Wildmustang, the word you were looking for is consonants! As soon as I read your comment and that you couldn’t remember that word (or how to spell it) - I drew a blank, too, until I had thought about it for a bit!
To all who think Elly is a complainer, etc.: I never think Elly is complaining, exactly - I think Lynn is drawing the situation as it pops up for Elly, so it’s kind of her “point of view” of the scene that Lynn does such a good job of presenting. Old or new, I like the comic for what it is - a slice of the life of a busy housewife and mother, who is an intelligent, educated person. There is a lot of dry wit going on here. I think most of John’s seemingly chauvinistic comments are innocent and clueless - he has no idea he’s being chauvinistic. Would guess it only seems reasonable to him! :) Am guessing there are many, many men who do and say many of the same things John does. Therein lies the brunt of the joke, actually - if he didn’t say those things, there wouldn’t be any point to drawing that particular situation…. It is, I admit, a very feminine point of view! :)
Never had a teacher for competition, thank goodness. But I have had good relationships with all but one of the teachers for my 4 kids. That one was not in teaching because he loved kids - he was in it because it was a “respectable profession” and paid well, and you get school vacation off! I think I’ve always liked teachers because I have at least a half dozen people in my family on both my Mom’s side and my Dad’s side who were educators. In fact, there are still several educators in our family to this day!
Hi all.
Wildmustang, the word you were looking for is consonants! As soon as I read your comment and that you couldn’t remember that word (or how to spell it) - I drew a blank, too, until I had thought about it for a bit!
To all who think Elly is a complainer, etc.: I never think Elly is complaining, exactly - I think Lynn is drawing the situation as it pops up for Elly, so it’s kind of her “point of view” of the scene that Lynn does such a good job of presenting. Old or new, I like the comic for what it is - a slice of the life of a busy housewife and mother, who is an intelligent, educated person. There is a lot of dry wit going on here. I think most of John’s seemingly chauvinistic comments are innocent and clueless - he has no idea he’s being chauvinistic. Would guess it only seems reasonable to him! :) Am guessing there are many, many men who do and say many of the same things John does. Therein lies the brunt of the joke, actually - if he didn’t say those things, there wouldn’t be any point to drawing that particular situation…. It is, I admit, a very feminine point of view! :)
Never had a teacher for competition, thank goodness. But I have had good relationships with all but one of the teachers for my 4 kids. That one was not in teaching because he loved kids - he was in it because it was a “respectable profession” and paid well, and you get school vacation off! I think I’ve always liked teachers because I have at least a half dozen people in my family on both my Mom’s side and my Dad’s side who were educators. In fact, there are still several educators in our family to this day!