Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for April 14, 2021

I will be home for Christmas.

Like certain diseases that return at most inconvenient time.

I can’t believe that’s the cliffhanger and there’s still almost 24 hours before the next episode!

It’s Christmas, what could possibly go wrong?

I pray she didn’t drag her dirtbag along with her!!!

It doesn’t relate to the hospital/car accident with Duke storyline. Magnified, this’un is 1995.

Oh, god . . . .

Who are Benjy and Henry?

Mike hasn’t poisoned Alex’s mind against her mother. That’s got be unheard of in cases of infidelity

“Gotta go, Mom; Trouble is at the door.”

Well there you go…a Christmas spoiled.

Okay. Everyone stay calm. Declare a Christmas truce and stay in your neutral corners until Alex goes to bed. Then it’s a Christmas knife fight.

I think Mike is more sad than angry, but he would never do anything that would hurt Alex.

Oh, shit.

The time difference betwixt Oklahoma and wherever HE is at the moment tells the tale..

Been there. In ‘89 had to tell “Mommy”, "Come back sober and THEN it’s your time with the kids." Fulton County had other ideas for her holidays…

He should have taken Alex to Grandma’s house for Christmas…

Love the extinguished candle in the last panel.

Peace on Earth, good will towards men…

God help him…

The Mommy-Beast that ruined Christmas!

JJ & Uncle Stupidhead came to collect Her “Gifts” from Sandy Claws.

Of course, if they neglected to buy her anything, Uncle Stupidhead will gladly accept Cash.