Why do some people hate cats? (blood, neighbors, yowling, felines)
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Cats, at any age, form deep emotional long lasting bonds with their humans, and with other cats, and with dogs and other animals.
The cat's brain is organized most like the humans, of any animal, especially the section of the brain that controls emotion.
One sibling has both a cat and a dog. The dog likes everyone in the family. The cat likes only a few people. In response to another post, it periodically gets birds, when it is fed plenty.
Also understand that many times it's not that a person doesn't like the cat or cats in general, they really don't like the person with the cat(s).
You know the type that everything is about the cat. Stop and ask hows the new car, and withinn 2 seconds its all about theior cat. mention you bought a new blender and they tel you how thie cat hates blenders. Invite them out to dinner and they can't because their cat is upset at them and they need to spend some more time with the cat. No matter whatt he subject from politics to religion; from cooking to sports; from current events to Old man jack getting killed by his own tractor, it all has to turn to their cat.
These folks don't hate cats, they hate the crazy cat person. Many times when looking at a person who one thinks "hates cats" look honestly at the situation and you may just see that it has nothing to do with the cat, but with the crazy cat person.
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Also understand that many times it's not that a person doesn't like the cat or cats in general, they really don't like the person with the cat(s).
You know the type that everything is about the cat. Stop and ask hows the new car, and withinn 2 seconds its all about theior cat. mention you bought a new blender and they tel you how thie cat hates blenders. Invite them out to dinner and they can't because their cat is upset at them and they need to spend some more time with the cat. No matter whatt he subject from politics to religion; from cooking to sports; from current events to Old man jack getting killed by his own tractor, it all has to turn to their cat.
These folks don't hate cats, they hate the crazy cat person. Many times when looking at a person who one thinks "hates cats" look honestly at the situation and you may just see that it has nothing to do with the cat, but with the crazy cat person.
It's one thing if you prompt someone for information about their cats or there is some competitive storytelling happening that involves cats, but...
"My cat did the funniest thing today, you'll just die when I tell you all about it."
Harumph. Why don't you send me an e-mail so I can delete it?
Also understand that many times it's not that a person doesn't like the cat or cats in general, they really don't like the person with the cat(s).
You know the type that everything is about the cat. Stop and ask hows the new car, and withinn 2 seconds its all about theior cat. mention you bought a new blender and they tel you how thie cat hates blenders. Invite them out to dinner and they can't because their cat is upset at them and they need to spend some more time with the cat. No matter whatt he subject from politics to religion; from cooking to sports; from current events to Old man jack getting killed by his own tractor, it all has to turn to their cat.
These folks don't hate cats, they hate the crazy cat person. Many times when looking at a person who one thinks "hates cats" look honestly at the situation and you may just see that it has nothing to do with the cat, but with the crazy cat person.
Just like I don't hate kids, I hate the parents who won't shut up about them.
But I can give you an exception to that rule. One of my very best friends many years ago hated cats with a passion. She would not even come to my house because I had a cat. But we were still very good friends. She did not hate me, she hated my cat.
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Yeah, I feel the same way when people say "My kid did the funniest thing today, you'll just die when I tell you all about it."
You can bet that e-mail will be deleted. Now if instead they want to tell me about what their cat did; bring it on!
Turnabout is certainly fair-play, but I think I detect a smidgen of that righteous and defensive anger experienced by those who have been busted! In other words, you didn't just out yourself, did you?
I delete those kid emails too, unless I've prompted for kid information or there is some competitive storytelling happening, of course.
Turnabout is certainly fair-play, but I think I detect a smidgen of that righteous and defensive anger experienced by those who have been busted! In other words, you didn't just out yourself, did you?
I delete those kid emails too, unless I've prompted for kid information or there is some competitive storytelling happening, of course.
Wow! You got "righteous and defensive anger " out of my posts? Actually I was laughing while I was composing them.
I only talk about my cat with other cat people. And only if they want to talk cats.
But really, anyone constantly yakking about any one subject without determining whether or not the listener is interested or to the point where their eyes glaze over from boredom is being pretty rude.
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