A Disturbing Trend
When did soccer moms start wearing short shorts and high heels? To the grocery store? Seriously, ladies… Dressing like Victoria Beckham when you’re not Victoria Beckham just makes you look like one of those secret suburban hooker moms that Oprah’s always talking about. Please stop.
So my 18 yr old cat was sick and I took her to the vet yesterday. I told the vet I thought she had a urinary tract infection. $310 later? The vet tells me she has a urinary tract infection.
Oh, and the vet did that hairdresser maneuver where they very subtly shame you into buying the really expensive shampoo cat food from them because if you don’t you’re clearly a bad hair pet owner who doesn’t care about your appearance cat because if you did, you’d just fork over the twenty bucks for a bottle of shampoo 3.5 lb bag of cat food.
I bought it. Am spineless.
It was 28 degrees here yesterday morning. It snowed on the east coast of Florida. The day before that?
I was wearing shorts. Without my heels.
Yeah, I am familiar with the vet guilt. Also, familiar with the cold and snow. Wearing shorts? Can’t say I’ve been able to do that since August or September. ;-)
Maybe it actually was a suburban hooker mom.
As for the vet, I’ve been through a few similar experiences and they are like hairdressers and mechanics and electronics salespeople. But, vets can pray on you in a whole different way because your pet is part of your family. It’s very hard to find a good vet who went into the profession planning on helping animals.
I’ve noticed that shorts/high heels look around here; luckily, it’s not prevalent. Whenever we see the one or two moms like that, the rest of us (who are waiting in line to pick up our kids) are hard pressed not to laugh out loud. Don’t want the kids to see us being cruel, you know…
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Yes, the vet guilt is common around here. I have a cat that will be 20 in June. Or May. Something like that.
She was really constipated recently and the vet wanted to give her an enema. They offered a home enema kit. If not, then it would be The Very Expensive Invasive Surgery.
Ah. No. Thank you. Or at least my mother refused it.
Mom did not pay for the enema. She poured olive oil on her food and started giving her malt flavoured hairball remedy. And she de-constipated. The cat, not my mother.
Did you know cats are supposed to like malt? My cat didn’t get that memo and now I have to force it down her throat.
I have a decent vet that offers alternatives at least, but he often does say, “This would be the best course of treatment!” Its usually the most expensive one, though.
OMG, the heels and shorts! Last spring one of the other moms who was chaperoning a field trip to the zoo (with 2nd graders!) showed up in shorts and high platform strappy sandals. Did she think she would be magically transported throughout the zoo for 3 hours? Did she not realize that she would have to walk, possibly run, while there with 20 7-year-olds? Gah.
oy. i think we must go to the same vet because i said the same thing to our cat doctor and some hundreds of dollars later….yep. UTI. classic.
So glad you decided against the heels!
We just got home to Florida from a Christmas trip back to Iowa. I was so, so excited to get back to warmth.
And now we’re all wearing winter coats. *sigh*
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We must have the same vet, the one that wanted me to pay him $1K+ to tell me my very old cat was dying before he actually died.
Thank gawd we’re warming back up again today. I’ve already worn the two sweaters I own this week!
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See silly me read your 28 degrees in Celsius and thought “oooh not bad.” If it’s any consolation it was well into the negatives here when I walked the dogs and the snow here needs a good shovel every few hours so we can actually leave the house. :) I remain jealous of anyone wearing shorts, whether they wear heels like an asshat with them or not. Hope kitty is better soon.
I hope the kitty is feeling better. I have an appt with our vet next week for our male cat….neutering. This post will prepare me for the onslaught! *LOL*
I’ve totally bought the super-expensive vet shampoo before. I totally get you on the guilt thing.
I will happily remain an uncool mom, then, because I don’t even own a pair of high heels!
And I’ve fed my cats expensive prescription diet food before. They do guilt you.
I had a vet do the same thing to me concerning my dog and the very obvious UTI that I took her in for. After all the blood work she wanted to do at absurd costs, she gleefully came back in to tell me that my dog’s kidneys were fine, but she had a UTI.
Dumbass.
No expensive shampoo here though. Dog food though? Good enough to serve to company.
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Shorts and high heels! Where’s my flab supposed to go?
Unfortunately I don’t need the vet to try and convince me to buy the expensive stuff. My husband (who never had a pet in his life until we got our cat) is spoiling that cat rotten. Now he wants to get a dog!
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shorts? i wish i could wear shorts (as i gaze out the winter at 10 feet of snow) with or without heels…
I hate the shorts and high heels look with the power of a thousand burning suns.
Ug.
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OMG, were you at International yesterday? I saw about 3 moms in the play area that were wearing the outfit your described. (and it was freaking cold!) I mentioned it to my friend, particularly when one of those moms bent over to talk to her son and showed a little more than any of us ever cared to see of her. How do you chase kids in heels anyway?
Personally, I don’t think even Victoria Beckham should be dressing like that. She’s clearly deeply depressed, as she never EVER smiles or even looks pleasant, and the reason is obviously that her feet hurt.
They’ve already got the horrifyingly short shorts on the rack at Target.
In Colorado. Where we’re expecting a blizzard this weekend.
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That sounded like one of those old style comedians that would follow a joke with a cymbal clap from the drummer…. I totally heard it in my head.
Or maybe that is just me. Whacked out on sleeplessness and hearing old comedians in my head…..
Shorts and heels. Trailer trash, or as we call em here in Oz ferals, not soccer moms.
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Note: start watching Oprah to learn about suburban hooker moms. What an interesting topic.
P.S. I buy prescription cat food for my 12 year old cat. AND, last month my cat’s leg was broken from a scuffle with a dog and guess how much it cost to fix the leg? $2,000!!!
That post was hilarious! I just found your blog, I’ll be back to visit again soon!
It’s the MILF desire, and it ain’t pretty. Really, unless they are mamas at 18, that can’t be a good look.
And $310—pfffffff. . .chump change. ; ) My little bugger cost me 10x that and it still didn’t keep him alive more than 3 months. The higher the bill = the worse the problem = the more likely they are to die from it. Your kitty should be just fine (ESPECIALLY with that new cat food! LOL)
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You mean I’m not supposed to wear the heels with my shorts?
Damn. What about a tube top? Can I at least wear that with my track pants?
LOL.
Have a happy new year, friend. Smooches.
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It was 60 here in Denver today and I was wearing shorts too. WITH MY TENNYS.
And P.S. happy belated new year!
Oh, the heels with shorts! Fortunately, a january thaw in this neck of the woods doesn’t get warm enough for that kind of fashion sense — or lack thereof.
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I have to admit I did want to be Daisy Duke when I was a like 7 or a Solid Gold Dancer. I couldn’t believe what those women could do in heels and short shorts like that! Still can’t.
dude but I love my boots!
Shorts and heels? My guess is these ladies must spend an arm and a leg on trainers, gym memberships, lipo dissolve or some of those other techniques to get cellulite free legs. Course if I spent a bazillion dollars doing that, starved myself to the edge of oblivioun and had cellulite free legs? I probably would too!
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