Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for April 22, 2021

Alex, JJ has already chosen; that’s why you’re living with your Dad.

What sane woman would want a baby from Zeke?

Keep it up,kid!

Honestly Alex – what were you thinking?

I have never heard of putting Band-Aids on newly pierced ears. Doesn’t she have studs in them?

When mine were done they put studs in them and told me to rotate them and put witch hazel (or maybe it was hydrogen peroxide?) on them.

Gotta give Zeke credit, tho…he stays true to himself…JJ’s the one who ought to be getting most of the blame for this…

Nothing they say will ever penetrate Zeke’s thick cranium.

When my older sister got her ears pierced she didn’t use bandages. I think JJ made sure her ears being covered as more of the “sticking it to Mike” phase.

except that she already chose Zeke over her kid

Who puts Band-Aids on newly pierced ears? I NEVER had to do that and I’ve had to get my ears pierce several times (I used go for years without wearing earrings and they’d close).

What sane woman would run away with him in the 1st place?

Band-aids? Over the studs?

Go ahead fool. Keep running your suck.

Alex must really have wanted pierced ears. Many times you see that the young girls want them, but after the first good OUCH!, they won’t let the second one be done.

The trouble with that thought, Alex, is yo’ mommy might just choose the nearest knucklehead she can find. Mommy’s not too bright.

Don’t push that one; she’s already chosen.

Choice already made. She chose Zeke.

My husbands and boyfriends used to ask me if I had to choose, would it be them or my cat(s)? Stupid question.

I feel so sad for Alex.

Careful Alex. Your Mom has already Made that choice and you weren’t it.

On the Bright Side, she left you with your Father.

When I had my ears pierced, no one put bandages on them. You put in the starter earrings, not bandages.

She already has…

She already chose, kiddo.