Got called an "idiot" twice today.

[hamsterjill]

45. I got called a "demon-crat" last week.

I just laughed. Seriously, if you knew the person who called me this, YOU would be laughing, too.

She's a right wing evangelical who says that God keeps anyone from messing with HER because she's a chosen one.

She is a former neighbor who used to routinely yell at her young children so loudly that neighbors three doors down could hear her. She and her husband used to have fights that were even louder. He had a mistress; she looked the other way.

She kicked one cat out on the street because he was black and "freaky". I got him vetted and found him a home.

They had four dogs, two on chains for several years and all exposed to the elements whether hot, cold, rain or shine. Animal control down here doesn't do much. Several neighbors called.

A couple of years ago, just before they moved to a lush, new subdivision, she finally relinquished ownership of the dogs to me. One dog had run away (or they had done something with her; we only know she was no longer around) before this happened. So, I was left with three, sick and starving dogs with their bones sticking out. One died literally upon arrival at the vet's office. Luckily, I have a great vet who I have an established relationship with, and she knew I'd been trying to help these dogs for some time.

The second dog was actually pretty healthy because she was the alpha and ate all of the sparse amounts of food that they were given. This one was adopted by a vet tech's relative and is doing great in her new home. I got her spayed and vetted before her adoption.

The last one was so frail that if she ate more than a bite of anything, she would throw it up. We spent three days and nights giving her about an inch worth of grilled chicken every 30 minutes - anything more and she lost it all. Slowly but surely, she improved. Finally, she was improved enough to go through heartworm treatment. It was successful.

Today, she is a healthy, happy, goofy little girl who lives with me. She will never be cold or hungry again, and she will never, ever be on a chain again.

So...if I'm a "demon-crat", that's fine with me. As long as I am the complete and utter OPPOSITE of what this woman is, I'm fine with that label.

These types literally make my skin crawl. They are too stupid to even know they are stupid.