{"id":3963,"date":"2020-01-21T05:09:51","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T13:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=3963"},"modified":"2020-01-21T05:09:51","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T13:09:51","slug":"newsday-tuesday-are-you-a-crazy-cat-lady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=3963","title":{"rendered":"Newsday Tuesday \u2013 Are You a Crazy Cat Lady?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lilyme-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lilyme-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lilyme-311x500.jpg 311w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lilyme.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/>This story was in the news ten years ago, but I thought you might find it interesting. Joy Ciarcia-Levy decided to do a piece featuring four women that others probably consider crazy cat ladies and she really went to the extreme when she chose the four women\u2014all seemingly with serious emotional and\/or mental issues.<\/p>\n<p>Heck, many of you may refer to yourself affectionately as a<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MomSmokey5-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MomSmokey5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MomSmokey5-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MomSmokey5.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> crazy cat lady\u2014as do some of your friends and family. You love your cats. You spoil them. You buy toys for them and consider them when you plan a trip. And <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/RoadTrip-027-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/RoadTrip-027-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/RoadTrip-027-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/RoadTrip-027-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/RoadTrip-027.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>you may have a few cat-related items around your house\u2014a cat-shaped tea pot, jewelry, a cat motif dish towel or cozy throw, for example. Yeah, that\u2019s me. I\u2019m one of those crazy cat ladies, but not as crazy as some, it appears.<\/p>\n<p>For example, I don\u2019t have 123 cats and have frequent <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LATFB2011-068-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LATFB2011-068-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LATFB2011-068-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LATFB2011-068-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>run-ins with animal control about the stench coming from my house. I don\u2019t shun friends and adventures outside the house because I\u2019d rather be with my cats. (Sure I\u2019d rather spend a quiet evening with Lily and Sophie than some people out there\u2014but I mean, let\u2019s be real.) And I don\u2019t treasure my cats over any of my family or friend relationships (although the cats are pretty high on the totem pole). And I don\u2019t live in squalor because of my cats. Check out this story and see how you fit into the scheme of things when it comes to the label, Crazy Cat Lady.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/2020\/cat-ladies\/story?id=9033354\">https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/2020\/cat-ladies\/story?id=9033354<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This story was in the news ten years ago, but I thought you might find it interesting. 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