is that it's a reminder that Lizardbreath has more in common with The Human Doorstop than she cares to admit:
The reason for this is rather sadly obvious: the need to deflect blame:
when people say cruel, hurtful words like "Hey, Stupid.....it's not your kid sister's fault that your mom and dad barely have a brain cell between them."
Since Liz blames her baby sister for Elly's being a fragile flower afraid of child-induced cretinism, a goal is achieved: the transformation of what should be a family into a group of housemates, three of whom hate each other.
1. How big is April supposed to be today (I know I can't expect consistency; kids change size more often in this strip than the ape did in the original King Kong?) When I carry my godchild it's on my shoulders, not on my back. And he's getting too big to do that at the age of 5.
2. There's really no place to put that crib except for Liz's room? In that great big house? Is this the precursor to Mike and his family being moved into April's room? The adults make a decision- having a baby, letting the male baby and his family move in, etc.- and a younger sibling has to carry the burden? And best of all, they are NOT allowed to express resentment of this situation without being seen as spoiled brats?
Lynn never did understand age-appropriate behavior any more than she understood how kids actually think. You have to be adult enough to want to be around kids to do that. End result: baffling strips in which five year olds envy toddlers.
Somewhere, the dumb idea that a child's function is to gladly jettison his or her childhood to express gratitude for being allowed to "freeload" off of Randroid dipstick 'parents' intersected with an insane idea of that which makes kids sad. Thus do we see kindergartener Mike being lectured at for 'boasting' and making Baby Lizzie sad because his imbecile mother doesn't understand what preverbal means.
The obvious solution to a new baby and no separate bedroom for her = put the crib in mom and dad's room. After all, she'll need to be fed during the night. It's not fair to saddle your 11-year-old daughter with the frequent wakings.
This cockeyed idea of what constitutes fairness is baked into the strip. Even the theme song to the TV series issues a warning to not tell them that their lives are fair.
Every so often, Elly is in danger of hearing the following cruel, hurtful words: "It's nobody's fault but your own that you think that a life that looks charmed to everyone else is a bleak hellscape of disenfranchisement and persecution."
"Most of the stuff mom got for Christmas is for the baby, and it isn't even born yet."
Why do you care what your mom got for Christmas? I remember my mom got a coat once. I remember because it didn't fit and she took me with her to exchange it the next day. And that's the only thing I can remember my mom getting for Christmas in my entire childhood.
"I'm sick of hearing about the new baby. It's all they talk about."
Why aren't you filling your time with stuff you are interested in? Why are you just hanging around listening to your parents all the time? Read a book, play a game, talk to friends, develop a hobby. Along the same lines as my first comment- what did my parents talk about when I was a kid? I have literally no idea. I was too busy doing stuff. The kids in this strip are such ridiculous, boring drones. Look what Mike and Liz are doing- just wandering from one part of the house to another, taking breaks to slump down somewhere with their dull non-thoughts.
All we get from them is a good look at what a sad, boring and aimless numb-nuts Lindy Ridgway was. Her childhood appears to have been wasted envying other people and moping because people didn't throw her a parade for maintaining a pulse. Greg Evans calls that Luann Degroot.
Also, these are the same aimless, easily amused people who go berserk with glee when shown a central vacuum system. The meaningless trivia of who gets what or who dates whom looms large on a small mind.
I interpreted "got for Christmas" as "bought for Christmas," meaning that Elly purchased a vast amount of toys, clothes, and supplies for the yet-to-be-born baby, and only a few gifts for Elizabeth and Michael.
The strip in question was probably directed at Katie to make her mend her evil ways and stop complaining about her birthday being overshadowed by Christmas.
You're probably right, but...why would a child expect to be aware of what her parent has purchased for her? If i knew my mom had bought stuff for my sister, I wouldn't assume that meant she hadn't purchased anything for me.
The problem I have with today's strip
is that it's a reminder that Lizardbreath has more in common with The Human Doorstop than she cares to admit:
The reason for this is rather sadly obvious: the need to deflect blame:
when people say cruel, hurtful words like "Hey, Stupid.....it's not your kid sister's fault that your mom and dad barely have a brain cell between them."
Since Liz blames her baby sister for Elly's being a fragile flower afraid of child-induced cretinism, a goal is achieved: the transformation of what should be a family into a group of housemates, three of whom hate each other.
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1. How big is April supposed to be today (I know I can't expect consistency; kids change size more often in this strip than the ape did in the original King Kong?) When I carry my godchild it's on my shoulders, not on my back. And he's getting too big to do that at the age of 5.
2. There's really no place to put that crib except for Liz's room? In that great big house? Is this the precursor to Mike and his family being moved into April's room? The adults make a decision- having a baby, letting the male baby and his family move in, etc.- and a younger sibling has to carry the burden? And best of all, they are NOT allowed to express resentment of this situation without being seen as spoiled brats?
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The obvious solution to a new baby and no separate bedroom for her = put the crib in mom and dad's room. After all, she'll need to be fed during the night. It's not fair to saddle your 11-year-old daughter with the frequent wakings.
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"Fair." 🙄
Babies don't even need to be colicky to need night feedings.
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Yuck.
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Every so often, Elly is in danger of hearing the following cruel, hurtful words: "It's nobody's fault but your own that you think that a life that looks charmed to everyone else is a bleak hellscape of disenfranchisement and persecution."
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"Most of the stuff mom got for Christmas is for the baby, and it isn't even born yet."
Why do you care what your mom got for Christmas? I remember my mom got a coat once. I remember because it didn't fit and she took me with her to exchange it the next day. And that's the only thing I can remember my mom getting for Christmas in my entire childhood.
"I'm sick of hearing about the new baby. It's all they talk about."
Why aren't you filling your time with stuff you are interested in? Why are you just hanging around listening to your parents all the time? Read a book, play a game, talk to friends, develop a hobby. Along the same lines as my first comment- what did my parents talk about when I was a kid? I have literally no idea. I was too busy doing stuff. The kids in this strip are such ridiculous, boring drones. Look what Mike and Liz are doing- just wandering from one part of the house to another, taking breaks to slump down somewhere with their dull non-thoughts.
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All we get from them is a good look at what a sad, boring and aimless numb-nuts Lindy Ridgway was. Her childhood appears to have been wasted envying other people and moping because people didn't throw her a parade for maintaining a pulse. Greg Evans calls that Luann Degroot.
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Also, these are the same aimless, easily amused people who go berserk with glee when shown a central vacuum system. The meaningless trivia of who gets what or who dates whom looms large on a small mind.
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I interpreted "got for Christmas" as "bought for Christmas," meaning that Elly purchased a vast amount of toys, clothes, and supplies for the yet-to-be-born baby, and only a few gifts for Elizabeth and Michael.
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The strip in question was probably directed at Katie to make her mend her evil ways and stop complaining about her birthday being overshadowed by Christmas.
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Michael is so fucking stupid he thinks parents choose a kid's gender and brothers don't fight. I never met any brothers who didn't fight sometimes!
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