Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for November 19, 2000

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Mom: This year I will be making buckwheat noodle with gingered-carrott stuffing! Dad/Cathy: No she won't. Mom: This year I will be making sun-dried cranberry with grilled leek stuffing! Cathy: No you won't, Mom. Mom: This year I will be making portobello mushroom, glazed pine nut and wilted endive stuffing! Cathy: No you won't. Mom: Blanched appricot with water chestnut stuffing? Cathy: No! Mom: Seared eggplant with roasted garlic stuffing? Cathy: No! Mom: Chorizo with rutabaga and coriander stuffing? Cathy: No! Mom: Kumquat, edamame and sauteed kale stuffing? Cathy: No! Mom: All the other people get to make personal statements with their stuffing!! Cathy: Well, you're not "all the other people", are you?? All we want from you are big, sticky blobs of white bread, celery and seasonings just like you always make, right? Dad: Right! Electra: Arf! Mom: Everyone else gets to grow up. Mothers only get to grow sideways.