The ex-reject
Pets Make Us Human: Jacob, by Boocow.
Jacob (Flip name: Badong) was a big-time reject. He was born into a family of kids. They threw him around like a rubber ball. So this 80-something guy took him in. But he had five other older cats who bullied J to pieces. J used to let the oldsters have their meals, hide himself in the dryer, and wait till they were done.
When the old man couldn’t take care of himself anymore his son put him in a nursing home while his daughter-in-law planned to leave Jacob with the Humane Society, or simply put him to sleep.
I took him in. J took me in. It was mutual. I am a big-time commitment-phobe, but I have decided that I will spend 15-20 years with this little guy. I come home after a shitty day at work and he greets me with his silly, whiny self. He undertstands Ilonggo and we get along mighty fine. He sheds but I can overlook that. I get cranky at times and then he cheers me up with his crazy, bug-eyed antics. He never judges me.
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