MODERN ANGELS
In the cartoon “For Better or For Worse” (about family life), a mother is on a plane with two children. Her five-year-old boy is next to the window, playing with the curtain and making a mess with a bag of popcorn. She is holding her baby who is grabbing at a stranger sitting next to her, an elderly man. The stewardess announces, “Put your trays down for dinner, please.” Now the Mother is trying to feed herself and the baby on her lap (who is knocking things off the tray) — the boy is yelling, “I can’t cut this meat, Mom.” The man is looking at them sternly. He calls out: “Miss, stewardess, will you take this tray?” He hands her his tray, and then turns to the mother. She cringes and looks up in fear. The man smiles, reaches over and says: “Here, let me take the baby for a while . . .” As the man is playing with the…
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