For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for November 20, 2009

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    luckylouie  almost 15 years ago

    Actually, John is a dentist. Quite a difference between a dentist and a doctor.

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    Philbartle  almost 15 years ago

    At least Elly did not have Man Flu!

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    green_engineer  almost 15 years ago

    howtheduck - because if things went smoothly there’d be no comic strip that’s why!

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    myhaircut  almost 15 years ago

    This whole lame comic strip is like a 30-year-long Christmas newsletter from a really boring family.

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    Oberon12  almost 15 years ago

    Then why do you bother to read it?

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    pearlandpeach  almost 15 years ago

    Dentist have continuing education and could not reschedule. AND..Connie is being a Good Friend.

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    GLENN B WOODEN  almost 15 years ago

    I can relate to this [so-called] boring family. Most families aren’t the stuff of reality TV shows. This strip finds humor in the everyday humdrum of life and it is reassuring to see that ours is not the only family with everyday crises, teenage drama, frustrated ambitions, miscommunication, self-centered behavior, guilt, angst, etc.

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    csscougar  almost 15 years ago

    howtheduck:

    My dad is a dentist and has been involved in the local dental society for years. More recently, he has been involved in the leadership in said society. That said, he would often have meetings in the evening, but they were never directly associated with his own practice. Perhaps it was the same with John, where the meeting was not his own and therefore the scheduling was beyond his control.

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    alondra  almost 15 years ago

    I hope you’re right. From what howtheduck said it sounds like John may be subconsciously trying to sabotage Elly so she can’t attend her classes. Maybe he just wants her to stay home and take care of the kids. I hope not.

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    dalbino83  almost 15 years ago

    howtheduck:

    Maybe John’s meeting has nothing to do with work. Maybe he’s part of a local organization like the Masons and they had a meeting that night.

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    bald  almost 15 years ago

    there are never days off for moms, almost like the old creed of the postman

    neither rain,snow, sleet or hail…

    a mom’s work is never done.

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    mroberts88  almost 15 years ago

    Duck, Johns a dentist. Dentist =/= doctor.

    Susan, even though the mom has a larger share of the work, the dad also has to pitch in.

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    Taylorboo98  almost 15 years ago

    Maybe she cant have a family

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    Ghille  almost 15 years ago

    “A man may work from sun to sun, but, womens work is never done.”

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    JP Steve Premium Member almost 15 years ago

    John would probably be more supportive if she had taken cooking and belly dancing! ;O)

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    mroberts88  almost 15 years ago

    Duck, if you have a broken leg, you usually dont go to a doctor. I wasnt saying John cant take care of the kids, or that dentists are medically incompetent, its just what the doctor does prepares them for anything.

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    Gretchen's Mom  almost 15 years ago

    I don’t know about anybody else but if I had a broken leg, I’d DEFINITELY go to a doctor!

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