Too Young to Lie

I love the innocence of very young children- the ones that are too young to know how to lie yet.

We have two ten year old cats. I used to work for a towing company and we once impounded a car from a not-so-nice part of town. The problem was the abandoned car contained six baby kittens no more than a few days old. They still had their eyes sealed shut and their umbilical cords attached. We begged the driver to go back and look for the mommy cat but he said he was lucky enough to get out with the car the first time and he sure as hell wasn't going back.

We called the animal shelter and they offered to come pick them up but they would put them to sleep because they weren't able to eat on their own and the shelter didn't have any foster families available. I didn't even know there were foster families for animals!

And there is a sucker born every day. Usually it is me. I took all six of these things home, bought tiny bottles and kitten formula and raised these things the good old fashioned way- feeding them every two hours and wiping their little bums like a momma cat would. Two of the six got very sick and died despite very expensive trips to the vet so I held the remaining four very close to my heart. I kept two and my mom and sister each took one of the others.

Needless to say these cats really don't know they are cats at all. I used to tuck Allie in the pocket of my bathrobe and carry her around while I was getting ready in the morning. My husband used to let Chomp sleep on his chest while he lay in the recliner watching tv. (Until they both hit sixteen pounds).

They were completely spoiled until we had children. For six years they were pretty much the Queens of the House. If they wanted to lounge in the sunny spot on the floor they did so.

Unfortunately Hayley came and really shook their world up. They are constantly on guard now and Allie (who was never truly a social cat even before Hayley came), well Allie barely ever makes it out of the bedroom anymore. Hayley loves to try and pet the kitties even though sometimes she gets a little too close for their liking and they hiss. Chomp is pretty mellow and it takes quite a bit for her to spook but Allie, we just leave her alone.

Last night I found Hayley in my closet (Allie's Lair). Hayley said "Mommy, the kitty yelled at me." (Hissed)

Me: "Really? Why did she yell at you?"

Hayley:"I kicked her."

And there you have it. Give it two more years and there will be some fabulous explanation instead of the plain and simple truth.

Comments

[Kami]

Oh goodness!! That is so funny. Isn't it cute they don't know how to lie?? My girls are really good at it. You just wait momma!!! Your time is coming!!! LOL

Hugs,
Kami

[Megan]

So cute.....I Love that story! But yes...just wait...it is coming your way! Abbie is 7 and hasn't really lied yet...but has sure gone WAY around the truth many times! Thanks for the smile!