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I’m none too sure if the thing that I did was normal either, i didn’t ever do it because I wished to see animals harmed. But i also don’t really know why exactly I did it. so maybe somebody else does it or has done it and thinks it’s normal or maybe i am just a crazy person and need to be in an insane place! I feel bad looking back on it but maybe it’s just normal stuff kids do, you know how kids can be. But you tell me.
When I was grade 2 my mom and dad threw me a birthday party in the backyard with loads of balloons and presents and cake. and i had some friends come over, and grandma and grandpa were there too. Mom and dad got me a brand new kitten for my birthday (I am grade 10 now). They adopted him that very morning and he was only a few weeks old. I was very happy with this present. I named the kitten mario because i really loved super mario world at the time. I loved that cat a lot immediately. He was grey, almost silver, and had really adorable eyes and features. But then after the party was over and everybody left and my parents were inside washing all the dishes of cake residue and all that I was sitting on the back patio steps with Mario. Mom asked me if I could bring in all the remaining plates and utensils and leftover party favors.
I started taking down all the balloons that were tied to the sides of each folding table. Most people would just pop them but not me. There were balloons of every color and it was so pretty. Red blue green pink purple yellow hell even orange. Each one I took down I would tie to the last, making a big bouquet of balloons. Once I cleared off all the tables, I had about thirty or so. And I have no idea why I did this next part, but I took Mario, and I tied the balloons to his brand-new collar, just because I didn’t want the balloons to fly away, and also I thought it would look cool. As soon as I twisted the knot, Mario was set aloft, YES, as in, he took flight completely and flew up into the sky. It all happened really damn fast, and nobody was outside besides me to witness it. I almost tried to run inside to get my parents to help but it was too late, he continued to float, up up and away. I watched him become a small black dot in the sky, eventually just being nothing at all, and said to them both that Mario ran away, and I couldn’t find him. We looked around the house even got in the car and drove around looking for him and i knew we wouldn’t find him. We looked for hours and everyone was pretty sad.
It happened again in grade 4 basically the same situation, birthday party but this time my grandparents were not around because in those two years they both had passed on due to causes that come with older ages, may the both be at peace for ever. But yeah, I was asking for a cat actually this time (the other was a surprise gift) and my mom said i was probably responsible enough to have one now that I was older. The same thing happened, everyone left, and then I tied the cat to a bunch of balloons (this time they were all blue and pink because asked for those colors cause i actually invited some girls from my grade to come to the birthday party this time because i was less bashful now about hanging out with girls) and he floated up and away, and as soon as he was out of my reach i regretted it and wished i could have not done it at all. Cause how was i gonna explain it to my parents that the exact same happened? And they were extremely disappointed in me this time, and said if i wanted the cat, i would have to go look for it my self. So i just rode my bike around the town for the rest of the day pretending to look when i wish i could have just not done it at all.
and to be completely honest, in grade 6 and 7, i had the same problem, but with cats i would find roaming around on my street. i dunno why but i just get tempted to snatch them up and then i do and i bring them to my house and sneak him into my room and then i have a bag of balloon skins that i inflate and then tie them to the cat and then i put him out of my window and he floats away. I have done this two more times now.
I want to try getting my own cat again, but am worried this kind of thing will continue happening again. Will these feelings go away or will i be constantly haunted by these ideas FOR ETERNITY? Help please!
Dear sir or mam,
It is completely normal to desire to want to do this to your pet cats, however I suggest that in the future if you adopt any more animals, you make a better attempt to resist temptation, because although the balloon flight may not actually harm any animals in the long term, we do not know where exactly they go to. There is a chance that they continue floating to outer space, or heaven (doubtful but never know). but I believe that at certain heights the pressure of the air could cause the balloons to pop. I have experience on this because I did the same thing when I was 9 at a party and it was a girl’s cat not mine at all. And they all saw me do it, and her dad, who actually struck me in the head for doing it. And then we never talked to those neighbors again. So that was super awkward.
Not only is it sad to think about what may happen to the cat, but it can hurt the feelings of people too. I felt a desire to act on these things for so long, and I am aware that this affects a certain percentage of children. I have found that tying only a few balloons around an animal can be enough to satiate the desire, so if you end up adopting a new furry friend and feel tempted to do it again, just use a small enough amount of balloons so it stays on the ground. I thought I would never be over the desire but now I never have those thoughts and I have over 8 different pets now, including a GECKO! Good luck and peace with you.
you people are COMPLETELY sick and MAD! And to HELL with all of U. WTF? is wrong with the way the world is any more! You twisted basterds… if i ever see you peice of shit doin this around me then i will go in my house and grab all the weapons i can find and strike you with every single one of them, killing you, and then saving them. so why dont you all just get a life and stop being peaces of shit for a living, and then i dont have to worry about the devilish ways of people in this sick and twisted world any more like this. Have a great day.