like that when he was drafted about 19 or 20 years ago.

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    mroberts88  about 15 years ago

    Comic, I’m talking about right now, hence why no mention of April, however nice catch, as I did forget about April.

    Now I feel VERY young after reading a few comments.

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    mroberts88  about 15 years ago

    Duck, I think you are. Having just read the strip where Farley dies, I can understand how Elly feels. I notice no one answered my question from yesterday.

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    kirbydude  about 15 years ago

    Gave up yet? Good….OK, you’d probably have to be a genius to understand what I mean. Unless you favorited the comic I started this discussion on.

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    summerdog86  about 15 years ago

    Hey, I just saw notnorman over at PICKLES and DICK TRACY.

    He’s alive!

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    EarlWash  about 15 years ago

    Hey, Duck, Don’t even try to figure it out. Remember, man, woman…left brain, right brain.

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    summerdog86  about 15 years ago

    Hey 88, I’ll answer it.

    Your name just gets shortened here to save time and typing. Usually it’s shortened so that you can at least recognize it’s you. Everyone picks out what part of your name they will use.

    In your case, mr (mister) fits. You could read your name as Mr. Oberts ; )

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    mroberts88  about 15 years ago

    Thank you summerdog, I frequent the SOTU boards, names get changed, and its usually not to save time, nor is it nice.

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    CheekyWeeMonkeys  about 15 years ago

    I’m not quite sure, but isn’t it kind of masochistic to want to cry? But then, there are chick flicks and soap operas, so maybe it’s a whole realm I’m unaware of. Even if they are aimed at my gender.

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    mroberts88  about 15 years ago

    Cheeky, different people are affected by different things….differently.

    Some cry, some people dont talk about it. I just read the strip where Farley died today, it didnt affect me until i read the one where they go to the tree. That was just sad.

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    mroberts88  about 15 years ago

    Good point Burgundy. Like I said, the Farley dying didnt affect me, mainly because I knew what was coming. What really got to me, was the strip when Elizabeth and April go to Farleys Tree, because the spirit of Farley shows up, and the whole conversation.

    However, there are times when I get really mad, like when the Cowboys lose, but thats just me.

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    CheekyWeeMonkeys  about 15 years ago

    Oh, all right. I can understand that.

    I still find Elly baffling though :P

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    mroberts88  about 15 years ago

    Wait, you can understand which?

    How is Elly baffling? Her kids are growing up.

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