Saturday, August 22, 2009

Before our children

Before our children we had two cats, Ziggy, a ginger cat and Zoe, a grey Tabby. Our cats have been with us for the past seven years. Our kids first arrived nearly 4 years ago. We now have 2 boys and the cats, well, they've drifted to the periphery of our existence. I don't mention this proudly. We just don't have the time we had before. We still feed them, take them to the vet and, on rare occasions, spend some stroke-time with them. Our youngest has taken a liking to our cats. So they get attention, but 1.5 year old attention can get a bit rough. So keep an eye on your toddlers, we have to.

At dinner parties we used to share stories of our cats with our friends. Now we share stories about our kids. I remember being quite annoyed with my friends who had kids (before we had our own). We could never have a decent conversation without at least one of the two parents running after a child that's either crying or up to mischief or both. This is my reality today, i.e. I'm one of those parents who keeps a watchful eye over his pride. Ask any parent what it's like to lose sight of their child for just 20 seconds in a crowded shopping centre. It's hell.

2 comments:

  1. RethaOctober 6, 2009 at 3:31 AM

    :-) well, we had the pleasure of knowing you as pet owners PRE kids and POST kids, and since we are STILL pet owners SANS kids, I can relate to your story. If we have the kids (we have 5 god-children of all ages), the cats take a back seat, and that's just how it is.. :-) Our cats have tried to rebel against this, but they have now settled into a truce. As long as we don't give the kids TOO much attention, and they can run to the safety of the bedroom when it gets too noisy!

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  2. Young DadOctober 9, 2009 at 6:46 AM

    I know the feeling. The cats still get traumitized by Mika's presence.

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