Betty
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I didn’t expect this, but Andy and I can identify with plunging into a project and seeing what happens. We bought our land up in the mountains in 1976, fifty years ago this fall. And the number of projects we’ve started without knowing exactly what we were doing are too numerous to count. If we didn’t get the results we wanted, we would just try again — or something else — using the new knowledge we gained.
So I have no problem with what Betty and Bub are trying, the only thing that bothers me is they are shutting their child out of the process. For me one of the best things about the land is that Kaitlin was involved in it all for the first 8 (?) years, from when she was 7 to about when she was in high school. (She and Torben are involved again now, but mostly from a distance.)
Here are a couple of pictures of hooking up the pump for our first well. (The well wasn’t deep enough and we eventually had to dig a deeper one.)
I understand that the comic strip Betty is mostly about Betty and Bub, but it still bothers me that they are depriving their son of a golden opportunity for learning and sharing.
April 16, 2026
Great photos! I loved those boots. And I guess this means I am over 50 years old?
Kaitlin, I will trade you my 81 for your 50 plus. ha ha, love the boots and you were sooo cute..
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…I have lived my life by trial and error!
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I agree with you bring the kids in – but this is a cartoon and I suppose it has to be that way for it to be humorous.
Yes, I do love this cartoon. 🙂
Agree kids learn from watching you
And helping. 🙂
Thes photos are so sweet, and really show the bonding that involvement enhances!! Betty & Bub gave me a big laugh, but in reality, the child would feel so excluded!
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I love how you see your self and family in the cartoons. Miss you lots
I miss you too! 🙂
I would have to be in the witness protection program. Kaitlin was a really good helper.
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A good education doesn’t require 4 walls and a desk!
Yes. 🙂
I agree. Even a project that goes wrong can be a great learning experience for a child. And the best part is the fact that they got to spend quality time with the parents.
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Sweet photos. The cartoon made me laugh.
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That’s so true. They should have included their son.
Sweet photos of Kaitlin helping out.
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