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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I?m lucky that my real-life Mom has both a great sense of humor about herself...

I?m lucky that my real-life Mom has both a great sense of humor about herself...

Animal welfare issues have always been important to me.

Animal welfare issues have always been important to me.

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...

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...

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....

Defy your own group. Rebel against yourself.

Defy your own group. Rebel against yourself.

Every time I get something under control in my own life, the world provides more...

Every time I get something under control in my own life, the world provides more...

Cartooning is a wonderful career, and I'd like more women to get to have it....

Cartooning is a wonderful career, and I'd like more women to get to have it....

I'd love to see more equal representation of female and male cartoonists on the comics...

I'd love to see more equal representation of female and male cartoonists on the comics...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The relationship between Cathy and Mom in the strip is the one relationship drawn from...

The relationship between Cathy and Mom in the strip is the one relationship drawn from...

A lot of married people certainly have wonderful relationships with their dogs, but when you're...

A lot of married people certainly have wonderful relationships with their dogs, but when you're...

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...

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.

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

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

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.

The specific story line that people have responded to the most has been the horror...

The specific story line that people have responded to the most has been the horror...