The ability to laugh at oneself is a crucial life skill for women, and for mothers in particular. Day in and day out we are in the trenches, caring for everyone. A lot of times, looking back (waaay back) the situations we encounter are quite funny.

Cathy Thorne has totally nailed it with her absolutely hilarious cartoons. She has compiled a book called “Cartoons About Women (and the people who love and annoy them)“. I thoroughly enjoy her drawings and the punchlines have me giggling every time. I now keep her book on my night stand and when I am feeling exasperated I flip to one of her cartoons, smile to myself (or laugh out loud), take a deep breath and head back out into the trenches.

One thing that I especially appreciated about Cathy’s work is that she does not demean, belittle or embarrass womankind. Sometimes authors, in an effort to be funny, just come off as negative and snarky. She is not putting one woman down to lift another. Cathy Thorne just says it how it is, and makes it funny.

For a sampling of Cathy’s hilarious cartoons, check out her website, Everyday People. – by Chelle