Babblers Anonymous
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Me and My Cat
By Kathleen M. Muldoon

People who love cats have some of the biggest hearts around.
~Susan Easterly

During my college days, I began cultivating myself to fit the image I held of an aspiring author. I fancied myself a connoisseur of language and shuddered at others’ misuse of it. Most of all, I scoffed at people who spewed drivel at babies or, even more loathsome, at pets. Although neither babies nor pets were part of my life, I felt quite certain that when they were, I would be a role model for mothers and animal lovers everywhere.

Then one day my friend Marcia called and asked if I would take in a stray cat. “He’s cold and scared,” she said. “He’s been living on my neighbor’s garage roof. Someone dumped him from a car.” (Keep reading)