Lyle's manning up, but Cotton is traumatized.

Nah, he's fine.

Whoa, a learning experience for both of them.

Life is learning. :)

Next comic, Lyle gets a haircut, wears a suit 'n tie and buys life insurance. Man, had timing been better that would have made a heck of an April 1 page

Poor Cot still just got caught in the middle of it all.

well at least he knows what hes done

Good lesson though, to the uncle that he idolizes, when he sees him making some difficult decisions.
is good teaching there to admit mistakes and own up to them.

you know, looking back at your earlier comics from 2001, I remember seeing Jules and Misty fooling around in bed and Jules had a bra on his head just like Cot did. I believe that triggered Misty's memory which is why she overreacted to Cot in the first place.

Welcome to the wonderful world of complicated PTSD.

Maybe it's time for her to admit that she has a serious problem and needs to see a grief counselor. Or perhaps it's time for her to move onto another guy... like that doberman who was in her life before Jules if that relationship ended on a fairly good note. Either way I think having someone to move onto would be better for her. It won't resolve her loss of Jules, but it can certainly make the process of moving on a bit easier.

But then again we'll never know the full storyline until the end of this series....

That's... awfully insightful.

heh really? i've always been very observant of the finest details. it can be either a gift or a curse.