Imagine my surprise when, after a lifetime of teaching me to keep personal things to myself, Mom insisted my drawings were the start of a comic strip for millions of people to enjoy.

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Defy your own group. Rebel against yourself.

Defy your own group. Rebel against yourself.

All parents believe their children can do the impossible. They thought it the minute we...

All parents believe their children can do the impossible. They thought it the minute we...

I'm most proud of having created something that men never completely get.

I'm most proud of having created something that men never completely get.

I?m married, which means that instead of occasionally wondering about men from afar, I actually...

I?m married, which means that instead of occasionally wondering about men from afar, I actually...

In 1976 I wrote a lot about women trying to claim the right to work.

In 1976 I wrote a lot about women trying to claim the right to work.

Animal welfare issues have always been important to me.

Animal welfare issues have always been important to me.

I?m more financially successful, but it just means the shopping blunders I make are bigger...

I?m more financially successful, but it just means the shopping blunders I make are bigger...

I have an office in my house and one about five minutes from my house....

I have an office in my house and one about five minutes from my house....

Because the majority of my readers are women, I feel that one public service I...

Because the majority of my readers are women, I feel that one public service I...

My dog was with me all the time. I talked to my dog. She was...

My dog was with me all the time. I talked to my dog. She was...

Mothers send strips to daughters to make a point. Daughters smack strips down on the...

Mothers send strips to daughters to make a point. Daughters smack strips down on the...

I had such a close relationship with my dog, and my dog so filled the...

I had such a close relationship with my dog, and my dog so filled the...

I never thought Cathy would get married in the comic strip. And I also thought...

I never thought Cathy would get married in the comic strip. And I also thought...

Cathy was the first widely syndicated humor strip created by a woman. The strip was...

Cathy was the first widely syndicated humor strip created by a woman. The strip was...

All parents believe their children can do the impossible. They thought it the minute we...

All parents believe their children can do the impossible. They thought it the minute we...

Otherwise, my whole career has just been flinging myself at whatever is most overdue first...

Otherwise, my whole career has just been flinging myself at whatever is most overdue first...

Food, love, career, and mothers, the four major guilt groups.

Food, love, career, and mothers, the four major guilt groups.

The biggest change in my life is that I now have to apologize for being...

The biggest change in my life is that I now have to apologize for being...

All parents believe their children can do the impossible. They thought it the minute we...

All parents believe their children can do the impossible. They thought it the minute we...

The specifics of Cathy?s and my life are different now, but the basic life challenges...

The specifics of Cathy?s and my life are different now, but the basic life challenges...