On a wet school holiday afternoon
Mum went out with baby brother
leaving Auntie Jo in charge of his
sisters’ bathing and hair washing.
After the sloshy business of bath
play with many toys in a well
filled tub they added more suds
as they washed them selves. Now
joyousness became tetchiness as
Auntie Jo washed hair and wriggling
feet poked ribs and tummy.
Auntie Jo’s firm response to the
seven year old’s impatience with
adults and younger sister was not
what the seven year old wanted.
The five year old with thick tangled
hair cried loudly as Auntie Jo
tried to brush her hair to dry it.
So Aunty Jo left her to brush it
herself, dried the seven year old’s
hair instead. Loud howls poured
forth from the five year old who
wanted her hair dried right now !
The black and white cat now tried
his luck for an early dinner while
the parents were out, meowing
desperately to say he was fading
away to a skeleton ! He was not.
Auntie Jo knew children
pushed boundaries, but cats ??
A very strange afternoon !
Previously posted November 2016.
lifecameos 
Laughed out loud at “…but cats??” —CC
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Cats can be very clever at manipulation.
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I have bonded with only 2 in my lifetime, and both times the owner said that it was very odd for the cat to bond with anyone. —CC
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Aha !! This cat enjoys hanging out with his humans, watching the children play. Of course food is his first interest- well – comfortable sleeping places too.
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Camaraderie, food, and sleep – sounds about right for most sentient creatures! —CC
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