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Friday Confessions anyone?
Alright....here goes....I judge people who don't like dogs. Let me clarify this though....I know there are people who are scared of dogs, and they are exempt from my judging. However, people who just don't like dogs---like get all upset and agitated when a dog tries to get attention from them....I judge. I feel like there must be something off about them.
Re: Friday Confessions anyone?
Love it Christa... my brother & sister are SNOBS about animals. They have decided they hate cats (and we grew up with them) and haven't met our almost 6 month old kitten yet... and barely recognize Simon. It irks the h.e.l.l. out of me. They love my parents dog because she is "pretty" and a "designer mutt". Simon is super needy and loves to have attention. They don't like that and he is so excited to see them.
I'm still thinking of something to confess- i'm super grumpy today so I'm sure I'll come up with something...
I'm a pretty even-keel kind of girl, but yesterday I lost my top a bit. Some student at the school opened her car door into my car, like really slammed it. I was in my car when it happened and when I got out to check the damage she was trying to walk away like nothing happened. My car's a pos so I didn't really care. There was a scratch but I had already said, its no big deal to her when she started arguing with me about how it wasn't her who left the scratch, blah blah blah. She was taking this horrible attitude with me (so was her friend who was a passenger) So I said "You know, the responsible thing to do would be to apologise before trying to walk away like you didn't do anything. I already said it's no big deal, but now I'm tempted to ask for your insurance just to prove a point. You need to pay attention to what you're doing and act like an adult."
I'm glad I said something, but I'm also a little guilty because I usually am not confrontational at all and I know I was a little rude but she p-ssed me off.
You might like Sox then - he's always waiting for me when I get home and is always so happy to see me. But then, he's always been sort of dog-like.
(and no worries, I'm not offended that people don't like cats!)
My next door neighbors have a dog-cat. That is what H and I call him. He follows his owner around just like a dog...plays catch....and he is HUGE.
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Dewey knocks Simon over to get to us when we come in the door. I don't mind that people don't like cats. I mind that my brother and sister don't give a flying $hit about my life/ my animals. They are snobs. Not judging anyone else in my post! I'd rather my brother and sister pretend to care about our life.
My cats come to the door too...after they finished freaking out over the sound of the garage door opening, lol. Bella "wags" (more like a swoosh) her tail and plays fetch as well. She's a weird one.
My confession:
One of my BMs (HS friend) got her engaged before Christmas. I really hope she asks me to be in the wedding (I've never been a bridesmaid - not that too many of my friends are married). As far as I know she hasn't asked anyone yet except her sister who is her MOH.
A couple weeks ago she mentioned she was setting up a gtg with our friends from home because we've always talked about doing a monthly thing but haven't gotten into the habit and she wanted to get the ball rolling. I think, or more like I hope, that she's getting people together to ask bridesmaids. Often times we send FB messages or emails to everyone to get a sense of when people are free, but she picked a specific day.
She hasn't offered much detail of the day except when and where lunch is. I want to ask her who's going because depending on who is it might give me a clue. But I didn't because if she's trying to be secretive about it I don't want to burst her bubble. I know she signed up for TK so I went lurking on the Boston board but didn't find anything.
I'll feel really dumb if it is just a simple gtg, lol. But the suspense is killing me.
I love your confession, Christar. lol.
I went to a kill shelter this morning and pointed out 3 dogs I would test and pull the best one next week. DH is in for a little surprise lol.
You should have seen the cat at the shelter this morning- he sat up, shook hands, and bellied up if you even looked at him!
Not all cats are anti-social, but they ARE quite different from dogs, so if you are drawn to the sociability of dogs, it's not surprising that you aren't drawn to felines.
I have never been a cat person, so I totally understand the sentiment. But I found my kitty as a stray when she was just a kitten and she ran up into my arms. I immediately fell in love. She greets me at the door too, and curls up next to me in bed and loves to play with those soft foam balls. She's really a lot of fun, much more like a dog-cat too. But really I loooove dogs and I have been begging to get one. I understand DH's opinion though, we don't have a big place and it wouldn't fair to the puppy. Oh well, I can dream :-)
Very true. Our cats will cuddle or play on their schedule, not ours.
Exactly. Trust me, you can all tell me about how much you love your cats, and that's wonderful for you, but it won't change my mind. No matter how social they are, they aren't dogs.
I so agree with you, Christa. I especially judge women who don't like animals, I feel like it should be something in our maternal instincts that makes us like helpless things and something must be seriously wrong with you if you don't!
Hmm, I can't think of any good confessions for this week except that I've been a lazy, procrastinating idiot and I sort of don't care, I had fun sitting on the couch and not doing anything of importance.
I agree completely! I was at the Providence Place Mall last night and DH and I took the escalator to go to the Food Court and two able-bodied young guys with nothing in their hands (no bags) got in front of us, stood on both sides and just stood there. DH and I always run up those things because I just figure it's a faster way to get where you're going. So many times at South Station I'll take the stairs right next to the escalator and beat the people to the top.
My confession is: I can't stand hearing Taylor Swift on the radio!! Yes she's talented, but I am SO sick of hearing her songs alllll theeee timeeee. Kiss108 does not play "variety" like they claim to. If I want variety I'll listen to 104.1 or 93.7. And I can't stand "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon. Soooo overplayed...phew...
My confession: I hate being a bridesmaid! It is so expensive, and even though I am happy to stand up for my friends, I was so happy when my best friend told me that she isn't having any bridal party.
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I also do not care to be in another wedding again.
I am so with you ladies on this one. After the doozy in Chicago recently, I am so done. I imagine at some point I'll have to be in my sister's wedding assuming she and her bf get married, but who knows. Other than that, I might really have to think about saying "no" if anyone else asks :P
This one really gets me...
My MIL and (step)FIL were talking about (step)granddaughter trying to decide on which college to go to, and that they'd had a conversation about whether she even wanted to work or instead be a SAHM, and if the latter why go to college. This girl's only 17, and I feel like she should have some skills/qualifications for a career whether that means going to college, trade school or going straight into the workforce. If she does want to be a SAHM that's wonderful, but I don't think its healthy to advocate for that as her only option. What if she doesn't get married soon (she doesn't have a SO and again is ONLY 17!) or what about the idea of having some independence/self-reliance, especially since marriage isn't the lifelong institution it used to be.
And my second less bothersome confession, is that I haven't done as much "work" today as I should, I've done everything but school-related work: cleaned up the house, long walk with the dog, updated my iCal, and I really need to get motivated!
I have another.
My sister is obsessed with getting engaged. She is obsessed with looking at rings and diamonds and telling her BF what is ideal. Last night she asked me for the 4c's of my diamond. I got really defensive because I felt like she wanted to know so that she makes sure her BF gets her something better/bigger/etc.
So I told her my e-ring diamond size was a bit smaller than it actually is. I couldn't tell you the clarity and I feigned ignorance on the color. I was honest about the cut.
And my BFF, god love her, is also ring obsessed and refuses to wear anything below a D color. So she *sigh* will have to go small since her BF doesn't make a ton of money and she worries what our social circle will think.
I sat there at dinner, mouth open like, trust me, we're all a little past that sh!t by now.
I don't even get people who are that scared of dogs. I was bit by a GSD at 4 y/o and it did not traumatize me by any means. I was also attacked badly enough 2 summers ago to wind up in the ER during a shelter visit and while it did give me some mild PTSD, it hardly affected my ability to continue doing my job.
I just don't completely get it.
Unless people are scared of a dog who is acting aggressively, I get that. But a lot of people don't even know basic body language to gauge whether a dog is truly aggressive.
A coworker of mine was seriously petrified of dogs. She saw her best friend mauled almost to death when she was 4. This girl was shipped off to Europe to a special facility and her parents basically disowned her. My coworker has spent the last 30+ years completely traumatized. She still has problems with "big dogs" as she classifies anything over 12 lbs! And anything that barks but she recently adopted a shitzu and is completely heads over heals in love with her.
I've seen her react to a dog and you can see the fear and panic in her eyes.
I was bit by a dog when I was in elementary school- I just would never go near that dog again.
What I can't stand is when people raise their children to hate animals and not teach them to at least be comfortable around them. At our place in Maine, our neighbors kids were petrified of dogs for a while and it was really difficult. They are slowly getting better but their parents reinforced their behaviors for a long time.
My aunt taught her 3 kids to be fearful of all animals. My parents have two cats, probably the best in the world. So playful, never bites or scratches and one of them is like a little dog. They will actually run in fear and/or scream if they see any kind of pet. My youngest cousin was even afraid of my bunny.
Needless to say, my family doesn't quite understand how my aunt functions.
I have a friend who used to be terrified of dogs, but through fate (or karma?) she has dated two guys in a row who LOVE their dogs and is now engaged to the second one who has a very sweet lab named Cocoa. She will now take Cocoa for walks, play with her, make sure she gets her treats, and even gives her BIRTHDAY CARDS. She claims not to love her, but I think she secrety does.
I missed this on friday, but here goes.
I quit my job and my last day was friday! I have no idea what I want to do in the future, but I needed to get out of where I was. I'll be working part time starting next week. It's setting H & I back financially, but we decided that wasn't important at the moment. We'll see what happens!