The Specific Story Line That

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.

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.

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.

In 1976 I Wrote A Lot About Women Trying To Claim The Right To Work.

Each Of Us Wages A Private Battle Each Day Between The Grand Fantasies We Have For Ourselves And What Actually Happens.