For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for March 20, 2020

I like the final panel where John turns completely away from Elly to ask if he has any clean shirts. That way when Elly tells him, he can pretend the answer came from someone else other than his very pregnant wife, and he can feel better about himself being a lousy husband.

He’ll need a clean shirt. The one he is wearing is about to be covered in mop scum.

The easy way to know you have clean shirts, is to do them your DADGUM self.

Talking out of both sides of his mouth. If she shouldn’t do anything because she’s nearly due, that includes washing your shirts. Now John, It’s not too hard. You really can do it yourself. If you can pull a tooth out of someone’s mouth and drill their cavities you can wash some shirts.

I’ve not experienced it myself, but a number of my friends and family have told me right before they deliver they have a lot of energy and run around cleaning and organizing. Maybe that is what Jan is doing?

Seriously, John? How did you survive medical/dentistry school without El? (That is if you met her while there.)

Just ignore him Elly

And you’ve just proved Elly’s point!

Why is Elly standing in her socks in the water she is washing the floor with?

Nothing a sympathetic pregnancy wouldn’t cure!

Next panel, mop hits John in back of head!

How could she be ‘overdue’? Several weeks back she announced that her due date was March 26th, next Thursday.

oops! my water just broke!!!

Followed by, “If not, I need to do some laundry.” would be a good idea here.

Jason and I share household chores. With my arthritis and fibro I have days I just can’t, and he does it all. He takes his role as my carer seriously.. I am so lucky to have found this man :)

Lynn’s Comments:

For some reason, expectant moms often have a few days of manic activity–like cleaning or doing yardwork, right before the baby is born. I scrubbed all the floors in the house the day before my son was born and I always wished I’d get that kind of energy back again!

Good grief John. Even I know enough to be able to wash a shirt. But I guess that yours are spiffier than mine.

For a second I thought her water broke.

She is nesting, delivery is soon

John reminds me of my DH a few years back. I was sitting on the couch with an ice bag on my black and blue, swollen ankle, when he got home from work that day. I showed him my ankle, and said I needed to go to the emergency room for an x-ray. The first words out of his mouth were, “does this mean I don’t get any supper?”. Yep, this really happened. Unfortunately, our youngest son turned out just as self-centered, no matter how hard I tried to mold him when he was growing up. The apple just does not fall far from the tree.

Typical…….

he should hire someone to do the chores for her or…….the 3 of you should them and give her a break!

Dump the mop bucket on his head.

Yes, the washroom is right in there. Use it.

Men think that is doing nothing.

Is that the casserole I smell burning?

Yes – you will have plenty of clean shirts, pants, and underwear after YOU wash them, John!!!

Smack him over the head with that broom!

I don’t care if he likes trains or not like me. He’s a bast..d!