For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for August 07, 2012

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 12 years ago

    I sure wish I could visit my Arizona (mother’s side) and Iowa (father’s side) cousins more often while I’m stuck in Washington. Although I have an Arizona cousin and three Wyoming cousins (the Iowa cousins’ cousins) living in the same town.

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    monkeyhead  over 12 years ago

    OMG this is SO my cousins and me as kids. My Grandfather thought it was so funny he started “tearful goodbyes” by being REALLY over dramatic and wailing to where we would all stop and start laughing at Grandpa, hug each other and wave. To this day tearful goodbyes are brought out when anyone is leaving.

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    sjsczurek  over 12 years ago

    Ah, childhood.

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    gobblingup Premium Member over 12 years ago

    Just like siblings also. A love-hate (well, maybe dislike) relationship. Lotsa fun.

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    royb0462  over 12 years ago

    I remember those days not the distance, and now adults non of the cousins see each other.

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    Notgiven  over 12 years ago

    I have a lot of my cousins on Facebook, at least half of my FB friends are cousins, spouses of cousins or children of cousins.

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    coffeeturtle  over 12 years ago

    As always, thank you! :-)

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    Yukoneric  over 12 years ago

    ИOMЯOM, Our Gbabies are in Cheyenne and we’re stuck in MO Misery……………..

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    brewwitch  over 12 years ago

    I find it more than a bit rude and presumptuous that there are those few who will criticize Lynn for the content of a strip written decades ago. The beauty of this strip is that it shows a family as the years pass with its warts and beauty marks, its joys and sorrows. Ellie is human, thus subject to human frailty so if someone objects to her ‘look’ or to her allowing Michael to ride a horse without proper riding gear circa 2012, that person has missed the point of the strip.

    Ellie is a beautiful and compelling character because she is human, and feels and does things that we all have felt and done, even if we don’t care to admit some of them. I am moved by the humanity of this strip each and every day: no gags, no cheap laughs, just comic strip characters “keepin’ it real” far better than most of us can in real life.

    Thanks to Lynn for this rewind — you bring a little extra human touch into my life every day.

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    iced tea  over 12 years ago

    They had a great time on the farm. Now it’s time to return to the city.

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    Badfisherman  over 12 years ago

    Gee,until you explained everything I enjoyed the cartoon.

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