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When I take my cat Brooks out for walks, people tend to notice and stare - that's totally fine; you don't see a cat on a leash every day, so of course people are curious. I enjoy using it as an opportunity to meet new people and get my socializing in. But I've noticed kind of a weird pattern

Time to watch bad movies on purpose

4 авг., 18:34

I'll be like, "Hi! I have to take him out for exercise to get all his excess energy out," and they'll be like, "Oh, that's fine! I like cats!" like I was apologizing or asking their permission or something? Yesterday a guy told me, "Oh, I don't mind." That's good, but it wasn't like, an opinion poll

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Time to watch bad movies on purpose

4 авг., 18:50

I know they're just trying to be friendly, so I don't necessarily mind, but it makes me wonder if I give off a vibe like I feel guilty for doing something slightly unusual in public? Or if the baseline assumption is that someone doing anything slightly unusual must want reassurance about it

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Time to watch bad movies on purpose

4 авг., 18:52

Maybe I should just be saying, "Hi, this is Brooks!" The fact that I explain it probably makes people assume I'm uncomfortable about it, when what I'm trying to do is assure people that it's okay to ask questions