C R

I am so glad someone else notices this stuff, too! My kitties are just as
affectionate as my dogs- I think because I raised them as if they are
capable of just as much love as a dog. Very similar to parenting issues.
Caroline
henrypootel@...
----- Original Message -----
From: <KathrynJB@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 6:28 AM
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Re: [For Your Critique


> In a message dated 11/27/2003 3:46:20 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> [email protected] writes:
> * /The Cat Years/ from the San Francisco Chronicle by
> Adair Lara: *
>
> *I** just realized that while children are dogs --
> loyal and
> affectionate-- teenagers are cats. It's so easy to be
> a dog owner. You
> feed it, train it, boss it around. It puts its head on
> your knee and
> gazes at you as if you were a Rembrandt painting. It
> bounds indoors
> with enthusiasm when you call it.*
>
> *Then, around age 13, your adoring little puppy turns
> into a big old
> cat.
> Oh, it's terribly obnoxious, but I think they MEAN well. (Which is always
one
> of the worst things you can say about somebody. You know they're $%#@$% up
> somewhere.)
>
> The point, at least, seems to be to try to understand a developmental
change,
> and that it's normal. The analogy is not wonderful...but it all could be
> worse. And as insulting as it is to teenagers, I think this person has
some bias
> against cats they should really look at.
>
> Kathryn
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