TACOMA, WA – A stray cat who followed 12-year-old Megan Safford home was deemed “not cute enough to keep” by her parents today, despite many objections from Megan to the contrary.
“Mommy and Daddy just can’t justify paying for the upkeep on a cat unless it’s really cute, ok honey?” Megan’s father Jared told her while she cried him a river of naive tears. “Trust me Megan-sweety, there will be another cat someday who will follow you home and it will be plenty cute. Cats as fugly as this one are pretty rare.”
Megan’s mother Karen strongly agreed with her husband’s sentiments.
“Perhaps this can be a good learning experience for you Megan,” said Karen, wiping away her daughter’s tears while her husband hurriedly carried the cat outside by the nape of its neck. “You need to learn to always hold out for something better. After all, there’s a lot of homeless, unloved cats in the world. You just can’t let yourself fall in love with the first cat who comes along, especially when it’s not very handsome and seems destined for middle-management.”
The unpleasant-looking cat, which was likely born recently, apparently pleaded earnestly with Megan for a lifetime’s worth of care while following her home from school on Friday.
“Kitty followed me all the way home and she mewed the whole time,” said Megan, petting the wretched creature for the last time in her backyard. “Kitty loves me. She was meant to be my kitty. I know cause she followed me all the way home.”
The unnamed, severely disfigured cat will be taken to the pound by Megan’s father Jared this afternoon, where it will stay for three months, as family after family decides not to give it a loving home, before it is finally put to sleep.
Was there any actual moral or message to this story? Oh well sorry honey it’s just too ugly to keep. What a cop out. What a lovely message they are sending to her to be judging of looks. If my kids brought home a stray in need of care, that’s what it would get. Shame on them, and thanks for a sadenning and pointless story.