Finally someone mentioned the cancer aspect to spaying. Besides how miserable female cats are who are in season and do not have access to a male. The only way to bring them out of season is manually. Personally I find that rather offensive.

I have spent many years on discussion boards and chat rooms. In fact I met my husband in a chat room on August 28 1997. Best thing I ever did... . However...I have also seen many many such as "Carlotta" They are attention getters. They rarely have anything of real relevance or importance or even interest to add to any discussion. Most of the time they are not even what they "say" they are. One evening I was in a chat room, an adult one, and there was a person in there who had opened up 4 browsers and was having a "personal" chat with himself as a man and a woman...while he was also in as two other "people" and trying to cause havoc amoung the other chatters. The saddest thing is he was a moderator of the site and accidently screwed up and booted someone under one of his alternate names. Carlotta is the same sort...and if she isn't than she is a very young, very stupid and very ignorant know it all teenager who has had little real education in this world. With her inability to learn or listen she won't have a very happy life. So I feel more sorry for her than angry.

I don't mind intelligent, thoughtful young people on here. There are some I have to say I pretty much discount. But there are others who I enjoy reading their posts and I hope they go far in their lives.

I have to say this however, I cannot stand the "shortcuts" young people often use in posting. In all honesty I skip over and start discounting anyone's post that includes things such as "u", "r" and ppl. To me that is just laziness and if you do not have the respect to actually type out the correct word then why should I be interested in what you have to say. Ok...my rant.

Denyce