Fact: adopting kittens is cool. Kittens are adorable and are the sunshine of domesticated animals. Now that the majority of my associates live in their own apartments, a lot of people I know have decided that its a good idea to adopt a kitten. Some people adopt a kitten with they boy/girlfriend as a weird pseudo child, others go it solo. No matter what, it's a BAD IDEA.
If you are under 25, you are generally working a minimum wage job (if you even have a job) in order to primarily finance your alcohol fund, you are in a four year program at school, and you eat so much ramen that you owe your soul to Mr. Noodles. Your life is about as steady as a mound of jello resting atop the head of an inflatable waving arm tube man, riding on a motorcycle down a gravel road.
I think students forget that kittens are real life animals with life spans. A cat can live to be like sixteen. Do you really want to have this cat when you're almost 40? You'll have kids, and a real alcohol problem by then. More importantly, does the cat really want to be around you for that long? Will it even make it past its sixth birthday? I mean, you can barely feed yourself at this point, how do you expect to feed a small animal that can't specifically communicate its needs?
I totally understand wanting to adopt a cat. I don't have siblings, so naturally growing up I was obsessed with cats. Unfortunately my father is allergic to all god's creatures and so I grew up pale and alone. So I've been to I-Want-A-Cat Town.
To all the lonely twenty whatevers, I propose to meet you halfway. If you want an animal, adopt an old cat. Get a cat that is on death's doorstep and give it a great final three to six weeks of life. When the cat dies, just repeat the process. You'll save money on food, can reuse the cat supplies each time, and will get good practice for when you're nursing your elderly parents. Young people: adopt old cats.
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