No, I’m not talking about the musical. (Which I wouldn’t pay to see by the way no matter how much I love the creatures. Sorry Mr. Webber though I do adore ‘Memory’-the song.) I’m talking about this need I have lately to own one. It would be so nice to have a little grey/ginger/black kitty to come home to after a day at the shop. The furry bundle to cuddle up to while catching a bit of tv or reading in bed, fishy breath and all.
Then it hit me.
LONELY SPINSTER = CAT/S
Was I succumbing to the classic single woman stereotype? Needless to say I was perturbed. The clock must be ticking so hard and my nesting instinct was on full mode. I recalled, if my memory served me well, watching some episode of C.S.I. (Las Vegas of course – there can only be ONE!) where single women were being murdered by a serial killer and hey guess what, almost all had cats!!
Maybe it’s just an overblown generalization but for now my feline yearning has been put on hold. Kept in check by the knowledge that my mum would probably nag at me for it will be her in actual fact who would be taking care of little Smoky/Sunny/Ebony.
1 comment:
How about Tiger instead? Maybe your mum would fall in love with it after she's done her nagging at you! will be good company for her too hehe..by the way just earlier I heard a small mewl outside my house, opened the door and and behold, It's Tiger! Looks like whenever hunger strikes and no food is available he knows where to go now. The stereotype you mentioned is ridiculous, so many families and couples own a cat or a few..its owning so many cats then you will fit into the stereotype of the "lonely cat woman"
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