Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for August 19, 2024

Week three of this. I was hopipng we’d get to Luann. Oh well. I’ve been doing a lot of reading. Time to find out why there is a Corpse in the Closet.

Methinks they’ll sit and talk about family. Brad will confess he’d wait on having a kid until he’s really ready for fatherhood and everything that comes with it. That he hadn’t realized how hard it is until he has had Shannon for more than a few days.

Will Brad confess he had to call his mom to help? Or will he take all the credit for himself?

i bet Nancy tidied before she left

Time to give Brad his reward.

Ohhhhhh tell the truth, Brad.

Besides, it’s quite likely that Shannon will show up in your bedroom demanding “attention” the very moment You and Toni decide to get “busy.” :-(

‘Quick, Toni let’s test out th couch!’

‘Not now Brad, I’m pretty tired.’

“Does that mean I haveta get th vacuum cleaner out again?’

as I’ve learned, if you do a job too well, then it becomes yours.

Looks like Nancy already took off… I wonder if Brad‘s going to say: “You’re right, kids suck, I don’t want any. Let’s keep our money, free time, and mental stability in good shape!”

Now Brad will admit he no longer wants kids, while Toni has decided she does.

Shut up, Bradley! Loose lips sink ships!

This practicing parenting has carried on too long. Gotten boring. To use an exxpression, do something or get off the pot.

Can Brad handle another day like this one? Maybe he is wondering.

I wonder when Toni is gonna look after Shannon.

Integrity Points to Brad, for being honest and transparent.

Stick with side views of Tuff Tawny Tattooed❤️Toni. From the front she looks like Angry Orange?

It’s great that Brand has such an honest relationship with Toni that he can tell her how much he was struggling. Let’s hope they can come out from this experience more ready to, eventually, have children.

I’m a little confused. Hasn’t Shannon stayed at Brad and Toni’s place before? This isn’t the first time they’ve had to watch her, no? And with the split shifts they two have, it can’t be Brad’s first time watching her by himself. However, if this event was such a big deal, imagine an ongoing encore for a couple of decades…especially if you have more than one kid!

But Mom to the rescue

Another confession: Mom to the rescue!

Toni will understand Brad feeling overwhelmed by the combination of household chores, and, Shannon, when it’s her turn when Brad goes on shift. (Toni must have had a good shift, she looks well put together. Of course, she usually does.)

Confession: I’m thinking about a vasectomy

Confession good for the soul, sometimes disruptive for the relationship.

And this is only day one.

I am certainly enjoying this arc, but others have covered the family dynamics herein far better than I could hope to….I’m gonna go with being really impressed with the Chevy poster on the wall….when I was young I really, really wanted a ’68 Nova SS. Alas, never got one, had to settle on a well used ’73 Pinto instead :-P BUT, when I started working we had a mid/late ’70s Super Nova for a short time before it was retired. Four doors, obviously, but it had the huge V-8 and was a true sleeper….got my Nova fix!

Good on Brad for not pretending.

As a friend of mine once put it: “Kids…. Every aspect your life that’s disallowed by nap schedules, diaper genies, bed/bath routines, potty training, paying for childcare, school pickups/drop-offs, homework tantrums, attitude, slamming doors and cabinets, crashing around the house, never-ending laundry, continuous cooking for ungrateful whiners and picky eaters, insane meltdowns over screen time, refusing to go to bed, refusing to get out of bed and go to school, trashing the house, always-present dirty dishes, Driver’s Ed, endless sporting or performance practices/games/events, the never-ending/omnipresent f**king CONSTANT NOISE… and that’s not to touch on the lack of free time, insane financial drain, psychotic exhaustion, resentment of a spouse who I am most likely only staying married to because of the kids, ruining your life and bending to the ever-present entitlement for little people taking up space in your house who make messes and pay no rent that you will definitely love but may not like very much. For me, it’s a HARD PASS. I’m well-rested, mentally-balanced and my 401k and Roth IRA are well-funded.”

Just announced:

He was king of the talk show genre throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

Phil Donahue has passed on at the age of 88.

R. I. P. to a talk show pioneer.

So Toni’s home. Does that mean Brad is leaving for his shift and we have to watch her dealing with Shannon all next week???? And does that leave the last week of the month for some other unlucky character in this comic?

Please make it end

Next, you’re up Babe !

“Thank you. And Shannon’s…reading quietly in bed, waiting for you to come say goodnight.”

Wait, what?

In Panel 1 of Thursday’s strip, Nancy said, “Shannon conked out after her bath”.

Wouldn’t that actually mean that she’s already asleep, and cannot possibly be reading? (And please, don’t anyone even think of telling me that she’s “sleep-reading”.)

at least he’s honest

This has nothing to do with the story line, but didn’t Brad have a more pointed head at one point? It seems like his head got more “normal” as he got more mature? Oh I got it, it’s like Sheldon’s narration during “Young Sheldon”, all of this is seen from Luann’s perspective. As Brad got wiser, Luann slowly quit looking at him as a “pin head”.

A Chevy Nova Poster? Really? That’s about a 1/2 step better than a Yugo.

Be honest Brad, let her know you had help.

This week it’s HER turn to go crazy.

Brad what happens if your mom comes outthe room Shannon in.

Taking credit for what someone else had done.

I’ve been negligent in commenting recently, for a number of reasons, but I hope I can keep up a better pace. It’s been interesting follofor the big miswing where the strip is going, but I’m waiting for the maybe inevitable misdirection play, the ultimate one. We see.

Interesting picture on the wall. The Chevy Nova. Never sold in Spanish speaking countries, because “no va” in Spanish means “does not go”.

Surprised he allows Brad to put a cheap Nova poster poorly tacked up in the living room. At least put it in a frame. ;-)

All’s well that ends well.