For Better or For Worse
LightNews LightNews
banner
fborfw.bsky.social
For Better or For Worse
@fborfw.bsky.social
120 followers 45 following 57 posts
Lynn Johnston is the creator of the syndicated comic strip, For Better or For Worse, and the children's book series Alottabotz. https://linktr.ee/lynnj
Posts Replies Media Videos
fborfw.bsky.social
Last day for 25% off of everything in our shop! Signed books, autographed prints, stickers, digital downloads and more.

www.fborfwshop.com
Elly happily running, holding a full shopping back. Big 25% off sale this month in our store.
November 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
fborfw.bsky.social
Are you a coffee lover? Some days, the wait is just a little too long.

#funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw #coffee #coffeelover
Elly sits and watches while the coffee brews. She can't wait.
November 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
fborfw.bsky.social
It's National Cake Day! Are you celebrating? What's your favourite kind of cake? What flavour do you think this cake is?

#funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw #cake
A fancy cake with green icing, vines, and red berries. It's got five green candles on top.
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
fborfw.bsky.social
Candace was always getting comments on her unique look. What did you think about her haircut?

#funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw
Elizabeth and Candace are out for dinner at Aunt Ruby's. It's chicken surprise; the surprise will be if it's edible. Ruby has her sister's kid sitting at her table. All grown up and in university. Ruby asks Candace what her plan is; she's thinking about going into psychology. Does Ruby think that's a good idea? Ruby says that depends what Candace is like when she gets out!
November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
fborfw.bsky.social
Today's the day! Come and meet Lynn at the Vancouver Christmas Market, November 23rd from 1:30 to 3pm! Come say hello and have your books signed; find Lynn and her Alottabotz books at the Itty Bitty Bookshop hut.

Jack Poole Plaza, 1055 Canada Place
Meet Lynn at the Vancouver Christmas Market, November 23rd, 1:30 to 3pm!
November 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
fborfw.bsky.social
The "look"...simple, but effective.

#funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw #dadlife
John asks Michael, who's reading a comic book, if he's done his homework. He asks "what homework?" John says Michael brought books home from school. Doesn't he have work to do? He does, but he doesn't have to do it unless he wants to. John glares, and Michael suddenly decides that he wants to.
November 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
fborfw.bsky.social
Come and meet Lynn at the Vancouver Christmas Market, November 23rd from 1:30 to 3pm! Come say hello and have your books signed; find Lynn and her Alottabotz books at the Itty Bitty Bookshop hut, along with other talented local authors and illustrators.

Jack Poole Plaza, 1055 Canada Place
Meet Lynn at the Vancouver Christmas Market, November 23rd, 1:30 to 3pm!
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
fborfw.bsky.social
This strip is a throwback to Elly putting Lizzie in daycare in the 80s. Did you stay at home, or work outside the house when your kids were little? Or are they still little? Or are they still little?

#funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw
Elly tells John she toured the daycare with Elizabeth today. They have a gym, a lunch room, a craft room, toys... Elly is not going to feel the least bit guilty for leaving Lizzie at the daycare tomorrow. ...she keeps telling herself.
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
fborfw.bsky.social
Lest we forget.
An Air Force Cap, Military Stripes, and a Remembrance Day Poppy
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
fborfw.bsky.social
Nothing like coming home from college for a few days! Michael must have missed the chaos.

#funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw
Elizabeth and April greet Michael at the door. He calls her Lizardbreath and she calls him Fungus-face. He starts to unpack and Elly scolds him for leaving his jacket on the hall floor and bringing home trash bags of laundry. April calls out to Elly that Edgar threw up in the bathroom.
November 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
fborfw.bsky.social
This November, take 25% off of everything in our shop! Signed books, autographed prints, stickers, digital downloads and more.

www.fborfwshop.com
Elly happily running, holding a full shopping back. Big 25% off sale this month in our store.
November 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
fborfw.bsky.social
It's no fun being the dentist's kid on Halloween! What's your favourite thing to get when you're trick-or-treating?

#funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #comicstrip #fborfw #dentist #halloween #dentalclinic
Michael and his friends are trick-or-treating on Halloween. Mrs. Baird is giving out toffee apples. One kid's mom gives out all-day suckers, and the Clarks have licorice. Someone else's parents are handing out bubble gum. What are Mike's parents giving out? Toothbrushes, says the dentist's son.
October 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
fborfw.bsky.social
Today's National Cat Day! Tell us a funny kitty story or share your cat photos! We love to see them.

#funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw #catlovers
Elizabeth picks up her grey cat, Shiimsa.
October 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
fborfw.bsky.social
Looks like Mike's given himself a case of the heebie-jeebies. He probably watched a horror movie right before bed. What's the scariest film you've ever seen?

#funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw #halloween #scarymovie
Michael lies in bed, clutching Farley tight. There's a crescent moon and a creepy tree outside the window, and Michael can't sleep.
October 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
fborfw.bsky.social
That was a little catty, Elly! Are you a fan of pranks, or not so much?

#funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #comicstrip #fborfw #halloween #halloweencostume #vampire
John decides to pull a prank on the neighborhood ladies, so Anne's husband lifts him up to peer into their window in his vampire costume. He tells John to leer once, but to not let them see him too clearly. Mrs. Nedwitt sees John and screams. Anne tells Elly Mrs. Nedwitt has just seen a horrible face in the window. Elly wonders if maybe she saw her own reflection.
October 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
fborfw.bsky.social
Not much of a rabbit, are you, John?

What's your preferred party fare?
#funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw #halloween #bunny
At a Halloween party, John lines up for food dressed in a rabbit suit. He turns down a helping of veggies, saying he doesn't care much for salad.
October 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
fborfw.bsky.social
Michael may need to re-think his costume idea. What other characters are really tough to cosplay? What was your wackiest Hallowe'en getup?

#funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #comicstrip #fborfw #halloween #halloweencostume
Lawrence asks Michael what he's gonna be for Hallowe'en. Michael wants to be E.T. But E.T. went around naked! Michael would wear clothes. Lawrence asks how people would know he was E.T., then. Michael says he'd tell everyone.
October 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
fborfw.bsky.social
Well, Elly, it's better than an ad for chopped liver! Have you ever had one of your creations published? Tell us about your (family-friendly) work below!

#funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw #poem #poets #poetlife
Sue asks Elly if she's seen her poem in Upper Crust magazine. She shows Elly her work in print. Doesn't it make her proud? Doesn't it make her head swim? Isn't she absolutely ecstatic? Elly replies that it's under an ad for lunch meat.
October 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
fborfw.bsky.social
Oh, the 80s. The FBorFW crew recently encountered leg warmers at an accessory store; they're back! What eighties accessories were awesome, in your opinion? Which ones were totally grody?
Connie pushes Elly to try on an exercise leotard at the store. Connie hands Elly some bright leg warmers through the change room curtain. Connie tells Elly they have to take aerobics seriously if they're going to do them. Elly steps out of the dressing room in a colourful leotard, leggings, leg warmers, and a headband and asks, "This is serious?"
October 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
fborfw.bsky.social
October 1st is fresh-baked cookies day! Do you have a favourite cookie recipe? What kind do you like best?

#funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw #bakingcookies
Elly hollers at someone who's trying to nab a cookie right off her baking sheet.
October 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
fborfw.bsky.social
Here's another old Chuffers comic for people who are chuffed about trains and model railroads. #chuffers #modelrailroaders #modelrailroad #modeltrain #trains #trainlovers #lynnjohnston
A woman opens the front door to find a crowd of tiny people standing outside. She asks her model railroader husband if he remembers putting an ad in the paper asking for half-inch scale people. They've arrived.
September 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
fborfw.bsky.social
Elly's looking a smidge tired. #funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw
It ain't over till the dog's been walked. Elly is tired after a busy day, slumped in an armchair surrounded by mess. Edgar the dog looks at her hopefully.
September 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
fborfw.bsky.social
Do kids still do this? #funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw
Elizabeth shows her dad all the new school supplies she got, and lists them off. She forgot to buy a pencil case, but John says she's still got one from last year. She says it's no good anymore and he asks why not. There's no more room on it; it's covered in graffiti, phone numbers, reminders and doodles.
September 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
fborfw.bsky.social
Remember when Liz got a job at Megafood? It's neat to see behind-the-scenes at a business. #funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #comicstrip #fborfw #grocerystore
Candace finds Liz at work at Megafood and asks if she has a second. Liz is going on her break and invites Candace along. Liz takes Candace into the employee break room. Candace says this is the lunch room in one of the province's biggest grocery stores.... It's wall-to-wall vending machines. They both think it's amazing.
September 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
fborfw.bsky.social
It's getting to be #autumn in the Northern Hemisphere! What's your favourite season? 🍂 #funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw
April Patterson happily stomps and crunches autumn leaves while her dog, Edgar, sniffs the tree behind her.
September 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM