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In reply to the discussion: Sometimes I hate people. A lot. [View all]

Easterncedar

(3,833 posts)
8. Just for your own sake
Tue Dec 3, 2024, 04:02 PM
Dec 3

Try to imagine new parents who are stressed and frightened, aren’t sleeping, aren’t coping well and who decide a kitten would be safer and happier in a new home, but have no friends or family who can take in their cat. They broke and did their best.

Sure, it might not be true and the unknown people could be careless and ignorant jerks who probably shouldn’t be parents either, but isn’t it better for your soul to give them the benefit of the doubt? And if they aren’t up to the job, either way, isn’t it better for the kitten to have better people?

You’re a good person and I appreciate how much you care.

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Sometimes I hate people. A lot. [View all] Jilly_in_VA Dec 3 OP
Sometimes I love people... FullySupportDems Dec 3 #1
💙💙💙 good people are what make the world bearable. LiberalLoner Dec 3 #2
That's so true! :) FullySupportDems Dec 3 #6
Thank you for saying that - my feelings exactly. And thanks to jilly_in_va for what she does! erronis Dec 3 #15
Purrs and waggy tails! FullySupportDems Dec 3 #18
Maybe Lilo Figarosmom Dec 3 #3
I have heard of pets taken to a shelter just for having fleas. Diamond_Dog Dec 3 #4
I have heard of them being dumped off at the shelter because they were not the color that the owner wanted. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Dec 3 #11
Thank you for working with the unwanted and abandoned fur children. Clouds Passing Dec 3 #5
I stole I_UndergroundPanther Dec 3 #7
The prior owners were so cruel --- declawing a cat actually means removing their front paw bones. erronis Dec 3 #16
I know I_UndergroundPanther Dec 3 #25
Just for your own sake Easterncedar Dec 3 #8
Thank all the gods that there are people like you. LoisB Dec 3 #9
Agree I_UndergroundPanther Dec 3 #26
I hate people get the red out Dec 3 #10
Hear Hear! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Dec 3 #12
Fucking people. I'm starting to hate our species... Evolve Dammit Dec 3 #13
This sounds like BS to me. 3catwoman3 Dec 3 #14
that's how i ended up with a little rescued dog orleans Dec 3 #17
You bring tears to my eyes. Thanks for being so caring!!!! erronis Dec 3 #20
The owner may have believed the old wife's tale about Cats stealing baby's breathe. OverBurn Dec 3 #19
And we all know that those types of people believe a whole bunch of other shit. erronis Dec 3 #21
When my daughter was newborn, I got all slightlv Dec 3 #23
I have to use the Nextdoor app, because the community I live in insists on using it to communicate important information Dem2theMax Dec 3 #22
Not get along ? Nigrum Cattus Dec 3 #24
That guy I_UndergroundPanther Dec 3 #27
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