For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for November 17, 2014

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    krys723  about 10 years ago

    I don’t know who’s a worst mother…Elly or Annie? My money’s on Annie…

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    ORMouseworks  about 10 years ago

    Elly…you know Annie has two small boys…perhaps you should have put a blanket over the backseats? ;)

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    gobblingup Premium Member about 10 years ago

    I think Annie was rude then. If my kids, small or not, by accident or not, made a mess, I would be apologizing and doing my best to fix the problem. If you think creativity is the same as making a mess, then be “creative” in your own house or car. Be respectful in mine.

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    Retired Dude  about 10 years ago

    I agree with Paco. Give Annie some cleaning supplies and tell her to clean up after her kids. And when she’s finished tell her why there will be no more rides in the car.

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    loves raising duncan  about 10 years ago

    Lay the law down Elly, get some cleaning supplies and blankets. Or decide which is more important….the car or your friend.

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    ladamson1918  about 10 years ago

    I used to have a friend whose little boy got “creative” in my house with the hard-boiled Easter eggs in his basket. (Why they felt the need to bring his basket to my house in the first place is still up for debate.)So this “creativity” consisted of throwing the eggs in all directions. His mother did pick up the ones she saw, but you can imagine how happy I was when the smell, some time later, drew me to one that had rolled under the sofa and proceeded to decay.If you want your kids to be creative, give them a big pad of blank paper and a big box of crayons.

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    summerdog86  about 10 years ago

    And then they will get “creative” all over the walls, the furniture, each other, etc.

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    melissalomax1313 creator about 10 years ago

    Ha-ha! Between demolition and creativity… I always favor the later! :)

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    Can't Sleep  about 10 years ago

    Elly’s comment is the best description of Annie I’ve seen. I’m sure she’s sorry oit was Connie (and not Annie) who moved away.-—Baby Robert reminds me of Baby LeRoy, the kid whose uninterrupted bad behavior tormented W.C. Fields in several classic films.

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    summerdog86  about 10 years ago

    I think that “baby” Richard is old enough not to need a baby’s bottle of milk. I thought we saw Elly give him a drink out of a glass when she was babysitting him a short while back. Ditch the bottle, Annie. It’s bad for his teeth, anyways.

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    sunchaunzo  about 10 years ago

    A lot of parents do this when the other parent isn’t around. In their subconscious, they’re making up for the lack of “other” by being too lenient.

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    vldazzle  about 10 years ago

    When I was still married, we had some friends of my husband who had more kids than even we did. They visited regularly (without invite and especially on weekends, when we had family over). One party weekend, they put their 2 YO to bed (and I assumed in one of my kid’s beds (w.waterproofing). But NO! They had decided to put him in our MBR on my new mattress and even on my personally embroidered bedspread! And he peed the whole thing and destroyed the mattress as well as causing me total discomfort. I had no place to sleep and they made no apology (and my X was upset that I would offend his friends). I did not divorce him for a while, but that was the beginning.

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    Fuzzy Thinker Premium Member about 10 years ago

    There are a lot of voters that were raised permissively. Now, Seniors are depending on them to support Social Security. Don’t hold your breath on that.

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