My original point was that spousal violence like that has no place in a modern family comic strip. Otherwise, when one of your kids beans another kid (or an adult) with a glass object, you can quip about how they should have read Lynn’s notes…
I am well aware that Elly is based partially on Lynn. And you can bet that Lynn never hurled objects at Rod. Or if she did, one can wonder if that was part of the reason why he left her back in 2007.
And yes, it is non-reality, but as with any strip based on the real (modern) world, the author has to take some responsibility in its content.
Ideally, Lynn should have tweaked that last pane before republication. Better yet, she could have just skipped it entirely and avoided any possible issues.
My original point was that spousal violence like that has no place in a modern family comic strip. Otherwise, when one of your kids beans another kid (or an adult) with a glass object, you can quip about how they should have read Lynn’s notes…
I am well aware that Elly is based partially on Lynn. And you can bet that Lynn never hurled objects at Rod. Or if she did, one can wonder if that was part of the reason why he left her back in 2007.
And yes, it is non-reality, but as with any strip based on the real (modern) world, the author has to take some responsibility in its content.
Ideally, Lynn should have tweaked that last pane before republication. Better yet, she could have just skipped it entirely and avoided any possible issues.