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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: dolcetta46 on December 11, 2008, 15:43:26 PM

Title: Try to be Ugly
Post by: dolcetta46 on December 11, 2008, 15:43:26 PM

Sorry if you have already read this story, but those who hasn't... get the tissues ready.  So profoundly sad but touching story.


http://www.ghostofaflea.com/archives/011303.html (http://www.ghostofaflea.com/archives/011303.html)

Title: Re: Try to be Ugly
Post by: sheryl on December 11, 2008, 15:50:51 PM

I have read this before but it makes me cry every time

Title: Re: Try to be Ugly
Post by: Wibblechick on December 11, 2008, 15:55:31 PM

That is a real tear-jerker.  I sometimes think what a rotten world we live in -  - - then I think of all the people on this Forum  who help cats  like that .....   :)

Title: Re: Try to be Ugly
Post by: Indys Mamma on December 11, 2008, 16:53:27 PM

aw now I am crying, never heard that story before :(

poor wee kitty, off to squoosh my two silly

Title: Re: Try to be Ugly
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 11, 2008, 17:32:40 PM

that broke my heart  :'(

am cuddling franta and can see big misa in his filing tray  :Luv2:

Title: Re: Try to be Ugly
Post by: JackSpratt on December 11, 2008, 17:42:51 PM

Poor Ugly - truly beautiful but noone could see. Bless his soul.

Title: Re: Try to be Ugly
Post by: MrsR on December 11, 2008, 18:01:56 PM

I started reading but stopped, don't think I dare with my pregnancy hormones or I'll get hysterical.

Title: Re: Try to be Ugly
Post by: Janeyk on December 11, 2008, 18:09:15 PM

Quote from: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 11, 2008, 17:32:40 PM

that broke my heart  :'(

am cuddling franta and can see big misa in his filing tray  :Luv2:

mine too, can't see for crying  :'( is it true?
In my eyes he would have been beautiful :Luv2:

Title: Re: Try to be Ugly
Post by: Gillian Harvey on December 11, 2008, 19:22:30 PM

Can't see the screen  :'(

Title: Re: Try to be Ugly
Post by: Mark on December 11, 2008, 19:56:32 PM

I skimmed it but I'm feeling a bit fragile right now so I won't read it properly  :'(

Title: Re: Try to be Ugly
Post by: Zenith (Liz) on December 11, 2008, 21:49:27 PM

I've never read that before but i'm now trying not to cry  :(

Title: Re: Try to be Ugly
Post by: CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls on December 12, 2008, 00:04:10 AM

That so sad.

Is it a true story? Because the writer should feel ashamed of themselves for not doing anything about the cat sooner!

Although Im sure these sorts of things do happen every day  :(

If ever a cat like that came around my way it would be straight inside.

Title: Re: Try to be Ugly
Post by: Bryony84 on December 12, 2008, 09:58:27 AM

I'm not going to read it now, as I'm at work and can imagine that it will be the sort of thing I don't want to read at work, I will read later though. If its anything like the free to good home one then I'll be in floods.

Title: Re: Try to be Ugly
Post by: dolcetta46 on December 12, 2008, 22:13:31 PM

Quote from: ccmacey on December 12, 2008, 00:04:10 AM

That so sad.

Is it a true story? Because the writer should feel ashamed of themselves for not doing anything about the cat sooner!

That was my first thought, too to be honest.  But then I thought again, probably the writer is now full of remorse and heart broken for not having come to his rescue before too late, I am sure this tragedy has opened her eyes.  And now she is risking all this criticism pointed at her in order to spread his story in the hopes of opening a few other eyes and of a few other Uglies to be saved.  And lets hope her effort will not be in vain.