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1. 4 days ago on Luann

   Is this over, this was appalling? It’s one thing to have a day dream sequence, it’s quite another to go be so absolutely overkill. Oh mom you know we don’t have a TV, oh mom you know I don’t have a phone, I’ll read Moby Dick (okay maybe). But just taking a character and doing a 180 that’s absolutely beyond unhealthy. I like normal Shannon better (okay maybe w/ some attitude adjustments and some discipline but that Shannon is preferable to this one). This day dream Shannon is a kid that will crumble the first time Brad and Toni discipline her or something goes not how this perfect world envisions it.

2. 6 days ago on Luann

   Ugh this storyline is so dumb. People are like is this Brad or Toni’s daydream. Ummm I feel like it’s the authors daydream. If Brad and Toni are this naive then they shouldn’t have kids for a while. That said I don’t think they’re that naive. This storyline screams more about the guest author than the characters themselves

3. 9 days ago on Luann

   To be honest, there are instances where Shannon would be different if they raised her. But I think a lot of her current personality would still be there. I could see her being a wee bit better about her overall behavior but still bit of a fire cracker and kind of demanding. The imagined version is more like oh if we raised this kid, she would be thoughtful enough to take care of us at her age. No she wouldn’t she’d still be 10, and if she was making breakfast it’d be eggs and toast or cereal or messy pancakes and there is nothing wrong with any of that. I think the imagined version is nothing more than pure fantasy and anyone who is a parent knows that. It’s okay to have a fantasy version as long as you remember it’s fantasy. Again, I think if she’d been with them since they got married she’d still be roughly the same maybe a little more well-behaved because she’d have Ma and Pa DeGroot to provide support more but don’t think she’d be that much different. She’s bratty and obnoxious and can be a real pain in the butt, but deep down she’s a genuinely good kid with deep feelings and a pretty inquisitive mind.

4. about 1 month ago on Luann

   Just because she is calm and collected in this situation that doesn’t necessarily mean being an EMT is the right thing for her. I mean if she talks to them about it that’s one thing but if the strip goes down that path, I don’t see how that tracks with anything Luann has done before. I’d be more thrilled for them to encourage her to think about teaching again because her mindset is certainly good for that. Sure she made a blistering error but she’s definitely learned from that error and frankly that wouldn’t prevent her from being a teacher in the future even in the real world. Questionable judgement at times but if she can exhibit that she learned from it and why it was a bad decision the real world would still be open to her as a classroom teacher.

5. about 1 month ago on Luann

   I have to say, I missed most of the week but Luann handled this all so well. Someone said something about her being in similar profession like EMT like Brad and Toni but I disagree. I just saw her be level-headed take charge when there was an emergency or someone needed something and apply sensible logic to the situation. I thought it was funny when she rattled off why she knew all this stuff to Vale and he said “you look so ordinary.” But then that’s true right, for most people these things don’t happen everyday but we may have had training and we just act based on what we’ve learned. Luann doesn’t see anything particularly special in what she’s doing because to her it’s just what’s supposed to happen. Others are astounded by her command, self-control, patience, and know how. I think Luann’s biggest problem w/ the future is most people’s biggest problem, we think that to be successful in life we have to do big great things when in fact most of us just try to do what’s right and expected. Luann can be anything she sets her mind to as long as she faces it with the attitude that she’s displaying in this situation, when she stops seeking validation and affirmation it will find her naturally.

6. 2 months ago on Luann

   Funny enough, Luann’s video provides lots of useful information. They see it as useless but in truth, if they analyzed it, they’d realize that the business is not about rebranding but helping people brand/find themselves. Luann said she likes all those things and does all those things, but how often does she reflect on the information she provided. If anything else, her being silly and not taking it seriously has allowed them to create a video of a person who is still not clear on their direction in life but can be guided by themselves. I bet if they had Luann watch and listen to the video, she’d learn a fair amount and do some good self-reflection (oh who am I kidding Evan’s wouldn’t let that happen). Their business model is like the movie, Hitch, trying to make someone into something by having them just be them without letting them know they’re being them.

7. 4 months ago on Luann

   Well I think it would be a great arc for her to be pregnant. Hopefully, the Evans can’t screw that saga up with bad writing. I don’t know why she’s neutral right now, it could be a lot of reasons. I could see her being scared about being a mom, scared about being financially secure, scared of having a situation like Jonah-Shannon, scared she might not be but disappointed to have to tell Brad, etc. There are just so many reasons here, shoot I haven’t read the strip for the longest time but it could be something related to her own childhood and growing up (what were her and Jonah’s parents like maybe she’s afraid of becoming or acting like them). Maybe she’s worried about how it could impact her career. Also, she’s talking to TJ about this right now because he’s home and he asked and even though she really didn’t want to address it (she probably subconsciously wanted to talk about it with someone). TJ is there and he asked so she’s trying to remain level-headed and figure out how to talk to Brad, while navigating her own feelings on the matter. Being a man, I don’t know but I suspect women talk to other women sometimes about possibly being pregnant before talking to their partners, especially if they are navigating emotions and feelings they are uncertain about so talking to TJ doesn’t seem that odd. Also, I think between yesterday and today, TJ is trying to be both empathetic and supportive, his mannerisms play like man I really don’t know what to say or do right now so I’ll just try to be a good listening friend. Sure he throws in a snarky comment but that’s more his personality which Toni is at this point used too. And I think she can see he’s not trying to over step either. I really don’t think he’s being creepy just kind of whoa this could be big and how could I help.

8. 5 months ago on Luann

   This story arc feels so dumb. Tara seems to want to do him, Luann wants to try and be his friend, and Bernice seems to want to fix him. I think Luann is the only one who genuinely wants to help and be supportive. Even if she is like oooh he’s mysterious and hot which is attractive to her, I think she unconsciously recognizes that he just needs someone to talk to who has no end game. Bernice is like omg I can save him…which will turn into a wreck. And Tara, either the Evans want to have this weird cousin attraction storyline, or Tara means well. I’d like to believe it’s the latter, not the former but all the dialogue has pointed to the former not the latter. I think in a way like Luann, Tara’s heart is in the right place but the Evan’s have given her this weird “I think I want my cousin” endgame vibe.

9. 7 months ago on Luann

   I honestly really want it to be Luann jumping that would actually make for a very good storyline. It would create a lot of little arcs moving forward too. Creative writing class now she has something to really write about.

   I didn’t even pay attention to the transfers allowed notice yesterday, but when I first looked at the last panel and the instructor said, “DeGroot.” I understand it’s meant to be ambiguous but it’s Frank not Luann.

   Let’s just be honest here, we all know how the Evanes write…they don’t have the drive to have Luann actually go through with it even though having her actually be the jumper here creates so many opportunities for character growth and story arcs moving forward.

10. over 1 year ago on Luann

    mrs. horner will be dead by summer…sad since Luann needs a mentor/guide and frankly, this lady is exactly who/what she needs…she just didn’t know it before