I bought a bunch of For Better or For Worse books at a garage sale when I was a kid and just fell into the story of the Pattersons. It's just a comic about a normal Canadian family doing normal family stuff, but I loved it.

I didn't realize until later how revolutionary it was that the characers got older, grew as people and sometimes died. Unfortunately the later stories are much more obvious author inserts and Ms. Johnson takes them in routes that are often contrived and dull.

This title specifically is about Elly's surprise pregnancy at 40. She has left the baby stages of her kids behind and was really looking forward to the changes this freedom would bring to her life and career. I cannot empathize with her (no kids ever for me!), but it is a series about children that does not gloss over how much you sacrifice for them even if you do want them in your life. I can appreciate that.