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Cathy Guisewite

Cathy Lee Guisewite (born September 5, 1950) is an American cartoonist who created the comic strip Cathy, which had a 34-year run. The strip focused on a career woman facing the issues and challenges of eating, work, relationships and having a mother—or as the character put it in one strip, "the four basic guilt groups."

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

1976, Claim, Claims, Trying, Women, Wrote

A lot of married people certainly have wonderful relationships with their dogs, but when you're single and your dog is the only other living thing in your house, it's a really special relationship which I wanted CATHY to have.

Dog, Dogs, House, People, Single, Thing

Because the majority of my readers are women, I feel that one public service I can provide to them is to spread the message of regular mammograms and early detection within the strip.

Detection, Majority, Mammograms, Messages, Public, Readers

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.

Brain, Live, Male, Mean, Men, Occasionally

All parents believe their children can do the impossible. They thought it the minute we were born, and no matter how hard we've tried to prove them wrong, they all think it about us now. And the really annoying thing is, they're probably right.

Believe, Children, Matter, Probably, Prove, Thinking

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.

Feelings, Kitchen, Mother, Taught, Waiting, Writing

I was going to sip on a diet soda, but a little voice convinced me I needed the extra calcium from a cup of hot chocolate.

Chocolate, Convinced, Diet, Hot, Sip, Voice

Defy your own group. Rebel against yourself.

Against, Defy, Funny, Group, Humorous, Witty

A young bride can put on makeup at 6 in the morning and look fabulous at midnight. I have about a 15-minute window where I actually look good, and then I have to wash my face and start over.

Fabulous, Makeup, Midnight, Morning, Starting Over

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

Control, Funny Life, Life, Materials, Time, World

I understand the sensitivities of grown children with little ones of their own!! They'll turn away a mother full of advice, but they'll never say no to one holding a mop.

Advice, Children, Full, Holding, Mother

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

Comics, Female, Glowing, Males, Representation, See

The specific story line that people have responded to the most has been the horror of bathing suit shopping.

People, Shopping, Specific, Stories, Suit

After 14 years of dieting, there are only two things I've never lost. Hope and weight.

Dieting, Hope, Things, Two, Years

So often, happiness is the extent to which we balance our grandiose expectations with reality.

Balance, Expectations, Happiness, Reality

Wake me up when I'm a size 5.

Size, Wake, Weight

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 don't think I every really tried jokes out with the dog.

Buddy, Dog, Secret, Shared, Thinking, Time

There are only two secrets to a slimmer shape. . . High heels and shoulder pads!

High Heels, Secret, Secrets, Shoulder, Slimmer, Two

Otherwise, my whole career has just been flinging myself at whatever is most overdue first and letting everything else stack up.

Career, Careers, Firsts, Flinging, Letting Go, Overdue

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.

Cathy, Hypnosis, Life, Mom, Real

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