Halls of the Dark Muse

I hate people!

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, 11-08-2009 at 08:15 PM (2500 Views)

And the few occasions when I do venture out into public usually only serves the purpose of reminding me why I don't like going out in public, and confirming to me, how much I don't like people. To use a favorite expression of my mother's "Too dumb to live"

I was in the met store standing in line, and this woman behind me was talking to someone else, and I could not help but to hear what she was saying, and first she was talking about how she adopted this cat, (which at first sounds all well and good) and they are just talking back and forth about cats and such, and she was talking about what a cat person she and so forth.

In the course of the conversation she says that the cat she is adopting was hit by a car and had a broken pelvis but she adopted it anyway, now that might sound all noble and good, but there was just that tone in her voice in the way in which she said it as if she were expecting some great high praise for her wonderful act of charity. It was almost as if she had done it, just so she could brag to other people about having done it, and not because it was the right thing to do in of itself.

But hey maybe that is just me, and I misunderstood the inflection upon her voice, perhaps that is a lot to presume about a person based upon the tone of their voice, but than she continues about how now that she adopted this new cat, she was going to have to get rid of the feral cats she previously had, because this "wonderful" caring cat person states "you just can't do anything with feral cats"

Feral cats are almost the only kind of cat's I have ever had, in fact only one or two of the cats I have owned have not be ferrals, and they are wonderful, good natured, sweet hearted animals. If you do know how to take care of them properly it is my own personal experience that feral cats actually do have an extra sense of gratitude and are much more mild tempered.

So when she cannot even handle these feral cats she has, she goes out and adopts a cat that has medical complications, and now wants to dump the cats she already has.

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mtpspur - 11-08-2009 09:18 PM
My Long Suffering Spouse and I both love our cats MORE then each other if a very careful study was made of how we treat them vs. each other. Somehow this does not give me great concern. lol
Virgil - 11-08-2009 09:27 PM
And perhaps people aren't too fond of you either.
qimissung - 11-08-2009 09:30 PM
How can she? I agree Dark Muse, what she's doing is wrong. I have a cat I probably should find a new home for. He's part Siamese and he bites, but mainly he's mean to his two brothers, so much so that they cannot be in the same room, whcih gets awkward to say the least. There are pheromes you can buy that are supposed to help, but I can't afford them. But I keep putting it off. I feel like a traitor for one thing. And I worry about who would love him and take care of him properly. It's hard to think of giving your "baby" to a stranger.

Updated 11-08-2009 at 11:55 PM by qimissung
Dark Muse - 11-08-2009 09:35 PM
Originally Posted by Virgil

And perhaps people aren't too fond of you either.

Then I have done my job correctly

I don't really want them liking me.
Virgil - 11-08-2009 09:43 PM
Well, that may have worked on Janine, but i like you.
*Classic*Charm* - 11-08-2009 10:40 PM
Dark Muse, having worked in a vet clinic, I saw this sort of thing every day. This one couple had a cat for years, then they bought a new kitten and the older cat attacked the kitten, so they got rid of the older cat and kept the kitten. It's just so not fair. And for some reason, cats seem to be particularly disposable for people.

I don't like people in general either, but most especially when they don't take care of their animals.
Dark Muse - 11-08-2009 10:46 PM
Originally Posted by *Classic*Charm*

I don't like people in general either, but most especially when they don't take care of their animals.

Yes, not taking care of ones animals is up there with cheating for me in my book of wrongs *drops reference to another certain thread*
qimissung - 11-08-2009 11:56 PM
Yes, I've noticed that about cats. I wonder why?
Dark Muse - 11-09-2009 12:00 AM
I think it may be becasue they are seen as being more independent if you will. They do not establish quite the same type of loyally relationship as dogs do, they have more of thier own indidivual lives that do not revolve around thier "masters"

Of corse knowing my feelings as you do this is not a justification, but speaking from experince of having had both cats and dogs and the preceptions a lot of people have regarding cats.
motherhubbard - 11-09-2009 12:40 AM
I love to listen to the conversations people have in public. I wish I could make a living doing it. I think that the checkout is a great place to eavesdrop. How did you come to have Ferrel cats? We kind of had one once, or I should say that he had us. He would lay up here when it was cold or if he needed food. We would put food out for him. He was a great cat with the children, but did not want men to even look at him. He turned up in the addition while we were still building. Mason had been poking around out there and found him sleeping in a box. When I came out he ran and hid but when I called kittykittykitty... he came out. Mason was amazed that I could speak cat.
Dark Muse - 11-09-2009 02:24 AM
2 of the cats I have now I got from my cousin, she took in a feral who was pregnant, and I brought two of the kittens home.

And one of them, was born in the garage, the offspring of a neighbors cat, who they did not really take very good care of, became pregnant by a tom cat around here, and she got into the garage and gave birth, but she was malnourished and really too young to have had a litter, so I took in the kittens and had them all, and the mother spayed. Only one of the cats ended up sticking around.

And then I have another cat that did belong to the people that lived across the street, and when they moved they just abandoned it, and so it ended up at our house and now pretty much lives here.
Delta40 - 11-09-2009 06:47 AM
My cats own me, not the other way round and I'm pretty confident that when they're done with me, or find themselves a more needy human, they will leave
qimissung - 11-09-2009 08:05 AM
Something similar happened to us. We took in a young cat, who would not let us touch her-she was pregnant. We kept her and the kittens; we ended up with a neighbors cat when they moved.
Virgil - 11-09-2009 08:06 AM
D-M, you're dark blue font on black is really hard to read. Is that an attempt to fnally get me to hate you.
1n50mn14 - 11-09-2009 10:38 PM
Ugh, I completely understand. People and their responsibility and views on animals have been frustrating me lately.

On another note, I also accidentally eavesdrop, and end up deducting a lot about people I don't even know from tone of voice, inflection, etc. If I get to know them later, my first impressions are usually correct.
Dark Muse - 11-09-2009 10:55 PM
Originally Posted by Virgil

D-M, you're dark blue font on black is really hard to read. Is that an attempt to fnally get me to hate you.

I did not think it was that hard to read, for me it pops out nicely against the black, but I could see if I could find a better combination.

Updated 11-09-2009 at 11:02 PM by Dark Muse
*Classic*Charm* - 11-19-2009 03:43 PM
Originally Posted by Dark Muse

Yes, not taking care of ones animals is up there with cheating for me in my book of wrongs *drops reference to another certain thread*

Ah haha yes, exactly. It seems as though we're developing a list here, Muse.
motherhubbard - 11-19-2009 03:55 PM
did you change your background? I really like it
Dark Muse - 11-19-2009 05:04 PM
Thank you, but I have not changed it. I changed the fount color.
Virgil - 11-19-2009 05:12 PM
And the font color change was a great improvement. Thanks D-M.