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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2004Baby talk
I hadn't realised how I baby-talked my cats until I listened to myself critically today. At breakfast: You want dis? Ainit yummy? Scoffitup. Which they did ;-) A bit later. Kitty was claiming to be hungry Loadsa grub onya plate. gerrout of it! Boyfriend wanted to come and help me shut up the poultry. He likes to do this as it gives him time alone with me without Kitty. Do ee wanna come? Help mommy then, babbachick. And there's more. Is there any hope for me? Tweed Welcome to the club! If you think your efforts are in any way embarrasing, consider for a moment a 6'3" bearded macho-looking middle-aged fellow (ie yours truly) saying to one of his fluffies: "oh, is it too damp out here for you, duzzums wanna come in, den?" & the like. Rest assured we fit in here very well, and we're only transferring our frustrated, or unused, parental instincts to our child substitutes. Yours truly & unapologetically Gordon (aka daddums) [Hopefully this message will self-destruct in 5 seconds - if it doesn't I'm in trouble] :-)  SignatureFeline family viewable at: http://community.webshots.com/user/exocat "Christina Websell" wrote in message > I hadn't realised how I baby-talked my cats until I listened to myself > critically today. >examples snipped> > Is there any hope for me? >Welcome to the club! > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >:-) you are in trouble! I am glad to know that I am not the only middle aged male who has and talks to his cats. > >Welcome to the club! > > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > I am glad to know that I am not the only middle aged male who has and > talks to his cats. You are no worse off than the truck driver I know who bathes and grooms the poodle he supposedly bought for his wife. And also takes it for motorcycle rides. Jo I just looked at your kitty family photos again and really loved them! Thanks! (I especially enjoyed looking at your RB friends. Also, loved the Pericles and Snowball Harmony piccie. Christine > Welcome to the club! > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > > Is there any hope for me? My boys past and present thank you for your kind words. A Snowball update will be done late Sept. when he reaches 18 months (around a hoomin's coming-of-age at 18 or 21 y o at best guess). There's been precious little harmony between Peri & Snowy to date: episodes of mutual licking have always deteriorated into Peri hisspitting & biffing S when S in his hoolikitten way turns licks into bites. But just last night they slept fur-to-fur for the whole night through (AFAIK) for the very first time. So maybe there's hope......... Purrs Gordon & the Terrible Trio SignatureFeline family viewable at: http://community.webshots.com/user/exocat > I just looked at your kitty family photos again and really loved them! > Thanks! (I especially enjoyed looking at your RB friends. Also, loved the > Pericles and Snowball Harmony piccie. > Christine > > Welcome to the club! > I hadn't realised how I baby-talked my cats until I listened to myself > critically today. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Tweed NO!!! you have been completely taken over (and isn't it nice) Lois ROFL! I bet most of us here do this. I sing everyone's name with a different inflection and melody. And you wouldn't believe the gooshey-ness when I do talk to them so that each of the little guys/gals thinks I'm paying sufficient accolades to their wonderfulness and to try and keep the jealousy down. Groan. Christine > I hadn't realised how I baby-talked my cats until I listened to myself > critically today. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Tweed > I hadn't realised how I baby-talked my cats until I listened to myself > critically today. <snip> > And there's more. > Is there any hope for me? > > Tweed OK, I don't know if this is worse, but my DH and I talk to each other as the cats. Here's an example: DH: Hi Mia, how are you? Me (as Mia): I'm fine Daddy. I missed you today! DH: Awww... I missed you too Mia. Since I work from home, I talk to the cats all day. Not so much baby talk, but just talk to them. Maybe I'm crazy... Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net www.kelltek.com Check out www.snittens.com > > I hadn't realised how I baby-talked my cats until I listened to myself > > critically today. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Since I work from home, I talk to the cats all day. Not so much baby talk, > but just talk to them. Maybe I'm crazy... Maybe we all are. Tweed > > > I hadn't realised how I baby-talked my cats until I listened to myself > > > critically today. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Tweed I try not to actually baby talk to them, but my first words of the day are usually "Is it time for Kitty Breakfast?" in a very bright, chirpy tone of voice. (Considering that I generally arise in the same mood as your average grizzly bear after hibernation, this is a triumph of will over nature.)Or "Is it time for little cats to eat?" Either one is a signal for a furry stampede into the kitchen. If I have the gall to make a stop in the bathroom first before the kitchen, Cesca circles back and yells at me until I finish my business and get my duff into the kitchen for the very important business of cat feeding. When I get home from work, I greet the cats with "Kitty supper!" They of course, do joyous figure eights around my ankles while I hang up my purse and coat, etc etc. WIth Pan, conversations usually start with "How is my gorgeous big boy? You are so beautiful and you are SOOOO loved..." with Cesca it's "How's mommy's pretty girl?" And with Nina... well, I'm a hopeless case with her. <G> It's baby goo-goo all the way:"How's my honey-sugar angel paws?" in a very silly cooing tone of voice. Kitten or no, I swear she rolls her eyes at me. =o) With Izzy, I would stand by my back door and call her name when I wanted her to come in for the night. When she appeared, I would squeal "THERRRE she is!" and she would come running. I'm sure it was because she wanted to see me and not in the expectation of her favorite treats(yeast and garlic tablets--Izzy would have climbed me to get to them). Melissa There is, of course, the other extreme. Especially when I'm attempting to read on the bed, Rhonda tends to demand attention. I often remonstrate with her from a psychological standpoint, pointing out potential for insecurity and codependency -- should I really enable her? Actually, I get indignant responses. Ding, whom I am convinced is a reincarnation of some hanger-of some French postmodernist, is a reasonable listener when I put things in philosophical terms. At times when he contemplates existence and wails about it, he lacks only a beret and a Gauloise dangling from one lip to create the picture. I attempt to assist him to consider Stoic and Existentialist views. If I seem to communicate, he will indicate his belly needs scratching. Mr. Clark is a most highly ethical and responsible cat, and seems rather interested in a discussion of general domestic affairs and how he runs things. Perhaps silly at times, but I've always believed in offering as much intellectual challenge as possible to my four-legged companions. They tend to respond with much greater involvement. > There is, of course, the other extreme. > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > intellectual challenge as possible to my four-legged companions. They > tend to respond with much greater involvement. LOL! What a lovely post. I adored it! If I sit at the computer for a while, one of the cats will get into my armchair. If I then want to go back to it, and it's Kitty in there she says "Stuff you, I'm comfortable and definitely not moving" So I don't get my chair back. If it's Boyfriend he says "Sorry, I'll get off straight away and go somewhere else." That's why Boyfriend is asleep on my comfortable armchair tonight. I haven't the heart to ask him to get off because he's fast asleep and looks so peaceful. Hey, I have a sofa I can sit on if I want. Why not let the lad have a good time in his life, he's been lost and alone and made it to here. Love him to bits. He's the most gentle and polite cat I've ever known. I only had two before, one when I was a child, and Kitty. They were (and Kitty is) short-tempered and scratchy-bitey and I thought all cats were a bit dangerous. Not Boyfriend. He was very shy, but is now getting over it, and he has not the faintest idea that scratching and biting their humins are things that cats do. It's been a revelation for me. I thought all cats slashed you to bits at the slightest opportunity. Now I have this big girl's blouse who is unlikely to do anything remotely scary. I think he is absolutely gorgeous, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas. I am not biased ;-) I'm used to Kitty, the former outside cat who got her own living for more than 7 years. Of course she is fierce, how else would she have been able to do it? So when I look at the scars on my arm from where I groomed her recently, I don't care, because she needed it. Now she looks fantastic, tiny little tuxedo cat with all nice fur. None of that undercoat stuff that she was too old to bother to get out herself. Her temperament is nothing like as nice as Boyfriend's. She might be in a mood and then you have to watch out otherwise you'll be slashed and bloodied. You can all imagine then why BF is such a surprise. Cat that doesn't mark you for life? Amazing. I never experienced it before. It's so nice. Tweed (snip) >Perhaps silly at times, but I've always believed in offering as much >intellectual challenge as possible to my four-legged companions. They >tend to respond with much greater involvement. OMG, this reminds me of the time I caught and removed a tiny little gecko from my dad's house in Florida. The poor little thing tried to bite me, and I didn't want it to feel too bad, so I just kept saying "Oh my, that hurts! Oh, I am so scared!" as I took it out the door, and let it into the garden. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ LOL!!! Christine > (snip) > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Howard, you are a gem! Christine > There is, of course, the other extreme. > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > intellectual challenge as possible to my four-legged companions. They > tend to respond with much greater involvement. "KellyH" <Kelly@whatever.com> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Baby talk: >OK, I don't know if this is worse, but my DH and I talk to each other as the >cats. Here's an example: [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Since I work from home, I talk to the cats all day. Not so much baby talk, >but just talk to them. Maybe I'm crazy... All three humans in my household [as currently configured] talk to the various cats, both human to cat and human to human-as-cat :-). Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL >I hadn't realised how I baby-talked my cats until I listened to myself >critically today. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Loadsa grub onya plate. gerrout of it! Aww, it just sounds like Yorkshire! ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ > >I hadn't realised how I baby-talked my cats until I listened to myself > >critically today. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > > Aww, it just sounds like Yorkshire! ;) Very similar but Yorkshire is further north :) Leicesterspeak is amazing Ayya gorote? means have you got anything. Note means nothing "ain't you got note to say for yerself?" Just an inkling of Leicester Tweed > > >I hadn't realised how I baby-talked my cats until I listened to myself > > >critically today. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Note means nothing "ain't you got note to say for yerself?" Sounds like the old farmer from the last season of "Are you being served"? > Just an inkling of Leicester > > Tweed > I hadn't realised how I baby-talked my cats until I listened to myself > critically today. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Tweed Sounds perfectly normal to me. :-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. > > I hadn't realised how I baby-talked my cats until I listened to myself > > critically today. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Sounds perfectly normal to me. :-) That's cos you're English.. It's a good job no-one can hear me. Today - "wot you got, ote or note?" <blush> the absolute worst of Leicestershire slang. If my mother could have heard me she would have clipped me ear. Tweed Christina Websell had something important to tell us on Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:27:05 +0100: >Boyfriend wanted to come and help me shut up the poultry. He likes to do >this as it gives him time alone with me without Kitty. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >And there's more. >Is there any hope for me? Nope. I'm afraid you're thoroughly kittypecked :) SignatureKaren AKA Kajikit Here kitty kitty kitty... visit http://www.catslaves.org! Come and visit my part of the web: Kajikit's Corner: http://www.kajikitscorner.com Allergyfree Eating Recipe Swap: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Allergyfree_Eating Ample Aussies Mailing List: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ampleaussies/ |
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