Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 25, 2016

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    BE THIS GUY  over 8 years ago
    She’s going to charge for this.
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    AKHenderson Premium Member over 8 years ago

    “In my day, computer monitors were thicker than three inches…”

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    Argythree  over 8 years ago

    At least the poor dear didn’t ask to come in and watch TV

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    Thuja  over 8 years ago

    Rick is very late to this party.

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    alaskajohn1  over 8 years ago

    is this arc the beginning of Red Rascal?

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    Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Rick is likely beyond redemption.

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    NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Wouldn’t it be better to sell the kid to someone who wants him?

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    David Illig Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Really tired of Doonesbury reruns. Time for me to cancel this one from my feed.

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    barister  over 8 years ago

    This man is in the deepest of doo-doo.

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    Linguist  over 8 years ago

    I’m reading this arc with a twinge of guilt as I recall my own self-absorption with work vrs. family in those days. While this satirizes the situation, it reminds me of all the times that I wasn’t there for my kids.

    I joke with my daughter,that I brought her up by benign neglect. I must have done some things right, because we share a very good relationship, and have always been very open, and honest, with each other

    When my oldest grandson was born 21 years ago, I made a promise to myself to be around for him, and for my daughter.I kept that promise, until he graduated from high school.

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    SunflowerGirl100  over 8 years ago

    One of the healthiest changes in our society is that people are free to decide whether to have children. Just a few decades ago, it was automatic – When you got married, it meant you were going to have children. Trudeau is taking a humorous look at the result once women started having careers.

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    kaffekup   over 8 years ago

    “Rick, when I said work from home, I didn’t mean do actual work!”

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    NWdryad  over 8 years ago

    Hey, at least they’re saving on child care costs…

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    larussellgoco  over 8 years ago

    Like I said yesterday, work-at-home as childcare doesn’t work.

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    Chrystos B Minot Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Still apropos after how many years? 30? The mark of a good comic strip is that it stands the test of time. Modernize his computer equipment & his hair, and it would fit right in in 2016; with our dual income households with latch key (or somewhat sidelined ) kids. No wonder they bond more with BioShock 2 , Pokemon Go, or MineCraft more than with mom and dad. Tally Ho, Future Shock! … Que sera sera!

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    vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Now all that Red Rascal imagination makes sense. He had a lot of time to build up drama in his mind.

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    Lobo Grande  over 8 years ago

    It’s a word processor, NOT a computer

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    V45mikky  over 8 years ago

    If they both have high power careers they should hire a nanny.

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    Kip W  over 8 years ago

    I like the brief glint of compassion in this bit player. What did it take—three appearances?—before her character started to deepen a little? Trudeau can’t resist humanizing his characters.

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