On 2007-10-09 10:52:13 +0100, The Natural Philosopher said:

Mary Fisher wrote:
"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
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In article ,
Stuart Noble writes:
Parents do the best they can given that most of them have other burning
issues to deal with at that time in their lives, but they do seem to
...and they get little or no training in what is probably the
most important job of their lives -- being a patent.

Indeed. But I don't know how anyone could be taught how to be a parent.
Animals seem to do it naturally.


Ah, but animals also slaughter other animals unnecessarily, and ****
and **** everywhere, and destroy habitats. And commit gross acts of
corporal violence on each other.

according to Nu Laber, we are supposed to be forced to be above all that.

Our queen cat is now pregnant again, and her last son is now persona
non grata and gets a cuff round the head every time he wants to be
coddled.

In todays Brave New World that would net the mother a jail sentence,
and the cat a free 6 months of counselling to help him put 'closure' on
his 'feelings of rejection'.

But as their Soshulworkah you need to interfere in all of this whether
they want you to or not.

Cat politics is an interesting thing. I think we have a lot to learn
from them.