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Being pigeonholed
Has it happened to anyone? Y'know - you have a certain breed of dog, a larger than norm number of dogs or cats, you do rescue work so therefore you are a bleeding heart, etc.......
I'm asking because of Mikischo's thread about the 30 cats under one roof and lately I have been asked if I - have a husband, have children, have grandchildren, have any hobbies. This is not by just one person. This is by a number of people who think because I have the "larger than norm" number of cats I am a spinster (not hardly), have a need to coddle and have no spawn of my own (3 and 2 stepsons) so therefore chose cats to do it with. Has it happened to anyone else?
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You are not alone 14+K. I have been told I would never meet anyone because I was too involved in animals and animal welfare. I was called 'crazy' and that I would retire on my own..with all cats and dogs and living in a broken down home to only be feared as the old hag who eats little kids like chips..
I have come to terms with this however as society does not have any real box to put me in other than being slightly eccentric. So be it. As it turns out..I did infact meet someone who had the same ideals and philosophies as I...and he is a dog trainer to boot!. I don't know about you 14+K..but I am proud of who I am. When I can fit more in..I will. The label may follow me and I am so comfortable with that as well. |
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The only time it bothers me it when some idiot go on FB and tell folks how horrible I am. Not "man" enough to say it to my face. Other than that I am very proud of what I have accomplished in the last years. I know the direction I want to go in and what I want to accomplish in my little area of the world. That is what matters.
I applaud you BM for all you do. There needs to be many more saviours out there in the trenches helping to save the ones you do. I can't see an end to it until the laws have changed to reflect that cats and dogs are not property and all of the millers, bybs, brokers, etc are shut down.
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Assumptions do nothing but make an ass out of u and me. We can stick our heads in the sand for only so long before it starts choking us. Face it folks. The pet population is bad ALL OVER THE WORLD! |
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The flip-side of the coin of course 14+ is that we ARE weird, quirky, eccentric and some of us are just plain mad-as-hatters.
People who are not animal people do not understand that after-work drinks mean I can be there by 8 at the earliest (do you know how many times in twenty-odd years I have explained "Walking the dog"???...TO THE SAME PEOPLE!?! ) which means I'm just in time to say good night to them ... and hang out with the hardcore boozers. People who are not animal people (Pwanap's) do not understand that I DO NOT CARE IF I AM COVERED IN HAIR...Heck, I'm not sure I can even SEE it anymore. However, when the anti-fur people started targeted me for spraypainting ~ I invested in some roller brushes. Pwanap's do not understand that my schedule revolves 24-7-365 around the well-being and safety of my animals. So William and whatzername will just have to suck up the catering costs ~ if the dawgs aren't well or I can't get a sitter, then they'll just have to get married without me. Pwanap's do not understand do not understand why my dogs eat better than I do, why I spend so much on Vet care, products, toys etc. etc. ..."And, you spent HOW MANY THOUSANDS on those Balmain ANKLE booties ????" I ask Yeesh, at least I get a kiss and a cuddle from my "leather". Pwanap's do not understand. Period. They don't get it. They never will and there's no cure for stupid. As tedious and tiresome as their apparent inability to grasp the fact that animals are sentient creatures needing physical and emotional care may seem to we, the evolved...well, we just need to learn to tolerate them...until that ship for Mars is ready. Then, it's round-up time. Last edited by mummummum; March 22nd, 2011 at 03:21 PM. Reason: splelllling |
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Ma'm....you are hilarious..I like it
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LOL .....well said Mums and, thanks for the giggles.
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the neighbours send people (who lost or found animals) over to the "crazy animal lady's house"....I found out that from the last one that found a cat and went next door, she was directed to my place
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and MX3 i agree with everything you said, the people who dont have a passion for animals just dont understand it. I think most people on here have their lives revolve around their animals to provide for them and make sure they are happy and healthy, which is what should happen if you bring an animal in to your home. |
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I am proud to be a crazy cat guy myself
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pigeon holed??? Take a look at my avatar... so much easier to just laugh about than get po'd by people who dont have a clue!
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Sorry guys but I bet I get it much worse than you for being a young crazy cat lady
Hmmm so usually what I get is from people IRL: My house must be dirty, my mom must be a whacko (only partially true!), I have some kind of mental problem (again, only partially true! ), hmm.. I'm anti-social, weird... I also want to say the weirdest one that is actually offensive in a sense (not to me but to others) is that people think I must be a lesbian for some reason. I haven't quite figured that one out yet For people online, or who have not met me face to face.. they all assume (adding to the above) that I must be a hunchback and/or have some extra limbs or body parts I can assure you know of the above is true. hehehe
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well kathryn at least it's better than being branded a witch and burned at the stake hmm an antisocial lesbian wiht extra parts my kind of gal
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Second...I am crazy...have the papers and meds to prove it...but still function better than alot of non pet people!! Anti social...to a point...that's what the meds are for Hmmmm....never been assumed to be a lesbian...but maybe I am just to old for anyone to assume I can be ANY kind of sexual being!!! Thanks for the giggles.
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14+ you should hold your head up high in your pigeon hole! I have to agree with MMM, some people just don't get it. You have to follow your heart and not worry about what other people say or think. Their minds are just too twisted to worry about. When your day of reconning comes there's going to be a very special (hairy) place for you! Even just with my two pups people think I'm nuts because if I can't take them with me I won't go, I also spend more on their food than my own some days. It's okay, we crazy animal sorts will always have each other.
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hmmm you're in patterson? only about an hour or two from me. hit me up if you wanna see my third arm
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OMG - I get that too. Mind you...I am totally ok with that and never said yes or no.. I believe in keep'n them guessing..
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I just tell people I have my cats around to help me pick the right guy I figure if I bring a guy home and the cats don't like him, I'll kick him to the curb Hey I trust my cats opinion on people more than anything else.
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Thank's for the laughs girls,I needed that
I have been called a lot of things in my life-time,some I am proud of..at my age,I have no problem telling people what I think. Bleeding heart,animal crazy woman,sure no problems,I am proud to be.. I am known in my neighborhood for meddling in how they treat their animals,but I think I am forgiven because of my age,sometimes it's great to be old
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Great post, mx3
Yup, people think I am crazy to have 4 cats, but when that expands to include fosters, babysitting grandkitties, people think I am , but what they don't realize is how much joy these cats bring to my life and I feel sorry for those who haven't experience such unconditional love. And, like mx3, I ALWAYS have cat fur on my work clothes and I don't give 2 $hits what anybody thinks. I just have to look down to my lap and see the fur, and smile because I think of my kitties
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I tell people I'm not a crazy cat lady I'm a cat Hobbyiest and if they don't like it they can find their own dam hobby! LOL
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I'd find it hard to call you a crazy cat lady, 14+, when one of my dearest friends(gone to God) would have had more cats than you, and was never thought of that way, by us I mean. You get a tick of approval btw because yours are better cared for.Pity we can't make people spend their money the way we think they should. You'd have spent my friend's money better if you follow that? There again, some(like my sister) would say I should stop spoiling my dogs and start spending money on myself - that's not gonna happen. You have to have your priorities right. |
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Yup !! And when your dog farts...you think it's funny...I guess I fit the bill too
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So now I'm just a tad curious as to how many cats your dear friend had.
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14+, it's going back a good 30 or more years but I think she said it was around 50 cats. Being farmers they could afford to feed them but I've always been one for curtailing population explosions like that, the money would have been better spent spaying at the start and more money into trips to the vet for other things. I've always thought anyone can build up a big number of anything, dogs, cats, horses, sheep, that's easy, but you have to know when to stop. She wasn't rescuing these cats, they were breeding because they could. And not as healthy as yours. |
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Goldfields i think14+ just might either have your friend beat or is right behind them.. |
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You're right. Even 30 years ago I got my pets all s/n. It's only common sense. Although, according to some, there isn't much of that around. Quote:
It doesn't "bother" me that people ask me those questions btw. I just find it amusing and usually laugh at them for asking. I explain very gently to them that their perceptions are a little off. They can't categorize everyone.
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Assumptions do nothing but make an ass out of u and me. We can stick our heads in the sand for only so long before it starts choking us. Face it folks. The pet population is bad ALL OVER THE WORLD! |
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If she is right behind then her numbers have increased since I last read about it.
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I believe you said your friend was on a farm where animals were free to mate as nature calls.
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Unfortunately numbers will fluctuate depending on how many wonder off and find refuge in other areas. Not to mention animals being dumped daily and animals that are not spayed and neutered..just increasing the number of an already overpopulation.
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