For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for August 28, 2009

Fiber.

Quick! Get her some freshly mimeographed paper.

My 18-month-old’s first sentence: “not in the mouth.”

Ol’ Dads neglected to mention that Lizzie was actually happy right up until Michael went and dug his verbal boot in!!!

Then again, to be fair on John, he might have just decided that there was no need for Michael to go through the whole go to your room caper all over again if he told Elly what Michael had said to Lizzie! Maybe a smart move after all…

Wait til she gets to kindergarten and discovers paste

Typical 2 year old. Everything goes in the mouth!

You left her alone?!

She’s just sharpening them.

Hmmm tasty paint covered fibre sticks! It sucks the insides don’t taste good too hehe

Oh dear. You can’t assume anything Elly. Now you have to show her what to do with them.

Yes, she wants school supplies. But she never said what she wanted them for. ;)

Lewreader : do they still use that? i remember eating school paste as a kid, yummmmm

Let’s see - Lizzie shrieks annoyingly and eats crayons. Yet it is Michael who is punished??

Mom needs to teach Lizzie what to do with the school supplies. Lizzie could start learning or be an artist. Mom and daughter time.

Oh, the new age diet come upon Elly …. LOL!

GAH! At least it wasn’t library paste!

oh, big surprise….give her some scissors to play with, too

Elly looks like “YIKES!” But the best thing to do is telling Lizzie gently, ” No, do not eat those crayons, just color on the coloring book.” Elly should teach her how to do the coloring book helpfully. Give Lizzie time to learn how to do on the coloring book.

At least Lizzie hasn’t colored on the walls…yet.

wndrwrthg said,

Quick! Get her some freshly mimeographed paper.

That was our century; kids today will grow up never knowing the pleasure….

@ summerdog The writing on the wall comes later. LOL

Give her crayons Ellie. They are non-toxic- for a good reason. And they are easier on the teeth and gums.

Tigger——-no lead in pencils for decades- graphite…….maybe you can get graphite poisoning?

She’s too young for pencils, should have given her crayons and then showed her how to use them.

Anyone notice that SHRIEK! is spelled wrong?

Of course Lizzie is too young to know how to spell it.

I dont remember my parents saying anything about me or my brother doing that, and I cant recall any times my sister did that. We were little angels. Well, my sister changed over the years…..