Fresh from college and working as and advertising writer, Guisewite drew humorous cartoons about her life on those nights she was home alone and wished to be dating. She sent some of her work home and her mom insisted she send her drawings to a syndication service. Guisewite resisted at first.
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. Cathy was born and is still going strong, currently syndicated in over 1,400 newspapers worldwide. Women love the strip because Cathy is funny, vulnerable, and crazy.