Me, too. But I can't, as my cats are a complete family right now and I don't want to disrupt that. I realize afresh about every other day just how much of a family they are to me, actually, and how much I rely on them to be there when I get home... they don't require me to talk with verbalized words, they speak to me with their entire bodies, and they never tell falsehoods. I could be just as connected to a dog, I know. Right now, I have a cat family.
It's remarkable how close we are. They communicate with me in their own most comfortable ways, and I accept that, and we all have very little stress from interacting.
I mentioned my four cats to my sister in Frostburg, and she said off-handly (she does still have that knack for saying things bluntly!), "You gonna turn into one of those 'crazy cat ladies'?" I've thought about that stereotype a bit. I have (and this is the first time I've put this down in a public forum) realized that elderly people end up having to deal with a lot of the same frustrations that I do: mine are from my normal hypersensitive senses, theirs is from advancing physical infirmity and the accompanying increasing inability to cope with daily stuff as well as they used to. They get overwhelmed easily. So do I. Well, having a bunch of cats (or dogs) in the house is soothing for those who are older and live alone: no stress! good company! good comfort!
I'm glad you have your budgies. They truly match you, I think. Such amazing little lively balls of feathers, such personality!
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Date: 2008-11-20 04:01 pm (UTC)(Here I am, wishing I had a dog again - !)
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Date: 2008-12-05 09:53 pm (UTC)I mentioned my four cats to my sister in Frostburg, and she said off-handly (she does still have that knack for saying things bluntly!), "You gonna turn into one of those 'crazy cat ladies'?" I've thought about that stereotype a bit. I have (and this is the first time I've put this down in a public forum) realized that elderly people end up having to deal with a lot of the same frustrations that I do: mine are from my normal hypersensitive senses, theirs is from advancing physical infirmity and the accompanying increasing inability to cope with daily stuff as well as they used to. They get overwhelmed easily. So do I. Well, having a bunch of cats (or dogs) in the house is soothing for those who are older and live alone: no stress! good company! good comfort!
I'm glad you have your budgies. They truly match you, I think. Such amazing little lively balls of feathers, such personality!
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Date: 2008-12-06 12:21 am (UTC)Aren't people called crazy cat ladies when they have too many cats? Four isn't many.