Getting Pregnant

I was so annoyed this weekend when yet another person told me the reason I couldn’t get pregnant was because I have two cats.

I was able to control my temper reasonably well but did explain to them that doctors agree the risky part about cats is first of all, to pregnant women (which obviously I’m not) and second of all, it’s related to their faeces and litter tray, and if you use gloves the risk is so small that you can’t write it anymore. On top of that, if you’re a woman who has grown up with cats, you usually already have immunity to the virus or whatever it is that could possibly cause a pregnant woman trouble.

Sorry to rant, but I’m so sick of people giving me well-intentioned advice without thinking it through. Anybody should be able to see that the two adorable cats I have are functioning as replacement children at the moment and they’re pretty important to my mental state, so giving them up is not a sensible move. Hopefully this (third) person will be the last to give me this suggestion - the fourth might not be so lucky as to escape intact, if I’m having a bad day!

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