THE PENNY PUB
What Tina Fey Wants Nothing to Do With — I Can’t Live Without
I never want to live without cats in my life
I admire Tina Fey—she’s funny, talented, and brilliant—but something about her prevents me from loving her wholeheartedly: her dislike of animals.
In Bossypants, she writes, “I have no affinity for animals. I don’t hate animals, and I would never hurt an animal; I just don’t actively care about them.”
Huh?
I can’t understand that kind of thinking. Although I know it’s possible to live without pets or have any contact with animals in your daily life, why would you want that?
Animals add so much to our lives. Think of the musical background that birds provide with their songs or the lessons we learn from animals about patience, empathy, kindness, and resilience.
Cats are especially important to me—I never want to live without them. There have been brief periods when I didn’t have any cats, like when I lived in the UCLA dorms for a year.
Those lack-of-cat days were dark indeed.
My cats entertain and comfort me when I’m blue, teach me how to care for beings other than myself, and show me unconditional love.
