For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for June 28, 2002
Transcript:
April: Hey, Mom! It's grampa! He wants to know if we'll take Dixie back! He says it's hard to walk her, an he even got lost the other night 'cause she ran away. I said it would be totally cool to have her back 'cause Eddy misses her so much. Is that OK? Elly: *sigh* These days, family decisions are often based on who's first to answer the phone.
Unfortunately, “I don’t want to” often loses to “I can’t”. It’s how it should be but it sucks when you’re the one being encumbered.