(Strip Number 4688, Original Publication Date, 1 October 1986)
Panel 1: Elly subjects John to her panicky wailing about how children are growing up too quickly these days.
Panel 2: It terrifies her that six year olds are in nylons, makeup, adult hairstyles and the latest fashions when they should behave like children instead of small adults.
Panel 3: John explains that it's just simple peer pressure.
Panel 4: After all, all the other sucker parents are letting their kids do that.
Summary: John might not be overly generous to the children of the world but he is right about the parents being the problem. As TLC showed us, it's crazy grown-ups responsible for the atrocity that is the child beauty pageant and crazy grown-ups behind hooker couture for elementary school kids.