For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for July 05, 2020

Man plans and God laughs.

Almost, Mike

Well, Dad didn’t specify the age dd he?

Location, bigger wheels, jogging, having fun… then he might attract the right demographic.

SUCKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This one and the one back last March:

https://www.gocomics.com/forbetterorforworse/2020/03/29

are pretty good indications that Michael is getting ready to move on from Martha. He is on the hunt for a new girlfriend and his father is encouraging him (or his father is anxious not to have to take April on a walk and will use any excuse to get someone else to do that.)

Well he did attract some females!

Isn’t that Fiona on the right ? time off from the pool hall ?

With a dog or a baby, you never walk alone !

That was mean.

Dad was using the old Tom Sawyer pitch.

ROFL! That’s the last time he listens to Dad!

I tried this once with my few months old nephew at a concert at SPAC (his parents were volunteer ushers). It didn’t work as well as I’d hoped either. And I had to change him once.

On the other hand, Michael may have just picked the wrong route.

I really love how this was well executed without any speech bubbles. Only image! Good job

One mans wow is another mans Whoa.

Laugh all you want. But in ’51 I got a new brother when I was a12 and HE was definitely a chick magnet for me all through high school.

Another trick! Is this the day’s theme?

No but he sure dressed it up very well and Michael fell for it hook, line & sinker!

It actually worked very well for my 14 year old son when my daughter was born.

Yup. Need a puppy for the younger girls. Used to fly a kite on the beach by myself. Never failed!

Funny how both of those “admirers” in the last panel resemble their beloved Cousin Fiona a bit…..

Sucker. BTW Johnston really didn’t need to literally spell out the rebus.

It should have worked.

Old hag magnet too…

My ex-wife moved out when my son was about 3 years old, said she really didn’t want to be a mom. I took him with me everywhere on the weekends and yes he was a chick magnet. I couldn’t go anywhere without women talking to me the beach, grocery store, daycare it didn’t matter. I had friends asking me if they could borrow him to walk down the beach just to meet girls.

LOL!

Managing that pool hall must have taken its toll on Fiona. Look at the eighth panel. Fiona looks 30 years older than she was seen in yesterday’s strip!

John was thinking of dogs attracting girls.

Patience, Michael, patience. It really does work eventually.

Uh, what happened to his girlfriend from just last week?

Michael should ask one of those old ladies if they have any prune juice, milk of magnesia, Ex-Lax, or castor oil. In the eighth panel he looks like he is straining himself to defecate!

I believe I mentioned it before – I have 11 years between my sons and the older boy would take his baby brother out for walks because it did get him a lot of attention from girls.

When I would walk my brother women would think he was my baby ( I was 17 years older)