Lay Lines by Carol Lay for May 29, 2023

Moms. Solution to all of life’s problems, or the source?

But the idea was to test whether he obeyed cartoon physics. A boulder to the head is still just a trifle, in that case.

He wasn’t funny in the end, so closure and the ability to move on is a good thing.

Carol takes her readers on some strange journeys sometimes!

Of course then, many of Carol’s comics have deeper meanings, too. Go back the last 6 weeks or so and substitute an abusive relationship for a slapstick one, and the ending is just as poignant.

(hey, I was paying attention in those required college literature classes at college, it just didn’t look like it at the time)

This makes me want to hug my mother.☺️

Do all Mother-in-laws-to-be have a boulder handy like that?

She’s realizing that’s time to start avoiding seeing her mother forever. Poor boyfriend…

She apparently thinks “ascertain” means “eliminate”.