For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for November 17, 1998
Transcript:
April: Why do I hafta go to bed now? Elizabeth can stay up as long as she wants to! Elly: April, you're in grade 2 and Elizabeth's 18! She's grown up now, and we treat her like a grownup. There's a big difference between you. If Liz isn't home by midnight, we're going to have a serious discussion.
Before cell phones, when I was college age, my parents just asked me to give a time I’d be home and stick to it. That way “we know when to start worrying”. Worked like a charm. I was almost always home ‘before’ the time I quoted. Underpromise and Overdeliver.