I swear BM has a wire tap in our house
It seems like whenever DH and I come up with something, the next week BM has done it already. it seems to be very rare that we get to beat her to the punch on doing or getting anything for the SKids.
It's that way with getting the new clothes, shoes, school gear, ect. We would prefer to get them because BM picks out the ugliest things then complains that we never help out. Or if we do buy them something the next time she bring them over she got them something else and ours is no where to be found.
Any way I say this because just this week DH and I were talking about the POSSIBILITY of getting a kitten. It's something that we have talked about off and on for years but we were waiting for my oldest cat to pass away - he will be 19 in April but appears to have no plans on going any where, besides being old he is in perfect health. SS5 has taken a real interest in my cats lately, I have 2, and SS7 loves all animals. But I had my cats long before I ever met DH or moved in, so while they tolerate the sKids they don't really know how to deal with them. My youngest cat is 7 and she LOVES the sKids but hates sudden movements so she is horribly conflicted.
The cats are my babies and I realize that the new kitten would be my responsibility as well since sKids are only here EOW. But I love kittens/cats so I don't mind. DH and I are also trying to have a baby, and I told him the kitten would need some guidance that I could not give it while taking care of a new born. getting it now would give me at least 9 months to train it.
We were also thinking of picking it up on the Monday of spring break so that sKids could spend the whole week with it and it could get used to them.
Well we had just talked about it this week and we had the sKids but we didn't talk about it in front of them. When we dropped them off at BM's house DH went to the door to tell BM a few things and was greeted by a new PUPPY! SS7 asked if it was there and BM said yes but he didn't seem excited about it. This makes 2 Dogs (and a puppy now) and a Cat for BM. Her house is a small 2 bedroom house with almost no yard. I feel bad for the animals.
So now when/if we get a kitten BM is going to think we just got it because they got a puppy which is not the case but I think SKids will be more excited about a kitten because they have never had one (BM's cat was older when they got it).
I guess they only thing we will ever get before BM is a baby only because she can't have any more and I don't think she wants any more.
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Wow! 19 years old. I
Wow! 19 years old. I thought my baby was going to be old at 17. Ha, I also had my cat before DH and the kids. She absolutely loves DH now even though in the beginning she despised him. She also just tolerates the kids.
As far as BM doing what you do, ours does the same thing.
We throw a little 'party' for
We throw a little 'party' for him every year thinking it will be the last but he just keeps going, i tell him that his goal is 20, lol. House cats can live to be 15 to 25 depending on care and health.
I used to laugh because when kids used to come over I would always tell them to be nice to the cat because he was older than they were, respect your elders. They would argue that he wasn't older than them but he is. SS7 couldn't believe when I told him how old he was. He was confused because our girl cat is much bigger so he assumed she was older, but she is much younger.
I also told him that I got the boy cat when I was 10 years old. I had pictures to prove it. There is a whole photo album of pet photos, or this cat and various other cats through out the years that have come and gone. He has had more than a few 'siblings'
With BM, I really sort of feel bad for the animals. She doesn't really take care of them, they are treated like accessories. DH told me that they had dogs when they were married and it's night and day different with how I treat my cats. I baby them, talk to them (and they talk back), clean up after them, I even sleep with them.
We have talked about getting a puppy too but we just don't have the space or yard for one. Plus I told DH that I am not much of a dog person and I would have a lot to learn. I have always had cats though.
We had a saying when skids
We had a saying when skids were younger "little ears big mouths". They would lurk around the house and repeat everything to BM. We had full custody so a lot of personal stuff was leaked to BM when she bothered to see skids. We started having false information conversation just to see everyone's response. Priceless!