"Every person and animal I’d ever loved had caused me vexation, and I knew myself to be a periodic or chronic irritant in the lives of my entire family, all my friends, my partner, and my colleagues — yet none of them ever invited me to self-destruct."
NO SHIT — you're psychotic! That poor cat and I honestly I worry a bit for the baby in this situation too. What happens if they have a second child? Will the first one be left to starve?
Oh my God! This is horrible. I joke about how my beloved cat became a cat after my baby was born, but I still loved my cat! He just wasn't my baby anymore. Which was probably healthy for both of us. My daughters are now in their 20s and still remember my beloved cat because he was part of our family!
Meanwhile, my wife and I a looking forward to receiving some rescue cats today. A scaredy cat, a recent mother, and one of her kittens. All of these cats have lived together in a small apartment for a while so they know each other and get along. Being together should help them adjust to a new place. We've been assured the one that's afraid of people is fine after he gets to know them. In any event, he's pretty chill.
We will be the childless cat people who JD Vance hates so much.
Well, I can certainly see why she'd want to leave her name off of this essay. Holy cow, she needs to rehome the cat ASAP, and I don't understand why she didn't do that from the get-go. There's no shame in doing that, unlike what she's been doing instead.
I read this story and immediately got up from my desk, gave my cats more kibble (which they didn't need), and petted as many of the four of them as I could find. They were confused but happy.
I read this and then got out of bed this morning and washed out all the water bowls and fountains and changed filters and cleaned litter boxes and then cleaned them again because nothing says `Poop here!' like a clean litter box, and then i fed them.
Jesus H wakadoo Christ. This is like a letter sent to the police by a serial killer.
It's not just that a person can be so cruel to an animal. but that they feel the need to share their cruelty and expect others to think it is "normal".
I very much hope this person comes to her senses and gives Lucky to a shelter, where the cat will be appreciated and cared for.
(Please now allow me to stan for one of my favorite YouTube channels, which chronicles the goings on of the Seal Beach animal rescue center, somewhere in California. https://www.youtube.com/@ShelterCatVids)
When I brought home my oldest, Loki made it his mission in life to get his fuzzy butt inside that bassinet. That was uhhhh not super safe with a preemie! So my husband called one of his friends, and the two of them rearranged the whole apartment that night so we could put the bassinet in the one room with a door that closed out the cats. Then the next day, I called my most cat-loving friend and asked if she could drop by for an hour or two after work for a while to make sure Loki got some extra attention.
When I brought home my youngest, Clawdius immediately appointed himself her loyal guardian. He camped out next to the bassinet for hours on end. (I'd learned from the first attempt and bought the one where someone in the reviews had posted a picture of their cat sitting atop the zip-up mesh cover.) He slept right outside her door, and if she was in a carrier or a bouncy chair, he was wrapped around it. When she got old enough to grab, he never even tried to correct her with a hiss or a nip -- he'd just turn and give me an "I'm so long-suffering" look so I'd come rescue him.
Those cats were awesome. They lived to be about eighteen -- and they were gentle with the kids till the very end.
The thought of anyone throwing things at them, or denying them food, or neglecting their needs makes me vibrate with fury. I'm going to have to go scream out the window or something. This is not a case of being overwhelmed in the newborn vortex, this is a death waiting to happen -- I can't imagine being the editor and thinking "cool, let's publish this for rage clicks" and not "time to have an intervention".
Childless cat lady here, but has anyone suggested she give up both cat and baby?? If she /they forget to care for cat on minimal ways, and to be so upset over some leg twining and cat moves, how long is it going to take her /them to forget diapering and bathing and suchlike chores??
"Every person and animal I’d ever loved had caused me vexation, and I knew myself to be a periodic or chronic irritant in the lives of my entire family, all my friends, my partner, and my colleagues — yet none of them ever invited me to self-destruct."
NO SHIT — you're psychotic! That poor cat and I honestly I worry a bit for the baby in this situation too. What happens if they have a second child? Will the first one be left to starve?
Oh my God! This is horrible. I joke about how my beloved cat became a cat after my baby was born, but I still loved my cat! He just wasn't my baby anymore. Which was probably healthy for both of us. My daughters are now in their 20s and still remember my beloved cat because he was part of our family!
Meanwhile, my wife and I a looking forward to receiving some rescue cats today. A scaredy cat, a recent mother, and one of her kittens. All of these cats have lived together in a small apartment for a while so they know each other and get along. Being together should help them adjust to a new place. We've been assured the one that's afraid of people is fine after he gets to know them. In any event, he's pretty chill.
We will be the childless cat people who JD Vance hates so much.
sounds to me Lucky was affectionate from the get go, and this woman has no idea how a cat expresses affection.
Hint, lady, doing figure eights, nuzzling, taking a territorial dislike to another human, those are all good signs that your cat actually likes you.
Well, I can certainly see why she'd want to leave her name off of this essay. Holy cow, she needs to rehome the cat ASAP, and I don't understand why she didn't do that from the get-go. There's no shame in doing that, unlike what she's been doing instead.
Jesus! Rehome the cat! I hope she doesn’t feel similarly about her kid when it gets irritating, as kids do.
What is this woman going to be like when she has a threenager? Holy cow!
Apparently will be a successful published author. Can't wait.
i call bullshit. bullshit bullshit bullshit.
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WTF is wrong with people?
My cats (5 rescues, one who was nearly killed from neglect) would LOVE one of those tiny dicks stuffed with catnip.
I read this story and immediately got up from my desk, gave my cats more kibble (which they didn't need), and petted as many of the four of them as I could find. They were confused but happy.
I read this and then got out of bed this morning and washed out all the water bowls and fountains and changed filters and cleaned litter boxes and then cleaned them again because nothing says `Poop here!' like a clean litter box, and then i fed them.
Hours later at work, just slipped on here to say that the irony of that cat's name has burned for me all day long.
I'm wondering if this creep should even be allowed to keep her baby, let alone poor Lucky.
Jesus H wakadoo Christ. This is like a letter sent to the police by a serial killer.
It's not just that a person can be so cruel to an animal. but that they feel the need to share their cruelty and expect others to think it is "normal".
I very much hope this person comes to her senses and gives Lucky to a shelter, where the cat will be appreciated and cared for.
(Please now allow me to stan for one of my favorite YouTube channels, which chronicles the goings on of the Seal Beach animal rescue center, somewhere in California. https://www.youtube.com/@ShelterCatVids)
When I brought home my oldest, Loki made it his mission in life to get his fuzzy butt inside that bassinet. That was uhhhh not super safe with a preemie! So my husband called one of his friends, and the two of them rearranged the whole apartment that night so we could put the bassinet in the one room with a door that closed out the cats. Then the next day, I called my most cat-loving friend and asked if she could drop by for an hour or two after work for a while to make sure Loki got some extra attention.
When I brought home my youngest, Clawdius immediately appointed himself her loyal guardian. He camped out next to the bassinet for hours on end. (I'd learned from the first attempt and bought the one where someone in the reviews had posted a picture of their cat sitting atop the zip-up mesh cover.) He slept right outside her door, and if she was in a carrier or a bouncy chair, he was wrapped around it. When she got old enough to grab, he never even tried to correct her with a hiss or a nip -- he'd just turn and give me an "I'm so long-suffering" look so I'd come rescue him.
Those cats were awesome. They lived to be about eighteen -- and they were gentle with the kids till the very end.
The thought of anyone throwing things at them, or denying them food, or neglecting their needs makes me vibrate with fury. I'm going to have to go scream out the window or something. This is not a case of being overwhelmed in the newborn vortex, this is a death waiting to happen -- I can't imagine being the editor and thinking "cool, let's publish this for rage clicks" and not "time to have an intervention".
Childless cat lady here, but has anyone suggested she give up both cat and baby?? If she /they forget to care for cat on minimal ways, and to be so upset over some leg twining and cat moves, how long is it going to take her /them to forget diapering and bathing and suchlike chores??