tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post2496376061598686395..comments2024-03-04T00:51:30.050-08:00Comments on What is a Sundial in the Shade?: Proof I'm a Terrible Person.Josihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10615874450489497826noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-82153897085763678132008-12-29T16:10:00.000-08:002008-12-29T16:10:00.000-08:00We have a dog and three cats. Wish I were as stron...We have a dog and three cats. Wish I were as strong and brave as you. They mostly get ignored. But everytime I think about taking them to the pound, I get a case of the guilts.Karlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771306878095218330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-82417400451451546462008-12-10T11:38:00.000-08:002008-12-10T11:38:00.000-08:00Aww, I'm sorry this happened Josi. When my boys we...Aww, I'm sorry this happened Josi. When my boys were born I had three cats. One I didn't like too much, but the other two I really loved. My most favorite and oldest guy pooped in the boys' crib one morning. I freaked out. And that was the beginning of the end for them.<BR/><BR/>When the boys were four months old we moved from Boise to Tooele, and I used the move as an excuse to get rid of the cat I didn't like too much. We were moving into a house that technically didn't allow cats (a rental) but we convinced them to let us bring our oldest guy ... and then we brought the little girl too.<BR/><BR/>Well, they just drove me insane. I had a very disturbed older child and drove me to distraction and newborn twins and I just couldn't do anymore. <BR/><BR/>I can't remember what the straw was the broke the camels' back, but I made my hubby 'get rid of' my two cats. He never wanted the cats in the first place and here I was making him into the bad guy by making him go to the shelter. <BR/><BR/>How horrible am I? <BR/><BR/>We both still feel badly about our decision. Mostly me. They were my cats, and Mac, my old guy, certainly did not deserve to be just dumped off like that. I still miss him and love him. Even though I don't think I have the right to either of those feelings.<BR/><BR/>Since then, we finally did come around to having cats again, but only one at a time. Apparently, ONE is my limit. We have one cat and one dog right now and we're managing okay like that. Though our cat is a miracle cat and is very low-maintenance, so we get all the warm fuzzies from having her and none of the work. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I'm just sharing this with you so you'll know that you're not the only terrible person out there. I am at least as terrible as you.<BR/><BR/>Hugs.ali crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023009704454279645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-51820979524847806582008-12-09T09:21:00.000-08:002008-12-09T09:21:00.000-08:00You are not a terrible person. You are very carin...You are not a terrible person. You are very caring person. Thanks for being who you are. <BR/>Why are you moving?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-87810236410005350542008-12-08T20:49:00.000-08:002008-12-08T20:49:00.000-08:00You're not a bad person at all. Pets are so hard. ...You're not a bad person at all. Pets are so hard. I feel bad sometimes because I won't let my kids have pets at all. At least you tried. I'm not even willing to try ever. Do what is best for your family. This will be a learning experience for your kids.Marcia Mickelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04571348788192273191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-2195664366758097712008-12-08T19:28:00.000-08:002008-12-08T19:28:00.000-08:00I LOVE the idea of a pet--snuggly, ever present fr...I LOVE the idea of a pet--snuggly, ever present friend and supporter, family picnics with the frisbee flying......<BR/><BR/>The reality is poop in the yard, hair EVERYWHERE kids knocked down by the energetic chewing your ankles puppy, can't leave for a weekend without getting a pet sitter.......ugh<BR/><BR/>life sucks-then you get a pet, and it sucks more :)<BR/><BR/>p.s.<BR/>just ask me how I REALLY feel right?!Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347154957633261997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-58566351462486089062008-12-08T16:49:00.000-08:002008-12-08T16:49:00.000-08:00I just had to take 3 baby kitties to the pound tha...I just had to take 3 baby kitties to the pound that we could not give away. Every single time I take moma in to be fixed, she is pregnant again. But when I took the babies in, I also took their older sister. I hadn't planned on keeping her after she was born, but she was so darn cute.<BR/><BR/>Long story short, she was a snob and a prima donna and totally insane. Her name should have been Princess and her cuteness did not outweigh her psychosis. I am a cat lover, but could not stand this cat. But it was still hard to take her.<BR/><BR/>Hugs to you. It will be ok. Eventually. And for you, just keep repeating what I tell my kids when I want the cats to stay outside- "There are no cats in America!"Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03761951935843784725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-47756891838011613022008-12-08T13:37:00.000-08:002008-12-08T13:37:00.000-08:00My parents are getting a new dog for my sister tod...My parents are getting a new dog for my sister today for Christmas. They currently have two cats as well. All pets are outside pets to my family but if it makes you feel better my mom took a puppy back to the pound after he became destructive and scared my youngest siblings. You're not alone in taking animals to the pound. Everything will be ok. :)Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09143100659398033122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-66055697080206368352008-12-08T11:50:00.000-08:002008-12-08T11:50:00.000-08:00Yeah, that's why I don't get animals. My son loved...Yeah, that's why I don't get animals. My son loved his guinea pig but didn't love taking care of her and I know I'd be crazy to think it would be different with a dog. And I don't like cats. So maybe we'll just have another kid. Except dogs don't pull everything from the coffee table five times a day so maybe a dog is better.<BR/><BR/>Hm. Maybe I'll just think about it for another six months.<BR/><BR/>That works.Melanie Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489615939726209573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-17017451036365243572008-12-08T10:41:00.000-08:002008-12-08T10:41:00.000-08:00You just described why I don't want a dog. Too muc...You just described why I don't want a dog. Too much work that I won't want to do--and I know the kids won't do. We do have a cat. So far, so good. But our last two died shortly after we got them. I think our house is just doomed.<BR/><BR/>Hang in there. The kids will survive. But where are you moving? Not far away, I hope. (Unless it's a little farther south . . .)Annette Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-8111019132792059922008-12-08T09:51:00.000-08:002008-12-08T09:51:00.000-08:00Oh, Josi. I feel for you. You're in a tight spot, ...Oh, Josi. I feel for you. You're in a tight spot, and I know how pets can be a tough choice. I for one don't think you're a terrible person for letting the cats go.<BR/><BR/>Sending some good vibes your way to help you deal with breaking the news to the kids.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369952902975144773noreply@blogger.com