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i just want to say that i have four cats. three white cats and one orange cat. no one says, "i think i'll get 4 cats." they say, "i think i'll get one cat or maybe two cats." but if you really like cats, and you're not allergic to them, and you have the means to care for them, they just seem to come into your life.
this does not make me a "cat lady." there's a stereotype of a mal-adjusted single woman who has a lot of cats; that this person is weird, anti-social, maybe a little crazy.
whatever. i just like cats. if a single woman has dogs, they don't call her a "dog lady" and assign her the same stereotypical label. if a single man has dogs or cats, no one thinks anything of it. and what if you have a bunch of reptiles?
that's okay. only one person has teased me about having more than what i guess is the "normal" amount of cats. that person basically said if you're single you really shouldn't have that many cats, but didn't tell me why. methinks, this person wouldn't have made the debate team.
so i put this to you, is there any adequate reason that a person should not have as many cats as they can well care for? for every cat that's adopted, for every cat i have, another cat is saved from euthanasia. the truth is no one who has ever poo-pooed the number of cats i have has ever been able to come up with any reason, much less a good one, why this is a bad thing or why i shouldn't have them. alrighty then, i think i'm winning this debate.
now that i have successfully defended my co-habitation with 4 cats, i must say that they are great cats, and i love them all dearly. they have been nothing but a joy, and i cannot imagine my life without them. plus, they are really good and well behaved and sweet and loving.
