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Monday, February 4, 2008
Subject: Sweet Lovable Cats, etc....
Time: 11:43:00 AM EST
Author:  bbartle3
Mood:  Mischievous
Music:  CNN


Cats galore all of a sudden around here. Wild (?) cats who seem to live as many hours as possible per day on the hood of a still-warm vehicle.

I like 'em, and call Kitty-kitty to them when in the mood. They are guarded. They don't need people, direct, they have the dumptsters, so be certain your cats adore you for the food you supply them, tid bits they don't have to even stand up to consume.

Arriving in the empty driveway with three children on board, we ran smack bang into raw, natural biology: cat intercourse in full throttle with a cat audience as well as my own human child audience. What was I gonna do? speed down the driveway without explanation?! Not me. I gave commentary as the show progressed figuring I had a splendid opportunity to tune in my children to real life. It ain't always pretty. Prettier than all those phony Hollywood movies, but  in the flesh quite startling.

You know, the male held her by the neck jamming her down into the concrete. The viewing cats didn't move. She complained, but it had to be phony 'cause earlier I'd seen the same female in the garage screaming in pain while all alone. And here she was fully engaged in Act Two! She liked it! Does that mean my boys will be as seemingly cruel and unfeeling?! Hell no, biology is more interesting than that cliche.

I'll admit I was embarrassed, just a smidge. But I was damned if I was gonna play cute and avoid the scene. The boys said nothing. I pointed out how rigidly he was holding her by the neck, from the back. She cried all the time.  

I just thought, what with so much cat chat Online, I'd insert (heh) a small note of reality in the name of the beauty of biology.

Barry

Natualist, heh.

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  • #2 Comment from bgilmore725 
    2/7/08 10:37 PM | Permalink
    I like that they witnessed the act with fatherly commentary... you were there to answer their questions... it's much harder to do when the questions come up in the classroom, totally unexepected amongst a diverse group of kids who know and kids who don't know. When it does happen, rather than go into any biology lesson during my very short allotment of time with them, I defer them to their parents. I tell them "that was a very good question," and then I suggest "ask your mom or dad, and listen to what they tell you. Now, let's get back to our polar bear painting!" But when the subject is relevant, as when we had the butterflies newly emerged from their cocoons last spring, all aflutter, awaiting their release, it was appropriate to talk about the life cycle of butterflies, and mating (amongst butterflies, of course. I let them put two and two together). Even then, you have the kids who know a little and go "ewww!" and the kids who are all wide-eyed, hearing the story for the first time. Well done, dad! bea

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  • #1 Comment from ally123130585918 
    2/4/08 2:32 PM | Permalink
    LOL Barry the first thought came to my mind was "Where was your Camera" ~ then I thought maybe not :o) ~ may be a bit too graphic ~ hope the Children enjoyed their natural biology lesson ~ Ally x