Re: Another thing happened today (not OT, slight rant)
- From: mlbriggs <mlbriggs@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:55:20 +0000
On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:04:58 -0600, jmcquown wrote:
> After I took my licensing exam I went to the optician where I'd gone a few
> weeks ago for an eye exam and got new contacts/glasses. I've been going
> there for 10 years. Anyway, they got my prescription wrong so I went in for
> a re-check. They fixed the problem with corrected contacts and sent my
> "new" glasses off to get new lenses put in.
>
> The young woman who helped me remembered I have a cat. She told me she'd
> adopted an 8 week old kitten almost 9 months ago and has soooo fallen in
> love with him. She said he's so sweet, so loving. The problem is, she and
> her fiance just discovered she's pregnant. And they are going to have to
> move in with her parents.
>
> Her parents told her she'd have to get rid of the cat. The reason they gave
> her was specious - they said cats and babies don't mix. They fed her the
> old wives' tale about how cats smother babies, so she'd have to get rid of
> the cat.
>
> IMHO, in reality her parents don't want to deal with the sudden intrusion of
> their daughter, her fiance, a baby *and* a 9 month old cat. If that's the
> case, why don't they just tell her it's all too overwhelming?
>
> She's worried about giving this sweet cat to someone who might not take care
> of him. I suggested she contact her vet to ask about re-homing suggestions.
> I also cautioned her not to put an ad in the newspaper, citing people who
> will buy a cat listed for little money (or FREE) and then sell the cat to a
> research facility or for use in training dogs to fight. She was so young,
> she'd never heard of that before. I asked if she had access to a computer;
> no. So Petfinders wasn't an option.
>
> I hope she finds a good home for her cat. I hate that her parents have
> convinced her a cat and a baby won't mix. I don't think they are being
> honest with her. She looked young enough to be my daughter and even *I*
> know cats don't kill babies. Doesn't everyone with infants these days have
> baby monitors? Close the door to the bedroom/nursery. No worries about the
> cat.
>
> Jill
It would be nice if you would take the cat to find it a good home. Purrs
for the kitty. MLB
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