For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for October 19, 2022

even mother mother (bless her soul) had a nose job

I remember when April was miserable because she had acne and thought that’s all anyone could see. And another girl is staring at her thinking “I’m so skinny, I wish I had a nice figure like she does.”

Should have started when you were young.

If her teeth and skin were as she said, she’d bear a slight resemblance to the great Patty Brard of the vocal group Luv’. Then all she’d have to worry about would be being pursued by a Casanova!

If… If… If… Same questions for all of us.

Elizabeth should check out today’s “Over the Hedge”

Is that the mirror of self-doubt?

a nice commentry on being who you are rather than trying to be someone else because you think it’s somehow better. it shows that the fantasy of needing to be a certain way to be liked has to be dealt with by both the person wanting to be liked, and the person liking someone else.

Oh dear! Teen girl angst! What happened to Liz’s new teacher? The teacher who is confined to the wheelchair. I’ll bet Miss (I forget her name) could teach Liz what we should all be grateful to have received.

Every teenager goes through this. :P

Miss Edwards will eventually teach Liz that what’s on the inside is more important than what’s on the outside.

If anyone wonders why the “beauty” industry rakes in billions each year…

Teen angst..

Liz, you will getting there, in the end. Accepting how you look is the first step to be happy.

Gotta love that Elizabeth! My fav!

What was left that they would recognize is the only part she need work on. (personality)

Even one cartoon with a baby as one of the main characters, has started coloring his skin darker… I thought he was as cute as can be with light skin!

Elizabeth wants to be black? That makes her the Rachel Dolezal of comics!

Sometimes you need to go out, find the one you want and engage, instead of waiting for someone to engage you. It’s hard, but it’s what guys are expected to do.

Elizabeth, true beauty is on the inside, not on the outside. Be the best you that you can possibly be and don’t worry about the rest. Those that don’t recognize your true inner beauty aren’t worth your time.

Inner beauty is important, but it is not everything.

If Anthony likes Elizabeth for who she is; that is good.

If Jimmy Savile likes Elizabeth for who she is; that is bad!

Oh to go through those times of uncertainty in youth! Poor Liz. Ellie can’t get her through this and it’ll be a good experience for Liz.

Speaking as someone who has it…darker skin will NOT make you more popular, Elizabeth…

Ah, teen-age angst.

Whiter teeth? If Elizabeth’s teeth get any whiter they would be transparent!

Just put on a Halloween mask with your name written across the face…

That Panel2 expression won’t get her any dates.

“… man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.”

Be yourself and don’t worry about it. That’s the trouble with kids today. They are trying to be someone different….and I don’t mean gender wise either. If people don’t like you for who you are, that’s their lose, not yours.

Exasperating………..

Just be yourself

How old is Elizabeth? 12? That means she has 13 more years before Leonardo di Caprio loses interest in her.

Just look at the Kardashians and you can see how no one would know you were you.

Today’s strip is a wonderful, if unintentional, rejoinder to all those who were advising Liz last week about how she could alter her looks to be more attractive to boys.

Teenage Girl Angst at its best.

Indeed. Be true to yourself, be the best you you can be, and never give into the temptation to wish that you were someone else. God made you as you are.

One of the problems with our society is that every woman is “too”: Too tall, too short, too fat, too thin, too bosomy, too flat, hair’s too thin, hair’s too thick, hair’s too long, hair’s too short, hair’s too wavy, hair’s too straight, etc. I went to high school with a very attractive girl who thought she was hideously ugly because one ear was 1/4 inch farther back than the other one. Seriously. She knew this because one earpiece of her glasses was 1/4 inch longer than the other one. All of the boys considered her to be the local teenage goddess, but she knew better. She went to great lengths to make sure her hair always covered her ears so people wouldn’t point to her and laugh.

All teenage girls go through this ugly stage of life. I was doing the same thing at her age thinking these same things. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and like my mom always said, “Beauty comes from the inside.”

Exactly. Far too much attention is paid to appearance. I grew up hating being the only girl in class with black hair and a Mediterranean complexion among a see of blue-eyed, near-blondes. And then, my best friend seemed to have it all—luxurious blonde tresses, a barbie-doll figure, a stunning smile—but she lamented that no one would ever take her seriously.

Wear the right clothes and nobody will notice.

If Elizabeth wants bigger eyes, Calvin can help. Calvin will show Elizabeth how to cut a ping pong ball in half, draw a dot on each, then affix them to her head. As a bonus, Elizabeth’s teachers will think she is really paying attention.