RE: We Call Him Mr. Cat

[agmoore]

Hello @goldgrifin007,

I don't speak or write Korean. I admire your ability to communicate in English. I do have a rough familiarity with a few European languages. At times I make mistakes in those languages that can be laughable. So, I understand the difficulty of trying to write in an unfamiliar language. You do a great job.

As for this:

When my husband and I married more than 50 years ago, we both knew we would adopt a dog. We did just that a month before my first child was born. We wanted the dog to be in the house when the baby came and we wanted that dog to grow with the baby. That dog was like family. She sat under the baby's bassinet and guarded the child. That was true for the rest of the dog's life.

We have adopted many pets since then. Always, we adopted pets who needed a home. Never did we buy a pet. Once we adopted the pet, we were committed for life.

I don't know if people in Korea have this kind of attachment to pets, but here it is quite common. Dogs (and cats) are treasured members of the house. For the most part, families are dedicated to them, and they are dedicated to the families.

As always, I thank you for the comment.

Comments

[goldgrifin007]

I am relieved that he eats from my cupboard and vomits on my daughter's floor. She lives downstairs, and he is her cat (officially), after all.
How did my husband and I come to have this remarkable, idiosyncratic cat? My daughter adopted a dog, and the rest is history. The dog supplanted the cat downstairs. We became caretakers by default.

Dear @agmoore !
I saw that you and your husband were living with your daughter, so I mistakenly thought your daughter was single!😂

I didn't understand your current life because I don't have pets!

So, Your life gives me many surprises, mysteries, and questions!

Thank you for your kindness and generosity!
I hope your health and long life!

[agmoore]

Family is very important to me. I feel blessed that my children live close, that my granddaughter lives close. I don't know if it's my heritage or my temperament, but neither my husband nor I are 'modern'. We consider our families to be part of us. Different family members have lived with us throughout our marriage--mothers, sisters, children, grandchildren. The only two houses we have ever bought were bought with an eye to having room for family to move in.

So...my daughter's cats and dogs become part of our household, also.

[goldgrifin007]

Family is very important to me. I feel blessed that my children live close, that my granddaughter lives close. I don't know if it's my heritage or my temperament, but neither my husband nor I are 'modern'. We consider our families to be part of us. Different family members have lived with us throughout our marriage--mothers, sisters, children, grandchildren. The only two houses we have ever bought were bought with an eye to having room for family to move in.

Dear @agmoore !
Madame!
I think the life you and your family live together is very happy and wholesome!

The American friends I met at Hive are all currently living separately due to their families' divorces.

Thank you for kind answer!

[agmoore]

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