Am i a cat lady? (read the whole thing!)

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i love cats... i love cats so very very very much. i have about five myself: minky, binky, slinky, dinky, and bobo!
when i told my husband i was considering getting another one- he moved out! he said "im not coming back until you get rid of the cats."

i am a volunteer at a cat shelter. it is one of the biggest shelters in america! there are hundreds, hundreds and hundreds of cats! it breaks my heart to see all of the cats... who are all beautiful, and completly miserable. to see them crying, and clawing out of their cages all day, it breaks my heart. some of the cats share a room with other cats, and there have been some cats that have fought over food, and sometimes killed each other. ive seen dead cats before. its awful.

so i feel wonderful, everytime i get a new cat from the shelter. i feel like ive made a big difference, rescuing just one little cat from a little shelter.

i donate lots of money to charities for animals!
i love cats.. very very much. but im starting to feel like a cat lady!
theres this beautiful, little kitten named rosie at my shelter. she gets bullied a lot by the older cats! i want to take her home so she doesnt end up like one of them, or die! when i told my husband this, is when he left me. all of the younger kids on my block make fun of me, "the cat lady", and my coworkers all say nasty things about me behind my back.

by the way, im not some crazy old hag who just has her cats! (even though now i just have my cats) i am 23 years old and i am a graduate from duke! (i married my husband four years ago.)

i cant just let my cats go back to the shelter!
is this normal???
i dont know what to do!!!

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  • purple-girl
    14 years ago

    I say thats normal.I like cats to I have a cat named zippy.It makes me sad when animals get hurt.I say get that cat. And if your mate left you cause of that then he's not for you.Get a man who likes you for you.

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  • Riddler
    10 years ago

    No your husband is a jerk. He could have just said "Hey I don't want another cat in the house" not "Im leaving till you get rid of your pets". You should find a better husband that likes animals. You are not a crazy old cat lady just take good care of your animals.

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  • RomeoDeMontague
    10 years ago

    awwww you told you husband you were going to get another and he just moved out. You poor thing. I like cats too. You just have a big heart is all. I don't think you are a crazy old cat lady. Also if you take good care of your cats I don't think it counts as hoarding. People who hoard animals don't often take very good care of them and leave them in terrible conditions. Also if the shelter has all the cats they should not have them in situations where they fight. Yeah dont worry you are normal. Just take good care of your animals. Also ignore all the people here saying get rid of your cats. They just dont care about animals. Some people just are not animal lovers.

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    Same here love cats

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  • RahRahRaAhAh
    14 years ago

    If you like them so much maybe you should open a small cat shelter? :)
    Yes, you are normal.
    Your husband is a douche and most likely cheating on you if he moved out over a cat.

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  • catsniffer
    14 years ago

    Its not normal. But to hell with normal. If only most people were nice as cats. cats are great!

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    • beebop
      14 years ago

      quit working at a shelter.. ull realize u hate cats, ur just sad to see them suffering.. cats are mean... and fickle.. theyll turn.. and then ull become fancy feast

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  • secretguy25
    14 years ago

    well thumbs down for the people that makes fun of you and thumbs down to your husband he never liked you he used the cat thing as an excuse to leave with another woman his a jeark leave him. i love cats 2 and would prob do the same as you if i was in your shoes. i have 1 cat that i love and feel a bond with n other 2 that i like and care about so i love the 3 little 1ns. cats are beautifull just dont get stuck with 2 many if you cant afford to feed them or buy them proper stuff because their like royal kings and the queens need their expensive food, groomings, and toys and love from humans :)

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  • Sara0303
    7 years ago

    I hate cats

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  • hellomyloverhellomyfriend
    11 years ago

    i used to have nine cats. but i live near a forest with foxes sooo D: my fav is gone but me second fav is jere

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  • XxArcheryrulesXx
    11 years ago

    I volunteer at a cat shelter. The workers there are so rude and hate kids.

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  • Lord_Of_All_Cabbage
    13 years ago

    "I love cats... i love cats so very very very much. i have *ABOUT* five myself: minky, binky, slinky, dinky, and bobo!" So you don't know how many cats you own?

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  • [email protected]
    10 years ago

    For GOOD PUSSY FUCK A CAT!

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  • Uzzie101
    13 years ago

    It's ok to like cats but this is a bit of an obsession....i wouldn't say it's "normal"...

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  • groman
    13 years ago

    For all you freaks who keep saying her husband is cheating are you freaking kidding me??? Geeze guys come on. We don't knw the situation and poster you ARE choosing cats over your husband. Yes you have a good heart, but obviously your husband is feeling neglected, compromise with him you shouldn't have to give up all your cats you have already, but I take it this has been an issue that has been fought over before. No more cats!!!

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  • [Old Memory]
    14 years ago

    Help me understand how it is that people who can care so much about a particular animal, can care so little about other people?

    Here your husband has left you, yet you mostly talk about your love of these cats. You seem obsessed. Get help around you cat thing & marriage.

    BTW I like cats. One way you could help is to develop more human networks & friends who could adopt some of these as pets (not as a substitute for other things).

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  • gako
    13 years ago

    Werid cat lover. Do you also sleep with the cats! I bet you do. Dirty cat lover.

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  • Keillor
    14 years ago

    Well, if your husband left because of cats, than you should probably look into getting rid of a cat or three. Honestly you have a serious problem if you chose animals over your marriage. Get some counseling. You won't get any sugar coating from me.

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