and also at the adoption center
By TheRealDawn
@dawnald (85135)
Shingle Springs, California
December 20, 2010 1:24am CST
I was walking in, and there was this young woman with her low cut jeans and her thong underwear sticking up above that. And I'm just wondering, am I the only person on the plant who sees that and immediately thinks of scissors?
Later on a guy came by and asked me about his cat. Apparently his wife is expecting a baby, and they have a Persian cat, and he's not sure they're going to be able to properly take care of it. So I told him that I had three children when I had cats, and was perfectly able to take care of the cats, but that if he was going to give the cat up, he should find it a good home, and not take it to a city shelter, because they euthanize too many animals. So he walks off, and then I see him over looking at dog beds, leaving inquiring minds wondering if he had a dog, and if he was thinking of giving the dog up too. Or perhaps he just decided that he would rather have a puppy. Sigh...
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@TigerSpirit (320)
• Australia
20 Dec 10
No, I never think of scissors, but that girl is way behind the times. I think last year they were saying the g'string look above the hemline of the jeans is so outdated.
As to the guy, some people will look for any excuse to dump their cats.
As to the dog bed.. maybe he was thinking it's cheaper than a cot or bouncenette for his new baby.. you gotta admit, some of those dog beds look REALLY comfy!!
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
20 Dec 10
Maybe that's where the wife is making him sleep because having a husband in the bedroom isn't good for a baby! :D
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
20 Dec 10
Maybe he'll bring the idea up and she'll shot him down HARD.
@TigerSpirit (320)
• Australia
20 Dec 10
Oh good point!! It'll fit into the dog house which is where hubby is going to be when the wife finds out he's trying to make her choose between the baby or the pet. :P
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
24 Dec 10
almost sounds like a "was looking for an excuse to get rid of the wife's cat and buy a dog" type of guy.
as for the underwear..i don't get that trend.maybe it was by accident,but i see a lot of people doing the on purpose.
a visual of hey ma,look,clean underwear?LMAO
as for the underwear..i don't get that trend.maybe it was by accident,but i see a lot of people doing the on purpose.
a visual of hey ma,look,clean underwear?LMAO2 people like this
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
28 Dec 10
Yeah that way mom knows if she ends up at the emergency room that the undies are clean. I think NOT. lol
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
23 Dec 10
This is what makes me so mad with People why do they do this, just because a Baby comes along the Pet who has been their Baby has to go
Why do they not get the pet used to the new arrival, I had a Dog and a Cat when I had my Children and they all loved the Kids it makes me so mad
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
24 Dec 10
I had 3 cats and 2 dogs, and there was never any problem with the children. some people are superstitious and others are just lazy...
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
23 Dec 10
Or maybe when the child is born , he may get rid of it too!
. I'm so sorry I Had to say it. It is sad that people can't keep their 4 legged children along with their 2 legged ones. The Only reason I can Totally go with is Having to give up a dog or cat because their newborn is allergic! That is so sad But necessary.
. I'm so sorry I Had to say it. It is sad that people can't keep their 4 legged children along with their 2 legged ones. The Only reason I can Totally go with is Having to give up a dog or cat because their newborn is allergic! That is so sad But necessary.2 people like this
@BarBaraPrz (45487)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
20 Dec 10
Yesss....
[i]Hi! We're having a baby. If it turns out to be too demanding, can we give it back? Maybe we should have a vacuum cleaner instead.
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OMG what a thought. What is this guy going to do in 13 - 14 years when he suddenly realizes he is dealing with a TEENAGER!!!@TigerSpirit (320)
• Australia
20 Dec 10
...he'll be thinking: "I should have kept the cat!"
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@TigerSpirit (320)
• Australia
20 Dec 10
I'll have your baby if it gets too demanding!! Saves me looking for one on sale!! :P
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@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
20 Dec 10
Hopefully she was at least skinny... I used to work with a girl who liked to show off her thong.. but she was shorter than 5 foot and weighed more than 150 lbs. EWWW!
I personally think dogs are a lot more difficult to handle, and I certainly would not want to get a puppy around the same time as having a baby! He probably just wasn't a cat person so was using the pregnancy as an excuse to get rid of it. Maybe he made a deal with his wife.. "I'll let you have a baby if you let me get rid of the cat and get a puppy!"
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
20 Dec 10
She wasn't skinny at all...
Could be they already had a dog. But get rid of the cat, keep the dog? 
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
27 Dec 10
We all go through a phase of wearing ridiculous clothing that makes us look ridiculous. I would think "scissors" too I thongk.
The soon to be daddy must have been awash with paternalism when looking at puppies. I remember when cats were gotten rid of when a baby was coming because it was thought the cat would smother the baby.
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
28 Dec 10
The baby's much more likely to annoy the cat than vice versa!
"I thongk" lol
@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Dec 10
Yes, scissors! My granddaughter and I have an ongoing joke between us about this very subject. Now days you just do not know what is going through 99.9% of people today. Is it because I am getting old or what? I hate to even think of all the animals being euthanized. So many things I feel bad about and can't do much to change. I hope he does what is right by the cat.
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
20 Dec 10
I guess I'm hopelessly old fashioned, but I just can't get over the idea that underwear are not supposed to be showing...
And yeah hopefully he does right by kitty.
We had a 9 year old cat returned yesterday. She was so sweet. Her owners had had her declawed and then (predictably) she developed litter box issues.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
21 Dec 10
I guess I am too. (my grandmother would turn over in her grave. SHe raised me and she used to have fits when she'd see girdle or tampon commercials.)My granddaughter really had to do some talking for me to let her get those kind of undies. I would think they would be VERY uncomfortable.
Returning a nine year old cat. My goodness. I remember when I was about nineteen and had neighbors that my husband and I socialized with who had had their beautiful siamese cat declawed. I grew up around cats. We always had 8 or 10 mousers and never had any declawed. To me it was a horrible thing. So unnatural. And how is a cat going to protect itself if it should happen to get out of the house?
Litter box issues. Poor thing.
@blue65packer (11826)
• United States
21 Dec 10
Maybe the guy wants to get rid of the cat and get a puppy instead? That is my guess. If it not that I have no idea! If he does get rid of cat I hope he doesn't do something stupid with it like take it to the pound or just let it defend for itself!
With the woman with the jens and thing underwear I would of love to see you at least try and cut the thongs with a scissors! Wearing your clothes like that should be kept in the bars and night clubs! Not in the daylight!
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
21 Dec 10
Or he already has a dog, but it's OK to have a dog with a baby.
@gdesjardin (1918)
• United States
22 Dec 10
Hummmm...well I have a dog and a cat, and where I love them both equally, our cat is far easier to take care. You don't have to walk the cat, and they are instantly "potty" trained. Oh well, I guess to each his own. I have heard "stories" about cats jumping into cribs and almost smothering babies and maybe the wife is starting to panic a bit. I also had dogs and cats around when all three of my kids were infants and never had any problems.
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
23 Dec 10
That really is sad about the guy with the cat. As far as the thong thing goes, no you are definitely not the only one that sees them sticking out and immediately things about a pair of scissors. I actually think about them every time that I see someone's underwear pulled up higher than their jeans, but it is even worse when it is thongs I guess because I really can't understand how there is anyone that is ever comfortable in them.
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
23 Dec 10
Me either, but I don't care if anybody wears them. I don't need to see them though.
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
20 Dec 10
OK got scissors...
But if he's going to get rid of the cat, he doesn't get a puppy!!!
@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
20 Dec 10
I had not thought of the scissors. Thanks. I basically try to avert my gaze when confronted with such a sight.
As far as the guy with the Persian and possibly the puppy. I know that there are reasons and myths that still survive about cats and babies etc. One is the cat tray myth. I asked my vet, a woman, who worked through her pregnancies. She set up a crib in the office. Her three children grew up there. She said that she had been around cats all of her life and if she was going to get it, she has already had it and she, and the baby are immune. She teaches college level anatomy and physiology and microbiology. So if they have had the cat awhile they probably are immune to the disease, but it also is prevalent in dog feces.The other myth is about a cat "swallowing the breath" of a baby. Not happening. If he thinks a puppy is easier than a cat, he has got to be insane.
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
20 Dec 10
He should at least give the situation a chance. They say a ton of people give puppies etc for gifts not realizing how much work is involved. But with that work comes rewards. My son and his wife had their dog first....now my granddaughter and Britt....their pug, are the very best of friends!
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
20 Dec 10
And cats don't even take the kind of training that puppies do...
I suspect he had a dog too, but was only thinking of getting rid of the cat. Sad.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
21 Dec 10
I like to think of an icecube when I see that kind of thing..lol...anyway...It is terrible the displaced pets and like another responder mentioned there is the concern of cats and babies. I remember hearing the old superstition that a cat would take a baby's breath..later it kind of hit me that cats really like milk...lol...anyway...I have had cats with my children when they were babies and there have never been problems..no more than with dogs and I think that with tiny ones I might even be more concerned with a dog. I love my tiny dogs but cats were my pets of choice before them.
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@doglady112 (604)
• Canada
21 Dec 10
It just grosses me out when I see women in low ride jeans with their underwear hanging out. One day I was on the bus and this young man got on, for pete's sake his pants were hanging down to his knees and you could see all of his underwear. I don't understand young people's attitudes today They just don't seem to care about much as far as pets are concerned. They just give animals away without giving it a second thought. To me it's very upsetting because I have animals in my life and I couldn't just give them away.
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
21 Dec 10
Heck, if people would take care of their animals, they could let their underwear hang out all over the place far as I'm concerned,
@frontvisions101 (16043)
• Philippines
20 Dec 10
Whenever i see thongs sticking out like that, i immediately think of whale tales. Lol. Poor cat. He should just lend it to a friend so they can focus on the baby. When they're comfortable enough with the child, they can take the cat back.
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
20 Dec 10
Whale tails haha. She was built a little bit like a whale too...
I don't know about lending out the cat. Cats don't take well to change. Still, it's better than dumping it at a shelter...
@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
21 Dec 10
I was reading your discussion and got a bit confused as I could not figure out if this was about the thong, dog, cat or baby??
So my conclusion would be to get the scissors cut the thong and give it to the man to tie a ribbon around the cat, do not worry about a dog as he has a new baby coming and well that is my story.
As for women with their thong thingies hanging out, it is not attractive and they are meant to simply cover the front...LOL.. I know as I am a pro...
As for women with their thong thingies hanging out, it is not attractive and they are meant to simply cover the front...LOL.. I know as I am a pro...@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
21 Dec 10
It was about me forgetting to stick the rest of the details in the other discussion. :D
