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Scouting for Cats
There are two cats that live in the Smallprint household – Mr Harry & Ms Annie. Both are ginger tabbies. They pre-date children, and have lived with Claire and I since we got married.
Cat
A classification of animal which boasts a portfolio of nature’s foremost predators – to include the puma, leopard, cheetah, tiger and lion. The domestic variant became a popular pet primarily because of their agility, guile, and killer instinct which helped to rid households of unwanted vermin.
From the day and hour that Alex first noticed the cats he has been fascinated with them , and a love hate relationship quickly developed. Alex loving the cats, and them hating him. Whatever works.
One of Alex’s favourite games is chasing the cats. It is a rare set of circumstances that brings them together, as a very healthy natural suspicion has developed with time. They usually appear after bedtime or during the day when things are unusually quiet.
Cats (Smallprint household)
One of nature’ s foremost cowards, intent on losing one of its many lives by bolting blindly from toddler sized groupies. Genetically honed agility and guile is used to ease escape as opposed to standing ground and dealing with vermin at hand.
Alex is currently training to become a medieval knight. This involves him wearing chain mail and brandishing a sword for most of each day. One afternoon this week I arrived home and was climbing the stairs to see Mr Harry fly past me, at about waist height, in a self propelled kamikaze style jump. Alex was at the top of the stairs in full regalia, looking very proud of himself.
One of these days I expect to come home to a Lord of the Flies type scene were both of the boys are wearing anarchic self made hats, decorated with ginger tabby tails.
In then meantime I am just going to make calls to my house, health and pet insurers – and just see how this all pans out.
There are two cats that live in the Smallprint household – Mr Harry & Ms Annie. Both are ginger tabbies. They pre-date children, and have lived with Claire and I since we got married.
Cat
A classification of animal which boasts a portfolio of nature’s foremost predators – to include the puma, leopard, cheetah, tiger and lion. The domestic variant became a popular pet primarily because of their agility, guile, and killer instinct which helped to rid households of unwanted vermin.
From the day and hour that Alex first noticed the cats he has been fascinated with them , and a love/hate relationship quickly developed. Whatever works.
One of Alex’s favourite games is chasing the cats. It is a rare set of circumstances that brings them together, as a very healthy natural suspicion has developed with time. They usually appear after bedtime or during the day when things are unusually quiet.
Cats (Smallprint household)
One of nature’ s foremost cowards, intent on losing one of their many lives by bolting blindly from toddler sized groupies. Genetically honed agility and guile is used to ease escape as opposed to standing ground and dealing with vermin at hand.
Alex is currently training to become a medieval knight. This involves him wearing chain mail and brandishing a sword for most of each day. One afternoon this week I arrived home and was climbing the stairs to see Mr Harry fly past me, at about waist height, in a self propelled kamikaze style jump. Alex was at the top of the stairs in full regalia, looking very proud of himself.
Things are currently escalating at quite a rate, so much so that one of these days I expect to come home to a Lord of the Flies type scene were both of the boys are wearing awkward self-made hats, decorated with ginger tabby tails.
In then meantime I am going to make calls to my house, health and pet insurers – and just see how this all pans out.
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Tags: Cats, Children, Family, Fatherhood, Funny, Humor, Kids, Life, Parenting, Personal, Thoughts, Toddlers
6 Comments
21/08/2009 at 12:26
I think your situation is actually better than my sister’s was. When they brought my niece home their cat became overly territorial to the point that they had to give her up. As long as the cats aren’t attacking the children you’re doing pretty good.
21/08/2009 at 20:59
Jason makes a good point, my mother-in-law says she found her Siamese in the crib trying to suffocate my wife when she was a baby!
Cats are sneaky, but the boys sound well-armed. =)
22/08/2009 at 04:26
Cats arrogant beasts who don’t like children. I know. I live with one. He believes the world revolves around him. He barely tolerates the dog which also lives in this house and beats him up on a regular basis.
The cat was supposed to be the youngest’s pet. The cat decided that I would make a better servant.
I’m rooting for your boys!
BTW, I really wished you had gotten a photo of Alex at the top of the stairs.
22/08/2009 at 09:51
it has been said that people don’t own cats, the cats own them. i am not a fan of cats, but for some odd reason they like me. blah. lol sounds like your boys are showing who’s in control
lol
22/08/2009 at 11:49
We only have one cat and my wife adopted him many moons before she took me in. Our son is infatuated by the cat, so everything, including me, is ‘kitty’. The cat has never been terribly fond of our son, until he learned how to open the cat’s food bin. That and the occasional sharing of goldfish crackers have enabled them to bond.
22/08/2009 at 15:11
We, too, have 2 cats that were brought from each others households before the marriage. They are still unsure how to handle our 3 year old. Mostly though, they ignore both of our kids. It’s the dog they worry about! -Jason