For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for December 30, 2020

yeah, bring youngest sister along

At least April stopped crying with Mike holding her. He may have the magic touch.

“Yep. We keep New Years Eve stuff stashed around the house 24/7/365, just in case.”

C’mon, Mike. You KNOW you toss that now useless crapola out on New Years day.

Phenobarb or Benedryl will do

Perfect! Take April and she will scream at top of her lungs for you. I hated it when my boys and grandkids yowled like that as babies. Most of the time, it’s growing pains that they don’t know how to handle. Tooth sprouting out. Bone growth. Ear infection. Upset stomach. Missed nap. Things we couldn’t see to figure it out.

Ask, and ye shall receive….

Good one! Certainly gave me a laugh.

At least she stopped crying.

Who didn’t see that coming?

Elly, you wanted another kid… you made your bed, now lay in it.

THAT will be fun…

I’m pretty sure the kid crying is exactly the way to bring the party to an end.

Crying babies make us feel so helpless when we can’t figure out what’s bothering them.

I used to take my Big-Bang carbide cannon out and fire it for the New Year. Don’t think I even have Bangsite fuel for it anymore. Can you still buy that stuff?

Now that’s phunny

Tempting…. tempting…

Did I miss the one where Elizabeth gives April her old bunny, or is that not the bunny in #1? Seems the ears were longer.

Is it just me, or is the kid unusually large for a one-year-old?

I can empathize with Elly. In fact, how about Elly goes to find the noise makers and hats (mine were in a basement closet) and Mike holds onto April for 15-20 minutes. April will stop crying for a bit; Elly can run all through the house doing things that she can’t while holding April; company approved noisemakers will appear; and if Elly is smart, she’ll grab her book and lock herself in the bathroom for 5 minutes. Everyone’s happy.

“And…you’re staying home!”

Okay that works. April stopped screaming.

His baby sister can also fire off some rounds for 2021. They don’t call her the Poop Cannon for nothing.

Feel like she threw her to him from bottom of stairs. Good catch!

Yes, I’m one of those people who re-uses everything that can be re-used: birthday hats, candles, noise makers, gift wrapping, gift bags.

Pretty wall calendars that are really expensive were bought on sale years ago, at 90% off, at the end of January, and have been reused for over 30+ years…they repeat every 7 or 11 or other years…some don’t have a year number on the pages, so it would have been a shame to throw them out…the recipe calendars that are given out for free by the bakeries or restaurants, are kept for the recipes, etc…

I like the surprised looks in the last panel. Neither were expecting that to happen.

HAPPY NEW YEAR.

I love this! I really do!!!

How long has that safety pin been digging into baby?

This is really funny. Love it.

I had two of those. Real screamers that kept it up non-stop from wakeup to bedtime. They suddenly snapped out of it at about 6 months old. Even the paediatrician was flummoxed. :P

OK…now that’s funny…

Good one!

OK now THIS is so good I almost spit my coffee on the monitor! LOL