For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for March 09, 2017

allowance or inheritance, that’s not going to get the room cleaned

Inheritance. I can easily see how it might come up with Lynn Johnston’s children. When mom is a multi-millionaire cartoonist and dad is a plain, old millionaire dentist and you live in a giant lakefront house with an indoor swimming pool like they did, it may make you think you have an inheritance. If my kids asked for an advance on their inheritance, I would probably get a good laugh out of that.

Elly’s eyes are going to fall out. She seems to be suffering from Panel 4 Syndrome.

Michael is a prodigal son in the making. That was the basis for Jesus’ story; the prodigal son asked for an advance on his inheritance (where he left for a faraway land and spent the money on a life of debauchery). Asking for one’s inheritance when the parents were still alive was a big no-no under Jewish law.

‘’You don’t get your inheritance until you clean the entire house for the next thirty years’’

Just clean your room, Michael, you’ll live longer.

I’ve always liked the bumper sticker on the new vehicle that read " We’re spending our kids’ inheritance ! "

Lynn’s notes:Another original line from my eldest offspring. An interesting suggestion, but no cigar.

Inheritance is after the parents are dead and he turns 18. Not before.

I saw the best bumper sticker on the back of an RV. “We’re spending our kids inheritance!”