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My brother, our cat Libby, and I spent most of last year and January of this year living with our parents. In February of this year my brother and I moved out of my parents house but so far we've decided to keep Libby at my parents house. She's gotten used to the inside of the house and more importantly, she's comfortable with the immediate area outside of the house. My parents house is pretty big and it has lots of French doors with windows low enough for Libby to watch the birds and squirrels outside. The house that my brother and I live in now is in a low lying area and the backyard is almost always wet and muddy. I can just imagine letting Libby out the back door and then having to go after her if she's in one of her stubborn "I don't wanna go back inside yet" moods. The end result of something like that would be a pair of very muddy shoes at the least.
When we first moved in here I would really miss her, especially at night because she always slept in my bed with me. But all in all I think this is the best situation for right now. My parents house is only ten minutes away on foot, two minutes by car. So my brother and I can visit her just about whenever we want.
The main reason I wrote this post was because I was feeling guilty about leaving her just now. She had fallen asleep in my lap, and I had fallen asleep too. But I knew my mom was about to be home with a couple of her friends and I wanted to leave before they arrived. So I woke Libby up, combed her a couple of times, grabbed my stuff and said bye to Libby.
Then when I got home, I realized that I could've taken Libby upstairs and we could've continued our little nap there. Part of me thinks I'm being a little too hard on myself, but at the same time, it's hard to get the image of my Calico-colored cat looking at me with that look that says, "Why are you leaving again?"
Am I making too much out of leaving my cat in a hurry today? Thanks in advance for any constructive input.
When we first moved in here I would really miss her, especially at night because she always slept in my bed with me. But all in all I think this is the best situation for right now. My parents house is only ten minutes away on foot, two minutes by car. So my brother and I can visit her just about whenever we want.
The main reason I wrote this post was because I was feeling guilty about leaving her just now. She had fallen asleep in my lap, and I had fallen asleep too. But I knew my mom was about to be home with a couple of her friends and I wanted to leave before they arrived. So I woke Libby up, combed her a couple of times, grabbed my stuff and said bye to Libby.
Then when I got home, I realized that I could've taken Libby upstairs and we could've continued our little nap there. Part of me thinks I'm being a little too hard on myself, but at the same time, it's hard to get the image of my Calico-colored cat looking at me with that look that says, "Why are you leaving again?"
Am I making too much out of leaving my cat in a hurry today? Thanks in advance for any constructive input.