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.

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.

Defy your own group. Rebel against yourself.

Cathy was the first widely syndicated humor strip created by a woman. The strip was pretty revolutionary at the time not only because it starred a female, but also because it was so emotionally honest about all the conflicting feelings many women had in 1976.

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

This is a business meal. The calories do not count. I am mentally labeling these as 'business calories' so my body will know they were eaten in the line of duty and will process them differently.

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