Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for December 02, 2013

Should have let Mike and Kim move in next door.

Yup—-true. But it’s still not too late. They could be nextdoor; just ask. I love it when Alex and cute hubby are here..they are just adorable.

The buns came out of the oven in June. The boys are between 5 to 6 months old. That is what she means by “6 months into it.”

Is this an up-to-date strip, or a flash-back? Are we going to keep going forward now?

with twins you get help, or go crazy.

Me? Field day? No idea what you’re talking about… ;-)

@MayKitten wow…! Not sure how you managed to avoid going crazy.

MayKitten: you say you didn’t go crazy with at least 9 children in 4 periods of gestation, but this was your “first wife”? What happened?

Nine children? All girls? And you didn’t go crazy? My hat is off to you! You deserved a medal. Or at least a tax deduction. Your first wife? After nine children? Makes me want to ask awkward questions about whether the nine girls had anything to do with you needing a second wife. That’s, I hope, not too painful a question. No need to answer.

The FAA has rules about such hazardous “materials” on planes. Their luggage should be considered hazardous, what with all that they “light finger”!

I thought Alex was a Democrat. Couldn’t she just have the government raise the children for her?

JJ’s mother abandoned her family as well. Kind of a family tradition.

Call back the grandparents. They are free and will be happy to help. No need for guilt.

I wonder how many men have left their families without so many people even seeming to notice other than their own families?

Yes. Yes, we compare ourselves to our mothers (poorly) while we wonder how they did it without help from our men.

My first wife and I raised three pairs of twin girls and topped it off with triplet girls, abd we didn’t go crazy. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Assuming these are your biological kids have you figured the odds of having three sets of twines and one set of triplets and all being girls ??

And abandoning children is very Republican. Can’t be bothered taking care of kids while making money don’t you know.

I love the way he supports her when she gets into one of her beating up on herself modes.

Glad to see I’m not the only one who sleeps with their ipad.

Alex has some real lingering self-image issues (the bit with the hot friend, and now this) but fortunately Toggle’s centered enough for the both of ’em.

id trust her dad and stepmom before some stranger. cheaper too!!

I did not say his recent hiatus was a vacation. I said there will be reruns in the future when he takes his scheduled vacations, which he has done for the past 25 years or so.

My mother always wanted a daughter. Luckily she got me!

My condolences regarding your first wife. Did your second wife any children from a previous marriage when you married her? If she did, you made your enormous brood even grander.

Wow. MayKitten I would love to see that family portrait. All those girls and one little boy!

The phrase “first wife” says otherwise.