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11:02 AM Eastern Time
Monday, September 08, 2008
Forging friendships
I do apologize for my absence of over three months. I have been lolling around the house, doing NOT MUCH OF ANYTHING, because IT IS SUMMER AND I AM A CAT.
However, I am very excited to report that I HAVE A NEW FRIEND. The kitten has finally taken an interest in me. And it is about time, if I do say so myself.
I had been trying for a long time to make friends with the kitten. I started out really slow and gentle, just hanging out in the same room with her. Mostly I did this while she slept because when she was awake she was VERY, VERY LOUD.
I claimed the rocking chair for this very purpose. This surprised my moms because normally I DO NOT LIKE THINGS THAT MOVE. Incidentally this is something of which my moms frequently take advantage. I will be sitting in the lap of one of my moms and then all of a sudden she will stir and THE LAP WILL GO AWAY and then I WILL DO THE SAME.
Anyway, then I got a little bolder and started in with the head-butting and other gestures of affection. But the kitten DID NOT CARE and plus I got scolded by my mom with the tasty hair. It was all CAT, STOP HEAD-BUTTING THE BABY and SHE IS TRYING TO NURSE NOW and DON'T YOU DARE TRY TO LICK THE BABY'S HEAD ESPECIALLY WHILE SHE IS NURSING.
Overall I felt very sad and rejected, even when we had some visitors (including My Favorite Person, a.k.a. the dad of my mom with the tasty hair) and I got lots of attention. Because really I just wanted the attention of the kitten.
So then I tried a new tactic which was to IMITATE THE KITTEN because I know that offspring of all kinds learn by imitation. I thought that maybe if she saw me ALL UP IN HER STUFF she would recognize me as one of her own.
This did not go over well with my moms. As usual it was all CAT, GET OUT OF THERE and THAT IS FOR BABIES, NOT FOR CATS!
But--OH FRABJOUS DAY!--recently the kitten has finally not only acknowledged my existence, but she has also started PLAYING WITH ME!
At first, I admit, I played HARD TO GET. But then I realized she was serious in her affections. She is very gentle and knows just how I like to be pet. She thinks I am the most fascinating thing in the world, WHICH OF COURSE I AM.
Being a cat, I am not gifted in the area of DELAYED GRATIFICATION.
But this was definitely worth the wait.
However, I am very excited to report that I HAVE A NEW FRIEND. The kitten has finally taken an interest in me. And it is about time, if I do say so myself.
I had been trying for a long time to make friends with the kitten. I started out really slow and gentle, just hanging out in the same room with her. Mostly I did this while she slept because when she was awake she was VERY, VERY LOUD.I claimed the rocking chair for this very purpose. This surprised my moms because normally I DO NOT LIKE THINGS THAT MOVE. Incidentally this is something of which my moms frequently take advantage. I will be sitting in the lap of one of my moms and then all of a sudden she will stir and THE LAP WILL GO AWAY and then I WILL DO THE SAME.
Anyway, then I got a little bolder and started in with the head-butting and other gestures of affection. But the kitten DID NOT CARE and plus I got scolded by my mom with the tasty hair. It was all CAT, STOP HEAD-BUTTING THE BABY and SHE IS TRYING TO NURSE NOW and DON'T YOU DARE TRY TO LICK THE BABY'S HEAD ESPECIALLY WHILE SHE IS NURSING.
Overall I felt very sad and rejected, even when we had some visitors (including My Favorite Person, a.k.a. the dad of my mom with the tasty hair) and I got lots of attention. Because really I just wanted the attention of the kitten.
So then I tried a new tactic which was to IMITATE THE KITTEN because I know that offspring of all kinds learn by imitation. I thought that maybe if she saw me ALL UP IN HER STUFF she would recognize me as one of her own.This did not go over well with my moms. As usual it was all CAT, GET OUT OF THERE and THAT IS FOR BABIES, NOT FOR CATS!
But--OH FRABJOUS DAY!--recently the kitten has finally not only acknowledged my existence, but she has also started PLAYING WITH ME!At first, I admit, I played HARD TO GET. But then I realized she was serious in her affections. She is very gentle and knows just how I like to be pet. She thinks I am the most fascinating thing in the world, WHICH OF COURSE I AM.
Being a cat, I am not gifted in the area of DELAYED GRATIFICATION.
But this was definitely worth the wait.
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