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Of Teenagers And Cats

pippi
pippi CSN Member Posts: 51
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
For all of you with teenagers or who have had teenagers, you may want to know why they really have a lot in common with cats:

1. Neither teenagers nor cats turn their heads when you call them by name.

2. No matter what you do for them, it is not enough. Indeed, all humane efforts are barely adequate to compensate for the privelege of waiting on them hand and foot.

3. You rarely see a cat walking outside of the house with an adult human being, and it can be safely said that no teenager in his or her right mind wants to be seen in public with his or her parents.

4. Even if you tell jokes as well as Jay Leno, neither your cat nor your teen will ever crack a smile.

5. No cat or teenager shares your taste in music.

6. Cats and teenagers can lie on the living room sofa for hours on end without moving, barely breathing.

7. Cats have nine lives. Teenagers carry on as if they did.

8. Cats and teenagers yawn in exactly the same manneeer, communicating that ultimate human ecstasy ----- a sense of complete and utter boredom.

9. Cats and teenagers do not improve anyone's furniture.

10. Cats that are free to roam outside some times have been known to return in the middle of the night to deposit a dead animal in your bedroom. Teenagers are not above that sort of behavior.

Thus if you must raise teenagers, the best sources of advice are not other parents, but veterinarians. It is also a good idea to keep a guide book on cats at hand at all times. And remenber, above all else, put out the food and do not make any sudden moves in their direction. When they do make up their minds, they will finally come to you for some affection and comfort, and it will be a triumphant moment for all concerned.

I enjoyed this and thought you all would too. Love pippi
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  • isaiah4031
    isaiah4031 CSN Member Posts: 240
    #2
    What a purrfect story to add humor to my day! After tossing and turning waiting for my two to come home last night...out at an amusement park..it was especially poignant! Thanks for giving me a smile this morning!
    Love, Jayne
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  • bdean
    bdean CSN Member Posts: 259 *
    #3
    Dear Pippi:
    Thank you for sharing this with us. I really enjoyed it--especially being a cat lover--and thankfully my son is well past the teen years, but the comparison is scary when you think about it--ie. that we do not have any more brains than a cat when we are teenagers!!!! Scary but true, and easy to laugh at when we are safely past that age.
    Brenda
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