The specifics of Cathy?s and my life are different now, but the basic life challenges are exactly the same.- Cathy Guisewite
The specific story line that people have responded to the most has been the horror of bathing suit shopping.
The relationship between Cathy and Mom in the strip is the one relationship drawn from real life that I have proudly never even tried to disguise.
The biggest change in my life is that I now have to apologize for being thin.
Otherwise, my whole career has just been flinging myself at whatever is most overdue first and letting everything else stack up.
My mother had always taught me to write about my feelings instead of sharing really personal things with others, so I spent many evenings writing in my diary, eating everything in the kitchen and waiting for Mr. Wrong to call.
My dog was with me all the time. I talked to my dog. She was my best buddy. I shared all my secrets with her, but I do not think I every really tried jokes out with the dog.
Mothers send strips to daughters to make a point. Daughters smack strips down on the breakfast table to make a point. My own mom sometimes cuts a strip out and sends it to me to make sure I understand her.
In 1976 I wrote a lot about women trying to claim the right to work.
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.
I am most proud of having created something that men never completely get.
I'd love to see more equal representation of female and male cartoonists on the comics page.
I?m more financially successful, but it just means the shopping blunders I make are bigger now.
I?m married, which means that instead of occasionally wondering about men from afar, I actually live with one and can be constantly astounded by the strange male brain.
I?m lucky that my real-life Mom has both a great sense of humor about herself and an amazing ability to slip into complete denial if the subject matter gets a little too close to home.
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