Misty, the Cat my Best Friend's Son is Afraid of
November 19th 2007 22:55
My best friend’s young son is terrified of their tuxedo cat, Misty. When he sees her he feels fearful which is why Misty now lives outside of their house. At first, I thought it was a phase all children go through, just as I was terrified of dogs when I was little but my best friend told me he was allergic to Misty, which is why he gets upset if he is near her.
Misty herself is pretty harmless. She likes to hang around their backyard pool and lie on the tiled surface that surrounds the pool. The first time I saw her, I got to pat her a few times so she’s certainly no scaredy cat.
My best friend and her husband know that I want a cat so they are always joking about giving me Misty but I couldn’t do that to them, even though their son might be pleased to see her go. The thought of them giving her away makes me sad, even though I know they are joking. My best friend has had cats for years and treats them as one of the family.
When we were little she used to tell me all about cats and how one of them disappeared for a couple of days to mate. Another one caught feline HIV, so my best friend nicknamed him the ‘Aids cat’. As an adult I wonder why she didn’t get them de-sexed but we were kids then and issues such as de-sexing never crossed our minds.
Misty herself is pretty harmless. She likes to hang around their backyard pool and lie on the tiled surface that surrounds the pool. The first time I saw her, I got to pat her a few times so she’s certainly no scaredy cat.
My best friend and her husband know that I want a cat so they are always joking about giving me Misty but I couldn’t do that to them, even though their son might be pleased to see her go. The thought of them giving her away makes me sad, even though I know they are joking. My best friend has had cats for years and treats them as one of the family.
When we were little she used to tell me all about cats and how one of them disappeared for a couple of days to mate. Another one caught feline HIV, so my best friend nicknamed him the ‘Aids cat’. As an adult I wonder why she didn’t get them de-sexed but we were kids then and issues such as de-sexing never crossed our minds.
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