Undercover Cats
Sometimes my cat crawls under the covers in my bed and goes to sleep. How can she breathe under there?
———- from Mary Porter of Cahokia, IL
Like scientists, cats love their privacy. When you see a bump under the blankets that signifies your cat is seeking solitude, simple courtesy demands that you leave the room. Obviously, your co-dependency is so advanced that you think your cat needs you to help him manage the time he spends away from you. To you, intimacy means control and your cat is doing everything in its power to free itself from your manipulation. You sense this and it terrifies you to think that you might have to learn to spend some time alone, as your cat is doing. Your cat has a life. Don’t you think it’s time you got one as well?
Like scientists, cats love their privacy. When you see a bump under the blankets that signifies your cat is seeking solitude, simple courtesy demands that you leave the room. Obviously, your co-dependency is so advanced that you think your cat needs you to help him manage the time he spends away from you. To you, intimacy means control and your cat is doing everything in its power to free itself from your manipulation. You sense this and it terrifies you to think that you might have to learn to spend some time alone, as your cat is doing. Your cat has a life. Don’t you think it’s time you got one as well? 