Well, it was amusing to me, at least...
Dec. 24th, 2002 05:16 pmI attended the euthanization of one of my mother's cats on Monday (I'll post a plaque later). This is the third teenaged critter she's had put down in as many years, and it led to the following conversation with my wife,
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Her: This cat doesn't appear to be in obvious pain. Why is she having it put to sleep again?
Me: Well, for every animal my mom sacrifices, she gets to live another couple of years.
Her: You're horrible!
Me: I told you she had a boxer dog named Susie when she was a kid, right? And we had another when I was a teenager. The one out in the living room is Susie Seventeen.
Her: ...
Me: And I'm Rick Five.
(For the record, I relayed this conversation to my mom later. She was also amused, or at least wryly appreciative that this is how I deal with things).
Her: This cat doesn't appear to be in obvious pain. Why is she having it put to sleep again?
Me: Well, for every animal my mom sacrifices, she gets to live another couple of years.
Her: You're horrible!
Me: I told you she had a boxer dog named Susie when she was a kid, right? And we had another when I was a teenager. The one out in the living room is Susie Seventeen.
Her: ...
Me: And I'm Rick Five.
(For the record, I relayed this conversation to my mom later. She was also amused, or at least wryly appreciative that this is how I deal with things).
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Date: 2002-12-24 08:04 pm (UTC)