Wow, I haven't done a Parenting Tip for quite a while!
Actually it wasn't only "the other day;" it was almost a month ago.
It's kind of interesting that sometimes things like this can happen to me out of the blue without much thought, when I can't think of any strip ideas through conscious thought.
The point of the strip was to have Julia tell Michelle something where she wouldn't be able to ignore it or take it personally, but I kind of had a hard time trying to get that idea out of my head.
Strangely, even though Michelle didn't like Moe's substitution for Parenting Tip #9, she doesn't object with this one. This is probably because Moe isn't telling us to do something for the kids' benefit.