Skunks Have Feelings Too
“Oh no! Here comes Mr. Stinky.” I know that’s what you and your friends say whenever I approach. How do you think that makes me feel?
Why does my odor always have to be the thing that defines me? Skunks have other, positive attributes, you know. We’re clever. We’re good with tools. Ever consider those things when one of us is heading over? Ever say to yourself, “Here comes a skunk. Fantastic! I’ll bet he can help me build these bookshelves!” No, you probably think, “Darn, he’s gonna contaminate my wood. The bookshelves are gonna smell like wet shoes now.”
There are a lot of things worse than the smell of a skunk. Ever take a whiff of a sumo wrestler’s gym bag or the porto-potties at a state fair? Ever been to Savannah on a Friday night in August? Look, I’m not saying skunks don’t have an odor problem. I’m just saying let’s put it in perspective, maybe look beyond it for once.
We have feelings too.
Comments (7)
Ever smell my cage?
Anonymous has a good point. We tend to judge others too quickly. For example, when they see me they immediately assume I’m gonna be stuck up and obnoxious just because I’m wearing a $200 collar and my nails are polished. I AM stuck up and obnoxious but they don’t know that! They should wait until the actually meet me. I guess that’s what I deserve for walking around by myself among the public instead of being carried in a nice handbag like I’m used to.
When did being called “a snake” become an insult. We are good folk. We keep that spider and mouse population in check.
Kraus, dear boy, you look like a sweetie to me. And you are NOT a “critter”; you are a CAT, yes indeed, one of us, a CAT with a fashionable stripe down his back! And don’t you believe those rude people who don’t like your “odor”; as far as I’m concerned, it smells like strong cat pee. And I’m quite used to that! Anyone who doesn’t like the odor of cat pee just has no taste at all. Cheer up, my big handsome striped cat, better days are on their way! We are what we are: be a CAT like you are!
As a squirrel,who’s many natural predators include weasels and badgers, I’m naturally cautious around mustelids.So if I ever freak out at the sight of a skunk, don’t worry, it’s not about the smell, it’s because I don’t want to get eaten. Although I’ve never had a skunk try to eat me, but I can’t be too careful.
Anything with Stripes is fine by me!
I like the smell you guys make! I like it! It’s so exciting, so outdoorsy, so strong, so intoxicating! Kraus, baby, you can come by and spray my house any time!