Monthly Archives: January 2020
Thursday January 2, 2020
Friday January 3, 2020
Lynn's Comments: I was treading some sensitive ground here when I wrote this. Midwifery was still a developing career, and home birth was still being discouraged. Expectant parents were, for the first time, taking control of how and where their babies were going to be born.
Saturday January 4, 2020
Sunday January 5, 2020
Lynn's Comments: This was an actual conversation overheard in my home...except it was adults talking!
Monday January 6, 2020
Lynn's Comments: At the time I was formulating this story, there was some debate regarding midwifery and the decision to have your baby at home. My own obstetrician, Dr. Murray Enkin, advocated for home birth and I wanted to champion his ideals.
Tuesday January 7, 2020
Lynn's Comments: Dr. Enkin was the author of several obstetrics text books and his opinion was: "Childbirth isn't a disease and shouldn't necessarily happen in a hospital." This was something I believed, too.
Wednesday January 8, 2020
Thursday January 9, 2020
Friday January 10, 2020
Lynn's Comments: I engineered this "birth" to happen on April Fool’s Day because it was a fantasy situation—I wasn't really pregnant. But at this stage of the story, I hadn't decided on a name or a gender. (You have a lot of control over people when you make them up!)
Saturday January 11, 2020
Sunday January 12, 2020
Monday January 13, 2020
Tuesday January 14, 2020
Wednesday January 15, 2020
Lynn's Comments: If you live in a snow belt, you have done this. You've been the victim and the perp. Strangely, there is satisfaction on both sides.
Thursday January 16, 2020
Friday January 17, 2020
Saturday January 18, 2020
Sunday January 19, 2020
Lynn's Comments: This Sunday page was so popular we had prints made of it. Some still might be available.
Monday January 20, 2020
Lynn's Comments: This story gave me the opportunity to add something "Canadian" to the strip. One of my editors originally tried to discourage me from doing this, saying he wanted it to be seen as an American family. I refused to omit Canadianisms, and the result was that folks in the US enjoyed the chance to tell me about their trips to Canada, and Canadians appreciated the reference.
Tuesday January 21, 2020
Wednesday January 22, 2020
Lynn's Comments: Whenever one of the kids was feeling left out or otherwise marginalized, we declared a special day just for them. We’d go to a favourite restaurant, maybe supply a small gift. We just made a special day out of an ordinary one. Worked like a charm.
Thursday January 23, 2020
Lynn's Comments: Even rush hour can be a pleasant respite for a harried parent. There are times I would have loved to be stuck in traffic instead of being stuck at home!
Friday January 24, 2020
Saturday January 25, 2019
Lynn's Comments: I believe this happens to all of us. Now and then we think someone else’s life is easier, better or more rewarding than our own.
Sunday January 26, 2020
Monday January 27, 2020
Tuesday January 28, 2020
Lynn's Comments: I so enjoyed drawing these panels. They were simple and clear, no background to speak of....and the story told itself.
Wednesday January 29, 2020
Lynn's Comments: It's harder now to listen in to other people's phone calls. Today, cell phones can create much bigger problems!
Thursday January 30, 2020
Friday January 31, 2020
Lynn's Comments: My babysitting chops were earned next door, where I looked after 4 little girls who were determined to see me lose my cool. I learned how to win with dignity, and I not only earned a good job reference, but I also learned a bit about parenting!