For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for May 18, 2014

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 10 years ago

    And to think last week was Mother’s Day. What under appreciation Elly got from Mike.

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    Scorchwave  over 10 years ago

    Personally, I don’t mind chores. I know they help my mom out. Its not a big deal, Michael.

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    dtyler99  over 10 years ago

    LOL! It takes a village and years and lots of patience. In the mean time, the laundry still has to get done. Sigh….

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    loveslife  over 10 years ago

    What gets me is when FOLDED clothes get in the basket. I just put it back as clean. Sometimes it smells of the dirty but I refuse to rewash My kids learned to put dirty in the basket and sometimes put the clean away. My son is a lot better than my daughter still but now they do their own + they have their own families now.

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    neatslob Premium Member over 10 years ago

    I always thought it was “another THING coming”.

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    Fogger_man  over 10 years ago

    Neat slob:Me too! It must be a Canadian thing???

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    Egrayjames  over 10 years ago

    “Think” it is. My Mom left the clean & folded laundry on the stairway….us kids (5) would walk by the piles a hundred times before bringing them to our room, unless something specific was needed in the pile….and then we’d go get that one item. At some point Mom would reach her breaking point and lay the law down and the piles would dissappear. She was a good Mom.

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    alondra  over 10 years ago

    No it’s not a Canadian thing. I was born and raised in Michigan and if I had a dollar for every time my mother said “another think coming” I’d never have to worry about money again.

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    jeanie5448  over 10 years ago

    best way to cure this is make them do their own laundry, with supervision. The supervision is mostly so they don’t do the wash 1 pair of jeans, 1 shirt, 1 pair of underthings and 1 pair of socks. My son tried that and I wouldn’t let him wash anything until he put in a full load. Then I made him load the dryer, and hang or fold from the dryer and then followed him to his room to make sure they got put away……..my son is now 40 and he does the laundry for his entire family because he likes his clothes done a certain way. Picky Picky

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    ShadowBeast Premium Member over 10 years ago

    I thought the expression was “another thing coming”?

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    She Mc  over 10 years ago

    And another thing~~~~or~~~~ because I said so, all favourite mom stuff!!!

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    kaylawil  over 10 years ago

    My son used to do that, so I made it his job to fold all the laundry for everyone. It remained his job from then on.

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    Thomas Scott Roberts creator over 10 years ago

    I see this kind of scene played out every week here at home. That’s the nice thing about comics- they can remind us we’re not alone.

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    danlarios  over 10 years ago

    he’s gonna need a bottle of asprin if he’s going to think

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    route66paul  over 10 years ago

    My parents were so cheap, that I had very few clothes. If they got torn or stained, I looked sloppy. I learned to put the clothes away and to wear them before they went into the laundry at 8 or 9 years old.

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    tlynnch  over 10 years ago

    Ya my kids did the same thing. Now they have kids of their own doing it to them. Cosmic Karma baby! Do unto your parent as you would have your kids do unto you!

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    krys723  over 10 years ago

    LOL!! Perfect!!

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    westny77  over 10 years ago

    Look at Ellie grabbing her son. That is child abuse. Call the authorities.

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    Grond123  over 10 years ago

    I have to say that what this strip depicts is completely inappropriate. Grabbing a child by the collar, pointing and yelling in their face. If you did this to another adult it would be simple battery. What bothers me more is that only one other person on the board even batted an eye. And before you say anything I am a 51 year old father of three children, two in their 20’s and one in his teens. I know how frustrating it can get, but this is out of line.

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