[4230] in Depressing_Thoughts
naming pets...
woof@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (woof@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Thu Dec 9 12:21:58 1993
My ex-boyfriend and his current girlfriend named their cat after one
of his ex-girlfriends. Not me.
Why do I feel rejected? I haven't had an interest
(make that a serious interest) in pursuing anything with this guy for many
years now. I guess I just thought that while it lasted it was kind of magical.
I thought he might feel the same way... (Then again, he was in college, and I
was in high school and rather naive...)
His current girlfriend probably had a say in the cat's name too. She gets
along well with the other ex, so I guess that makes sense.
His current girlfriend
hates me, and with good reason too, I've been kind of down on her for a long
time.
The cat is named after the girl who kind of stole the guy away from me.
Someone who I think is kind of catty and manipulative, etc. (it's an old old
rivalry, extending well into the past, before this guy hit the scene). The
cat is at the vet's right now, it's having an unexplained growth removed and
biopsied from its armpit. So I guess it's all rather funny in a dark sort of
way. I almost had to suppress evil sardonic laughter when he told me that
my rival's namesake may be dying of cancer. (Not really, I like animals, and
have had too many pets die to find it funny.)
In a warped way, I think it's all very humourous and would make a great short
story. It did keep me awake last night. My stressed out brain wouldn't let
go of the "Why her and not me?" aspect of it.
Maybe I should let go of my friendship with the guy, so I can let my
rose-tinted memories of him remain intact....
