Saw one of those “chocolate persian cat for sale” posts the other day. Got me thinking, you know?
It wasn’t the first time I went looking for something super specific like that. Years back, I got totally obsessed with getting a particular kind of dog. Not just the breed, but it had to be this exact weird color, almost blueish grey, they called it. Spent weeks, maybe months, scouring everything online, calling people up.
Finally found one. A breeder, seemed okay at first. But then things got weird. Real weird.
The hoops they made me jump through…
First, it was the price. Sky high, way more than they first hinted. Okay, fine, I saved up. Then it was this super long application, like I was applying for a top-secret job, not getting a puppy. Questions about my house, my job, my grandma’s favorite color, felt like it.
Then the visits. Had to drive hours just to see the puppy, but couldn’t touch it yet. Then another visit. The breeder lady, she’d just stand there, watching me. Judging my every move. Felt like I was constantly failing some invisible test.
- Did I look reliable enough?
- Was my enthusiasm ‘correct’?
- Did I use the right tone of voice?
It was exhausting. Honestly, more stressful than buying my first car.
And then the punchline. After all that, weeks of back and forth, she emails me. Simple message. Said she decided to “go in a different direction” with the puppy. Gave it to her cousin or something. No real apology, no explanation. Just gone.
Felt like I’d been strung along the whole time. Wasted so much energy and hope on it.
So yeah, seeing “chocolate persian cat for sale” now… it just brings all that back. That feeling of chasing something specific, something someone else controls completely. That whole song and dance.
Maybe it’s just me, but the hassle just sucks the joy out of it. Thinking maybe a regular cat from the shelter is more my speed these days. Less paperwork, you know? And probably less weirdness. You just go, meet a cat, fall in love, take it home. Simple. Way simpler than dealing with some people.
