A Cat Mom’s Anxieties…

Posted on April 20th, 2006 by Christine.
Categories: Announcements, True Story.

So tomorrow I’m going to Palm Springs for the weekend. And it will officially be the first time I leave my little kitty (Meisha) home alone. There are a few reasons I’m experiencing a great deal of anxiety over this…

First… Meisha is very clingy. Because I work from home, she’s used to me being with her pretty much all day. She doesn’t like to be more than a few feet from me at any given moment and even when I have to use the bathroom, she feels the need to come in with me, wait for me to get done, and then follow me back to whatever room I was in before my bathroom break. I am worried that she will feel abandoned if I don’t come home tomorrow night and snuggle with her on the sofa like I normally do. I’ve explained to her that I am coming back on Sunday night, but she tends to get distracted with other things as I’m trying to talk to her and I don’t think she’s getting the full effect of what I’m saying.

Second, Meisha is a tad destructive. She doesn’t mean to be, but she doesn’t consider things like… throwing herself at the screen because there is a bird outside could break the screen and she could fall two stories. She doesn’t think about why it is a bad idea to chew on the computer cables under my desk, etc.

Now… as any good mommy would do, I’ve secured a babysitter for her. Christopher. I wrote out very explicit directions on how to feed her, blah, blah, blah and even left him a little thank you gift in my ‘fridge to entice him to do a good job. I mentioned a few times how much our lives (his and mine both) would be hell if anything happened to my kitty. And I was feeling pretty confident about him playing “daddy” until tonight.

Tonight, Christopher came over and hung out for a few hours and Meisha wouldn’t go anywhere near him. This is probably because every time he comes inside my apartment the first thing he shouts is “Where’s the Devil???” It’s loud and scary and I’m sure it offends her. On top of that, before he left, he told Meisha that while I’m gone, they’ll have a party and he’ll take her to a park where she can meet some boy cats and she’ll get pregnant. “Chris!” I said apalled. He thought it was funny… I didn’t. Then he also alluded to the fact that he might change her name while I’m gone because Meisha is too hard to spell. He clearly is not seeing Meisha as a daughter the way I do. I don’t think he’d ever make a joke about getting his daughter laid and impregnated. Christopher needs to change his perspective on this whole thing.

I was put a bit at ease when he picked up one of her toys and started playing with her. But I just don’t know if it’s enough… he almost forgot the keys to get into my place that I put by his wallet so he wouldn’t forget them when he left.

Sigh… I guess you have to cut the cord eventually, right? I have to learn to trust other people (by “other people” I specifically mean Christopher since I don’t really have trouble trusting “other people.”). We’ll see if when I come back my apartment and kitty are still in one piece. He did do a good job taking care of my plants when I was in Canada, so hopefully, this will turn out just as good. I’m crossing my fingers…

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