For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for July 13, 2015

Older bothers: okay. Elder brothers: not okay.

If a kid says this, it may be because of something he saw in his own home. Was the mother abused by the father?

There is no connection between large families and nasty kids. I’ve encountered plenty of only kids who were spoiled rotten and treated other kids like punching bags…

got my nose broken when I was 12 defending my 6 year old brother!

Hello, isn’t there a little thing called Domestic violence? And with young attitudes like that it’ll be a problem for years!

@Kris BennettPot, meet kettle..

How is this “anti-Mormon?”

My oldest brother was like Richard, jealous of the rest of us, and would do his best to hurt us. He was a twisted little soul, an older cousin tells me.

It is always wrong for a child to hit a sibling. Excuses such as culture, religion, country of residence, socioeconomic status, “that’s what happened so long ago” or copying what is seen on TV are all invalid.

I’m sensing karate classes in her future.

Anne’s kids seemed to disappear as they got older. Gordon, Lawrence, Dawn and maybe Brian were still in the picture as adults.