SHE WORRIES I'LL GET SICK.

SHE WORRIES

MY BEING GAY MEANS PEOPLE WILL TREAT ME BADLY.

18 GAY PEOPle's ChronICLE MAY 17, 1996

THE MOSTLY UNFABULOUS SOCIAL LIFE OF ETHAN GREEN

Mother's Day Migraines.

田田

Empty Vase

FLOWERS

MY MOM WORRIES ABOUT ME...

...

SHE WORRIES I WON'T BE happy...

SHE WORRIES MY CAREER WILL

SUFFER...

AREER? I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HE HAD JOB

By Eric ORner.

SHE WORRIES

YOU'LL BORROW AN& STRETCH OUT HER Good PUMPS...

WORRYING ABOUT ME. IT'S MY MOTHER'S FULL TIME JOB.

Too BAD THERE'S NOT MORE

OF YOU.WE'D HAVE FULL MOM EMPLOYMENT.

Dykes To Watch Out For

guess

who's

coming

to dinner

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THROUGH AN

UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT INVOLVING RAFAEL AND THE REDIAL BUTTON, TONI IS STARTLED TO FIND HERSELF ON THE PHONE WITH THE VERY MOTHER SHE ONLY

MOMENTS AGO VOWED NEVER TO SPEAK TO AGAIN.

MEANWHILE, OVER AT THE OLDEST EXTANT

GROUP HOUSEHOLD IN LESBIANDOM...

SYDNEY'S ATTRACTED TO MO? GET OUTTA HERE! MO CAN'T STAND HER!

WHINE!

OH, THAT'S RAFFI!

CLARICE IS JUST TAKING

AM?

HIM OFF FOR HIS BATH.

WAIT! IT GETS BETTER. YOU KNOW HOW YOU WERE TRYING TO FIND OUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SYDNEY AND YOUR ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE, THEA? EXES.

OH, NICE WORK! HOW DO YOU KNOW? DID SYDNEY SAY SO?

YEAH, IT'S AMAZING. HE'S GROWING SO FAST! EVERY DAY HE DOES SOMETHING

HE COLLIN'T JUST

COME, MY LITTLE HELLSPAWN. IT'S TIME FOR YOUR HOSE-DOWN.

THE DAY BEFORE. NO!

WELL, SURE. I'D LIKE YOU TO SEE HIM TOO. I MEAN, HE IS YOUR GRANDCHILD... OH, MAMA! I DON'T THINK SO! SAN JUAN'S AN AWFUL LONG WAY TO TRAVEL WITH A TODDLER. AND BESIDES, UM... I DON'T THINK CLARICE COULD GET AWAY FROM WORK.

BECAUSE I WANT HER TO COME, THAT'S WHY! SHE'S RAFFI'S PARENT TOO! SHE'S MY FAMILY. AND YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO DEAL WITH IT.

MAMA... MAMA! I'M PAYING PEAK LONG-DISTANCE RATES HERE. COULD YOU SAVE THE HAIL MARYS UNTIL WE HANG UP?

NO, BUT I COULD TELL BY THE LOOK IN HEREYES AS SHE WAS DENYING IT. SEE FOR YOURSELF. SHE'S COMING OVER FOR DINNER.

YOU'RE KIDDING, RIGHT? I INVITED MO FOR DINNER. SHE'LL BE HERE ANY MINUTE!

REALLY! WELL, THIS SHOULD BE AN INTERESTING MEAL...

SHALL WE SLIP SPANISH FLY INTO THE STUFFED SQUASH, OR SALTPETER INTO THE

SOY SAUCE?

BACK AT THE RANCH, TONI'S OFF THE PHONE...

CLARICE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF I TOLD YOU I JUST INVITED MY PARENTS TO COME VISIT?

UH... TEMPORARILY, IT SEEMS. IS THE THIRD WEEK IN JULY OKAY

I'D SAY ARE YOU INSANE?

WITH YOU?

PERFECT. IF WE START RIGHT NOW, WE CAN BE PACKED AND OUTTA HERE BEFORE THEIR FLIGHT LANDS.

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