A Little Epiphany - (and a newbie delurking)

[Dia]

Another hurdle cleared...

Phew! This one was a real nail-biter for me. I asked H if I could bring my cat here. Dean is a 1 year old sweetheart ginger kitty. He's super affectionate and sleeps on my head at night like a hat. That cat was pretty much my sole source of cuddling and affection for all of the past year (aside from kidlet, of course). Pitiful, eh?

Anyhow, H and I already have two cats at H's house. I was almost certain that H would not want the disruption of an extra feline, esp. given that there will be a week or two of hissing and hiding while they all adjust to each other. I was extremely tense about asking, and I felt timid and stressed.

I knew if I approached him that way, that my feelings would contaminate him so I dialed up my best Act-As-If and brought it up with a breezy casualness as if I expected it to be a complete non-issue, a mere courtesy and formality. And he acted like it was already a foregone conclusion that I would bring my cat.

Huge relief!!

And I get to have my baby Dean!! I was terrified I'd have to rehome him. Yes, my M is more important than my cat so I'd have made the sacrifice if I had to but goshdarnit, pets are family and you don't leave family behind!