>kathryn marsh wrote:
>> Just got back from a visit to my oldest son and his girlfriend in their new
>> little city house. Takes the two of them to pay for it so they have a cat
>> instead of kids. So sad to see a cat used as a child substitute. It appears
>> to be really confused about what it is (but I wasn't fool enough to say
>> anything).
>
>Was it mentioned that their cat was a surrogate? I ask because in our
>case, people are extremely assumptive about us.
Yes - they say they can't afford kids and want something (besides each
other) to love and be there when they come home from work. I did suggest
that maybe the cat would like another cat to be there all day for it when
they are out at work and I think this was taken on board.
kathryn
