Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for April 11, 2024

Alex knows what she’s doing.

Alex knows that Zeke is a very real threat to her and her mother. She’s smart and courageous enough to fight this in an effective way. God Bless Her! and Bless every child of divorce who becomes forced to function as an adult while still in childhood!

Why does Alex even care? She likes Kim much more, anyway!

My little sister did that to me once, and I got whopped.

Love Alex!

The community here seems to be somewhat divided as to the appropriateness of Alex’s tactic…

Good move, girl!

Alex reminds me of Ukraine, a weak good against a strong evil. Protecting society from evil is a major issue in 2024.

Google: How to defeat Russia in Ukraine

Google: How to defeat Trump in 2024

Women don’f fight fair-because they have to.

My younger daughter once threatened to call police on me for child abuse. I handed her the phone. The deputy (female) who responded told her that what she was reporting (I slapped the back of her head lightly when she came at me with raised fists) was not child abuse, but rather, maintaining good order in MY HOUSE. This was many years ago when spanking and such were available means of discipline. I do NOT feel bad for Uncle Stupid Head.

Alex doesn’t want them to get married because it would be harder to dump him then, would involve a messy divorce, and he’d get half of everything. See April 4 strip.

in most cases a mother’s love for her child would be enough but all JJ cares about is JJ.

Dirty pool, Alex—-even for Zeke.

Can I say that the wedding came off and they are miraculously still married after 20-odd years??

No children, thank Goodness. Zeke has been cordoned off.

Well you cannot say she did not give you fair warning.

Let me finish that for you Uncle Stupidhead, a little twerp with a very loud voice.

I have no idea why she says “Ow!” Was it supposed to be “Now!” ?