My Cat Is My “Life Coach”
I swear I’m not a crazy cat lady. Just hear me out…..
I’m not used to having a cat as a pet. I grew up with a dog and even adopted my own pup my junior year of college. When I married my husband, our dogs became automatic siblings. Before we had two kids, we had two crazy dogs together. The similarities between pet-parenting and child rearing can be insanely similar, but I’ll save those stories for another day. When our dogs passed away, I always thought we’d get another one sometime in the future.
But then Ella, our 11-year-old daughter, was born. From the moment she came into this world, she was afraid of dogs. As an infant, we would take her for a walk in her stroller and if a dog came near, she would scream bloody murder. When she got older, I watched her shake and sweat when a dog headed Ella’s way. The poor thing was scared out of her mind and I knew there was no way we could bring a dog into our house.
The summer before Ella entered Kindergarten, we decided to get a cat. The kids and I did some research and went to visit a few different kittens before we met our future feline family member. Enter Tiller…an orange tabby cat with the most mellow personality I have ever had in a pet.
There’s a Gift in Gray Chin Hairs
On October 5th, I turned 46.
A lot of people in their forties and beyond that I talk to don’t want to celebrate their birthdays. Me? Of course I want to celebrate!
In all honesty, I’ll celebrate anything. I’ll celebrate getting out the door on time on a Monday morning. I’ll celebrate the C that one of my kids worked their tails off to earn in their hardest class. I’ll most certainly celebrate any occasion with anyone and I’ll always find a good reason.
I think most people my age don’t want to celebrate getting older. It is funny how that shifts from when we were kids. We couldn’t wait to get older and hit the milestones….13, sweet 16, 18, 21!
Do you remember what age you stopped counting?
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Welcome to The Calm Blog! I am a former teacher turned SEL coach who is devoted to inspiring children and caregivers through the power of Social-Emotional Learning.