Mystic is gone! :(

[luckies4me]

Originally posted by Cookiebaker


I saw that post, also, and that truly clinches the matter. If she really was "for real" she wouldn't have ended like that. I'm sorry but this is not a get-rich-quick-site, and if she decides to leave over this thread, so be it.

I did not delte it. why don't you ask Karen or Paul?? And yes, I do not wish to belong to such a forum. I am not looking for money, please do not send me any. I don't care.

(I edited out part here.)-Karen

[Cataholic]

Wait, Karen, just one more, please? Unless you are being serious. If you are the boss, then, I must defer to you....UGH!

[Karen]

People are upset, yes. But that is no reason to loose sight of what Pet Talk is: a generally friendly, loving community of people who care about pets.

Everyone stop. Wait a few minutes before you post again. Everyone is angry and upset, but that is no reason to yell at each other, or cast recriminations about.

If you are ever concerned with a member's post, email or PM me. Do not yell at each other on the board, okay?

Think, long and hard, before you post again.

And do me a favor, never "quote" a hurtful post, it just perpetuates the hurt.

[Karen]

Yes, I deleted a profane post. And I will, every time.

I honestly don't think she was trying to bilk anyone out of money, if you disagree, email me, just don't perpetuate rumors here.

[Cookiebaker]

Luckies4me, I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for what I said. What you said upset me, yes, but that was no excuse to say what I did. I hope you can forgive me, and stay. I really enjoy hearing about your ratties and other pets. I know what it's like to be stressed.

I'm really sorry,

Anna

[NoahsMommy]

Originally posted by luckies4me
Well once I did, and that was a few months ago with my rescued kitten that I bottle fed from the time she was 5 days old.I spent $600 dollars on her care. When Mystic was a kitten I spent $4,000 dollars to keep him alive. He need oxygen, to be fed from a tube etc. and was in the hospital until he was two months when I could finally take him home.

It was very nice of you to do this, really. But this is our point...if you already have a child, no job and only one car in your house hold, along with bad/no credit...you shouldn't be putting out more money when you can't afford to do so. You can help animals with your time...it means just as much.

My son was not happy there and neither was I and so I left.

I agree with Cataholic....the first thing that came to my mind was "at one years old?" Children that young rely on their parents for emotional guidance. You can provide that alone. And....why is it that YOU had to move to be near your child's father?? This message you are sending to Dylan's father isn't the greatest.

Now I see that you are leaving. I know you came here for support...and that is what we offered you. We also are trying not to just lend an ear, we see that you need a way out. Above all, we are upset that poor Mystic is ill and we have to sit here while you can't afford to help. How else do you think we would have responded? We are animal lovers who want action.

[mugsy]

At the risk of sounding naive here, if people wanted to help Mystic but were nervous about sending money, why not send the money to the vet to help pay the bills?? Unfortunately, I can't afford to do that right now, but just a thought. Since this is Pet Talk, I agree with Karen, if the post is pet related then all the other stuff should be either a. ignored or b. handled in PMs....and I know I am guilty of posting about the personal stuff. There are a lot of things that I read that make me angry, but after my last run in of negative nasties I decided that I would NOT get nasty again and if I didn't like most of what the person had to say, I just put them on my ignore list so I don't have to read what will obviously make me angry.

[Cookiebaker]

How exactly do the buddy/ignore things work? I've seen where you can put them in use, but does it alert you every time that person posts/is online & viice versa??

[mugsy]

Basically you go to your user cp and click on ignore list and type the person's user name in and whenever they post it shows their name but it says "this person is on your ignore list" and you don't see what they've posted. You do have the option of viewing it if you so desire, but I very rarely do.

[COCatMama]

Yuck I should not have read all 3 pages I have been in a very similar situation as luckies so I can sympathize and my own mom was a single parent and we had a dog, Good luck luckies and I hope your cat gets better

[Cataholic]

I am still stuck on how YESTERDAY Mystic had what appeared to be a broken leg. Then, today, Mystic has cancer, and tomorrow, things like amputation and chemo are to be discussed. I haven't ever had any animal with cancer, fortunately. But, I did have some blood work done recently on Tex, and it took that vet TWO days to get the results....is cancer just a simple blood test? I am confused about how YESTERDAY no one could/would help, and money was simply NOT available, but TODAY $200 was available.

[COCatMama]

two words : pawn shop
????
beats me, but I don't doubt that luckies is in a bad situation, perhaps she is so stressed out she isn't making total sense? has happened to me many times I dunno about you.

[Cataholic]

Pawn Shop? At first I thought you meant something about the cat going to the Pawn Shop..now I get it, and maybe so. I don't know, really.

[COCatMama]

LOL I don't frequent pawn shops but I'm pretty sure they don't accept live animals .

[sammi]

Off the topic some......What someone posted about refund money from income tax (if you get back/too much is being taken out etc.). I realize that it has been most of the time adviced to do that and not let the gov. make interest off you when you could be making interest and saving yourself. I have also heard this past year that for some that may be the only way to save. When we were first married we got back money and I liked it!! That money would have been spent nickel and dime here and there. But if you were getting over a couple thousand than it might not be so good. LOL But, with interest so low at this time - saving acct. are not making anything either. So I guess it could go either way unless you were a dedicated saver. Gosh its hard for people to get ahead these days with everything so high (of course its easier to get credit too) unless you already have money invested etc. Just my 2 cents - not putting down what was said b/4.