Agnes by Tony Cochran for March 30, 2019

At least Agnes has her imagination to colour her life.

Stop it, Agnes! You might cause Grandma to break into a laugh panic, which could hazardous to her health!

this sure brings back memories of my child hood

Grandma, though it sounds sexist, needs to meet a kindly gentleman who is willing to pool resources and make a better life between the three of them. Being a mechanic is also a plus.

Move in with Trout’s “family?”

Makes me want to make a donation. Where should I send it?

I’m actually feeling sad for Anges and her grandmother.

Yeah! I loved that Gov’t commodity cheese.

When I was a kid, I often had crackers with butter for breakfast and crackers with cheese for dinner. Sometimes I had ketchup sandwiches, which are exactly what they sound like. Baloney sandwiches were a splurge.

Somehow my Dad had enough money to get drunk every day but not enough for food. My Mother worked 12 hours a day trying to keep a roof over our heads, so meals were Dad’s responsibilities.

I always wonder about Grandma’s life. She would have grown up when women had almost no opportunities, as opposed to the limited opportunities they have now. My Mother was a brilliant woman who was forced to quit high school (her father physically dragged her out) because her father didn’t believe girls needed an education and he wanted her to work. She worked as a waitress and a janitor all her life.

“Is that a maybe?”