What do you mean you don't see it?!

For those of you who don't know, I have a cat with an unusual name. Actually, both of my cats have unusual names, but we'll get to that at a later date. Back to the topic at hand....when I got this particular kitty, I knew I wanted a white cat. I know, I know...seems kind of snobby to search for an animal based on looks, but I previously had 2 black dogs and a white couch...I NEEDED a white cat. After endless searching, I found this kitty who was in a cage all by himself at a pet store (don't judge, I tried contacting the animal shelters and they SUCK at returning calls especially when they don't have a physical location). Anyway, there were other kittens there, but he was still all by himself, and me being a sucker, I couldn't just leave him all alone. He just happened to be a white kitten. Well, not ALL white, but mostly. He has a long black tail, three black spots on his back, and his black "hair-do" on top. He was the ugliest kitten you've ever seen. He's grown to be a gorgeous cat, but he was just stringy and ugly as a kitten. I'll have to find his kitten photos so I can prove my point even better. That's right, there's a point to all of this.

Now, he may have been ugly and alone, but he is a total sweetheart! I fell in love immediately and I named him Brody. I brought him home to the apartment where we lived at the time. My husband hates all animals but since I insist on having them, he plays with them. My neighbors at the time had just gotten two kittens as well, so we were all together to meet the new additions. Here's how I remember things: I was lying on the floor playing with little Brody and all of a sudden it hit me....my new little bundle of joy looks like Hitler. And that was all it took. My carefully selected name of Brody was out the window and Hitler was here to stay. My husband says HE first said that he looked like Hitler, but he's a man and as we all know, men can't remember anything.

So, here we are now. I've been doomed to a life of having to announce at the vet's office that HITLER is here for his checkup. This usually leads to chuckles from other patrons in the waiting room. There was even one person who came to our house to take a guitar lesson from my husband who upon seeing our cat, but not knowing his name, said, "Hey, this may sound weird, but your cat looks like Hitler." Even so, there are people who don't see it. WHAT? I think he looks so much like Adolf that I'm afraid if I don't keep an eye on him, he might try to invade Poland. So, for those of you who still "can't see it"....here you go: