Mothers can be so embarrassing!!!

**Barbara** · 07-17-2003, 06:57 AM

Kirsten I think your mom simply couldn't admit she was wrong. I wonder though why she thought she could simply hurt you and your friend by saying something like this.

Anyway: all the Lilys here are simply wonderful and people here understand a lot more about cats

**catmandu** · 07-17-2003, 09:41 AM

Lily is absolutely gorgoeus! I once had a woman say that my little pouncer looked like a weasel! Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder and to say a kiten is ugly by a photo a few days ols id stupid! Lily and Toby are wonderful cats! To me this obsession with looks is a terrible thing as people are dying to fit a certain image. You should be happy and accept yourself the way the Lord made you! But these damn advertisers making normal people feel inferior so they can peddle thier overpriced crap!A pox on thier houses!

**Kirsten** · 07-17-2003, 01:49 PM

Well, today, I showed some of the newer Lily-photos to my mother and she finally had to admit she is cute. She was like: "Oh, she resembles Luna a lot now!", and I know she finds Luna cute! But that's not the point, I found it so tactless of her to say something like that with my friends right next to her, who are of course proud of ALL their kittens and puppies!

Kirsten

**AmberLee** · 07-18-2003, 01:43 AM

I once had a woman say that my little pouncer looked like a weasel!

When I was awaiting the arrival of Cassy and Sassy a friend (allergic to cats) tried to convince me that all cats look like 'ugly little rats'. (Sorry ratty lovers, direct quote.) Petty of me, I suppose, but I've never felt the same about that friend since...

**IttyBittyKitty** · 07-18-2003, 09:18 AM

Originally posted by Vio&Juni
I have doubts that that woman was sane. Really. And this is not just an expression used to show that I disagree with her decision. I REALLY doubt that she was sane. If she had re-decorated her living room in Ancient Roman style, would have she expected her kids to wear Roman togas?

LOL Good one!

Honestly, some people! I would have been embarrassed too, but you've got to realise that she is making herself look like an idiot, not you. You are an adult now, and people know that you are able to embrace your own beliefs and come to your own conclusions.

On this topic....

What used to bother me when I was younger was people mixing up my Mum's two cats. Yes, both are torties but Whiskey is small and has pattern covering her back, tail and face. Milo is a FAT cat with smatterings of tortie on her face and tail only. Not difficult to tell, especially as we are talking about people who were frequent visitors to the house! Honestly, it's like mixing up two humans that only share the same feature of, say, blue eys and blonde hair! Rude!

**kimlovescats** · 07-18-2003, 05:31 PM

UGLY??????? She MUST be kidding!!!! Lily is absolutely adorable ... she was from DAY ONE! Well, don't feel too bad... my ex-husbands grandmother said my youngest daughter had the "ugliest colored eyes" the first time she saw her!!! I thought I would smack the old goat!!!

It just so happens they were green and eventually turned brown .... UUGH!!