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"Tanada" wrote in message news Lesley Madigan wrote: My mother didn't like any small living things (I sometimes suspect that category included children) my dad was a keen gardener and thus loathed small felines. My SO's mum is an ailurophobe (Excuse spelling).As a result, me and both my brothers have been owned by cats (through one brother swears they're the wives and the other since his job takes him all over the World left them with his ex-girlfriend but visits regularly) Perhap's we're all adopted too! Lesley The old man liked cats and d*gs, but was a product of his generation and upbringing. I like to think that with a different time, therapy, and a lot of conditioning, he'd have made a really good cat slave. My mother and father were totally stupid over cats and dogs and just about every little living thing, including us. These outwardly reserved and elegant looking people made utter idiots of themselves in the presence of cats, dogs, and babies, cooing and ahhing, speaking strange languages, etc. Like me, they did not do so well with people all of the time. |
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I was so lucky! Mum and Dad both liked animals so we ha a selection
over the years but always had a cat and a dog, I kept mice and my sisters and I had a rabbit to share we also had a hedgehog for a while Jean.P. Tanada wrote in message news Lesley Madigan wrote: My mother didn't like any small living things (I sometimes suspect that category included children) my dad was a keen gardener and thus loathed small felines. My SO's mum is an ailurophobe (Excuse spelling).As a result, me and both my brothers have been owned by cats (through one brother swears they're the wives and the other since his job takes him all over the World left them with his ex-girlfriend but visits regularly) Perhap's we're all adopted too! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs How were your grand parents with small living things? It may have been genetics, just passed a generation. My idiot sister had a siamese mix named Bill after the cat in opus. The only reason IS had her was because she was more scared of mice than willing to do without a cat. I have concluded that I didn't get my cat slave genes from my mother's side of the family (same mom, different dads). The old man liked cats and d*gs, but was a product of his generation and upbringing. I like to think that with a different time, therapy, and a lot of conditioning, he'd have made a really good cat slave. Pam S. |
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hobbs wrote: I was so lucky! Mum and Dad both liked animals so we ha a selection over the years but always had a cat and a dog, I kept mice and my sisters and I had a rabbit to share we also had a hedgehog for a while Jean.P. My Mom was a softie for anything in need. We always had a menagerie. We acquired, over the years... Quite a few dogs (mutts, a Dobie, a great Dane, a Weimereiner, a Golden - all rescued); umpteen cats; a raccoon; a duck, a thrush, a dove, a parakeet, a rabbit, 6 or 7 mice, gerbils, hampsters, a guinea pig, a snake, turtles, crayfish, crabs, a clam, tadpoles, frogs, toads, lizards (a couple varieties), fish, seahorses, sea monkeys, and a pet land snail. It was great as a kid - I lived with Doctor Doolittle. That's probably why I have 7 companion animals now - including snakes and a turtle. -L. |
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