For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for October 08, 2003
October 07, 2003
October 09, 2003
Transcript:
April: This is so totally unfair, Beck. I hafta spend every day at my mom's store. No negotiations, man - it's like - be there. I am so not happy. It's like I'm gonna burn down the house - or worse. Have some guys over! Some democracy this is! Where's the charter of rights an' freedoms? This is my life! Don't I have a say in what happens to me? Doesn't my opinion count?!!! Elly: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9...
I just don’t understand Elly’s motive. When I was around April’s age, I was left home alone or in an after-school program. There was like one time I missed my stop, but that was because I was reading Harry Potter to avoid being bullied. If you can trust her to be in a relationship and she’s 11-12, then you can trust her alone in the house without inviting a boy over.