Sorry for the late response—I didn't get a notification about your reply!

Thanks so much for your kind words, Mr. F! Everyone has to find what works for him or her, and I sincerely wish you all the best.

I think you are being rather judgmental and closeminded here. Running a household with children (or even without) is a full-time job. Even if the children are in school, there is WAY more laundry to do, way more stuff to clean, way more food to cook, etc. And just because the kids are in school doesn't mean that they…

Jesus... I cringed reading your post.

Word. I would totally lose it if I were confronted with such cuteness. (Incidentally, I just adopted a tiny black kitten that my friend rescued, and I am a slave to my kitten's cuteness...)

OK, this makes me hate Karl Lagerfeld just a little less.

Thanks! And I wish you all the best in your endeavors!

Everyone is different, and so I can understand that exercise may not be the panacea many people claim it to be. However, in my case, it really did help; in fact, I call exercise my antidepressant. I was in a deep funk for a few years and had no idea how to get out of it. I would just eat (too much), sleep, get through…

Ah, but No True Christian Mother would ever regret having children... Checkmate! /sarcasm

I hated it, too. It's beloved because Oprah said to love it.

That's why you're a smart cookie. :)

Hey, Jezzies! I was curious about "friends" and "followers." How does it all work? When I heart someone's comment, does that mean I friend them (and vice versa)? And if there's a commenter whom I really like and want to follow, how do I become hir follower? How does someone become mine? I checked my profile and was…

I hear you, and I was also squeeing internally about the pig—I'm just sometimes curmudgeonly about language. (For example, if I'm walking behind teenagers, and every other word is "like," I have to suppress the urge to stop them and explain that they sound like morons. Get off my lawn!! LOL)

The woman endlessly saying, "Oh My God" drove me up the wall. The pig was awesomely cute, though. (I recommend watching this with the sound off!)

I'm really thinking of switching them to a raw and/or homemade diet. I posted a link above that has extensive info about this, and it just seems like the right solution for total kitty health. And I might try your suggestion, too!

That makes sense; however, all my cats have been eating dry food (in addition to wet) for years, and all have needed dental work. Flesh probably keeps teeth cleanest, but I'm not sure how much dry food contributes to dental health.

This was fucking brilliant. And I LURVE your kitty!!

"All this to say, I'm doing my best, but sometimes cats just have different personalities and obstacles, and as long as they aren't intentionally over-fed, a little chunkiness doesn't seem to be too much of a problem."

If loving my chub cats is wrong, I don't wanna be right.

I heard the opposite: that cats get their water from wet food, and that it's much healthier that way. I think many vets are divided on this issue. A Jezzie (sorry, I forget who!) posted this link, which I found convincing: [www.catinfo.org]