IMHO, Ellie didn’t have to be so loud about having her kids pick up their mess. She could have asked them to do so in a moderate voice and given them a little time to do what she asked. If she expects the kids to stay out of her hair, she has to assume they’ll have to play with something. Kids almost never play with one single item at a time.
I think Ellie has to re-evaluate her priorities and time her daily chores to lighten her load and allow time to spend quality time with her kids. She is always short with them and never seems to enjoy their company.
Yes, howthe, thanks for explaining that. You saved a lot of us from having to look that up.
I’ve been wondering why Ellly didn’t deprive them of something earlier, rather than yelling all the time. Then I remembered that this is a comic strip, and dramatic punch lines are the norm.
It would be even better if John was helping. The other thing Elly could do is stage a sit down strike. Saw that on the Waltons. Olivia put a chair in the middle of the floor and sat in it, and said she wasn’t doing anything until she got more help. It worked, she got a second honeymoon out of it.
Susan, you and a few others need to keep in mind what Gokie said. You expect a comic strip character to behave like a normal human being and absolutely vilify her when she doesn’t. Gokie has rightly pointed out that the “norm” in a comic strip is just such overreactions and drama. Lighten up and enjoy the strip for what it is. Don’t try to make a comic strip character (by definition a caricature) into some kind of child abuser and shrew.
hsawlrae over 11 years ago
At LAST !!!
kfccanada over 11 years ago
IMHO, Ellie didn’t have to be so loud about having her kids pick up their mess. She could have asked them to do so in a moderate voice and given them a little time to do what she asked. If she expects the kids to stay out of her hair, she has to assume they’ll have to play with something. Kids almost never play with one single item at a time.
I think Ellie has to re-evaluate her priorities and time her daily chores to lighten her load and allow time to spend quality time with her kids. She is always short with them and never seems to enjoy their company.
bluskies over 11 years ago
@Gokie5 (from yesterday):
Thanks for the link on those ridiculous “DECORATOR” soaps!
punmeister over 11 years ago
Maybe she means it’s a lot of work for her to rule the kids. No matter how you slice it, it doesn’t make much sense.
jimgamer over 11 years ago
Yes Mike you got that right !!!!!! 8^(
Can't Sleep over 11 years ago
I appreciate your explanation of “work to rule,” as I’d never heard it before.But I think she’s just tired of having to do everything.
Gokie5 over 11 years ago
Yes, howthe, thanks for explaining that. You saved a lot of us from having to look that up.
I’ve been wondering why Ellly didn’t deprive them of something earlier, rather than yelling all the time. Then I remembered that this is a comic strip, and dramatic punch lines are the norm.
alondra over 11 years ago
It would be even better if John was helping. The other thing Elly could do is stage a sit down strike. Saw that on the Waltons. Olivia put a chair in the middle of the floor and sat in it, and said she wasn’t doing anything until she got more help. It worked, she got a second honeymoon out of it.
JanLC over 11 years ago
Susan, you and a few others need to keep in mind what Gokie said. You expect a comic strip character to behave like a normal human being and absolutely vilify her when she doesn’t. Gokie has rightly pointed out that the “norm” in a comic strip is just such overreactions and drama. Lighten up and enjoy the strip for what it is. Don’t try to make a comic strip character (by definition a caricature) into some kind of child abuser and shrew.
Argy.Bargy2 over 11 years ago
Unlike Elly Patterson, Alice Mitchell has a supportive husband.
Knightman Premium Member over 11 years ago
No she just read a Drill Instructor Manual and showing her authority! Over the troops!
coffeeturtle over 11 years ago
Lay it down, sista!
krys723 over 11 years ago
My Mom was like that once…nobody ate until the bedrooms and bathrooms were clean