For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for December 21, 2024

I can’t believe Elly didn’t get pulled over for letting April sit in the front seat. Must be spirit of Christmas watching over them.

Back on Sunday August 2, 2020, Lynn Johnston had made a big deal about redrawing the comic strip for the reprint so that April would not be seated in front. Not so today. Possibly Elly is so self-absorbed in her thought balloons she forgot to remind Lynn to redraw it. The modern recommendation by the Canadian Division of Injury Prevention is to keep the kids in the back seat until they are over 12.

In the United States, 28 states in the US do not have a law on the books dictating a minimum age for kids to be able to sit in the front seat of a car. The recommendation of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is 13 years of age, but there is no national law.

Elly forgot something: the birth of Jesus, prayers, and hymns.

From Lynn’s Comments: When you think about it…if it wasn’t for MOMS, there would be no Christmas!

With you, Elly!

I’ve heard it said that when you’re a kid Christmas seems to come every two years and when you’re an adult it comes every six months. Anyway, Merry Christmas to you all.

These days, once a year is too much for me, too many reminders of what I no longer have.

CUT! The line was “Too bad it only happens once a year!” From the top…

Amen Elly!

A feeling shared by many. I’m surprised our local Walmart hasn’t been playing any Christmas music like years past, which usually started just before Thanksgiving. Probably some atheist or non-christian conplained and it became a store/company policy – no Christmas music.

Different time I remember no seatbelts

Aren’’t we all, Elly?