The Crazy Cat Lady

Fandango

“You’re being facetious, right?” Debbie said to me. “How can you not like cats? They’re so adorable and lovable, and whenever you come over here, you always make a fuss over my three cats, Princess, Chester, and Isadora.”

“I never said that I don’t like cats,” I said defensively. “It’s just that I’m not an ailurophile, like you. I don’t flaunt my feelings about cats in the same way you do. You’re a bit over-the-top, you know?”

“I get the distinct impression that there’s more to this discussion than meets the eye. So let’s just drop the bullshit and probe a bit deeper, shall we?” Debbie said.

“Fine, let’s do that, Debbie,” I said. “You have an unhealthy obsession with cats. Look at this place. All of the art on your walls are cat drawings, paintings, photos. You have porcelain cat figurines on every hard surface. You have cat wallpaper in your bedroom, a cat quilt on your bed, which is on top of cat sheets. Your throw pillows all have cute little cats on them. You have a designer litter box and you spend more on cat food than you do on your own food. Your favorite earrings are those stupid cats sitting on crescent moons. There’s cat fur all over everything in your apartment. And to be brutally honest, your apartment stinks of cat urine.”

Debbie started sobbing. “If that’s the way you feel, you can just get your coat and leave. I never want to see you again.

“Fine,” I said, “I’m out of here. I just hope you come to your senses, Debbie, before you end up being called the crazy, old cat lady in apartment 3B.”

Written for these daily prompts: JusJoJan (facetious), My Vivid Blog (ailurophile), Word of the Day Challenge (flaunt), Your Daily Word Prompt (distinct), The Daily Spur (drop), Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (probe), E.M.’s Random Word Prompt (crescent), and Ragtag Daily Prompt (coat). Earrings photo from Pinterest.

It’s been a week since we put our beloved cat down. I’m not an ailurophile, like Debbie in this story, but I so miss my cute and cuddly (most of the time) little rescue cat.

25 thoughts on “The Crazy Cat Lady”

  2. Marleen January 31, 2022 / 12:45 pm

    Oh, so sweet.

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  4. EliBritain January 31, 2022 / 1:11 pm

    Wow… was that a picture of your cat and did you draw the cat too??? Amazingly talented both in writing and artistic capabilities if you did…

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    • Fandango January 31, 2022 / 2:27 pm

      It’s a photo of my cat that I ran though a photo filter called Sketch Master.

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      • EliBritain January 31, 2022 / 2:31 pm

        Well very cute picture of him either way 😊 and very sweet

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  6. cagedunn January 31, 2022 / 2:03 pm

    I know it doesn’t help, but hugs to you, and beautiful memories of a beautiful – and wilful – cat (as they should be, as rulers of the world)

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  7. msjadeli January 31, 2022 / 2:51 pm

    Fandango, I’m sorry to hear your furbaby passed on recently. There are a lot of ailurophiles who volunteer at cat shelters. Bless their hearts for their passion.

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  8. Susan St.Pierre January 31, 2022 / 4:10 pm

    So sorry for your loss. ❤
    Everyone has embraced my fascination for frogs to the point of excess. I guess they mean well offering figurines and babbles of frogs, but I wish they realized how much I also love to eat them. LOL

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  9. Sadje January 31, 2022 / 8:03 pm

    Aww, he doesn’t appreciate the cats 🐈

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  10. Nope, Not Pam February 1, 2022 / 2:11 am

    I guess he’s a dog person 🤨

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    • Fandango February 1, 2022 / 10:09 am

      Thanks. I really miss the little fella.

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  13. leigha66 February 7, 2022 / 1:53 pm

    I am working on becoming that crazy cat lady… 3 cats now. But then again my daughter and her husband are in contention for that title with 5 cats. There is a point where it can be a bit much, ha, ha!

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