Carolyn's Critters

Hey Mom,
Rusty says a proper pack doesn’t have cats in it.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
We know he’s wrong, don’t we sweetie! His household is just one dog, two people, and no cats at all. So what does he know? 
Love, Carolyn

Mom.
Maybe we’re not supposed to have cats? Are we doing it wrong?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Don’t you worry. We have a special kind of pack.
Love Carolyn

Hey Mom,
The kind with cats?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
That’s the best kind, and that’s the kind we have! Rusty is probably just jealous.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
But our cats are the bossy kind.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
All cats are bossy. Each in their own way.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
Elsa isn’t. She’s very sweet.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
I’ll bet she always gets her way when she wants to. Have you heard her growl and scream at Winston when he chases her under the bed?
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
SHE’S the one growling????? I thought it was Winston!
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Impressive, right? Under the bed she’s in charge. 
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
Has she been beating him up????? Maybe you should referee them!
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
She does sound alarming, doesn’t she!
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
Is it safe having so many cats in the house? I mean, I know they are smaller than me, but they act really fierce sometimes, and I can’t tell if they are serious.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Don’t you worry, babe, they’re not coming after you.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
I don’t know about that. They are pretty excitable. And Charlie keeps taking my bed. 
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
He really likes to stretch out on that thing. You should nudge him out of there. It’s your bed and he knows it.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
He just stares at me.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
That’s a cat for you.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
Winston tries to get in my bed WITH me. I don’t like that at all. So I have to get out.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
You should just tell him to take a hike. It’s your bed. You are the boss of your bed.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
He doesn’t care.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Sorry sweetie. That’s a cat for you. 
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
As the only dog in this house, sometimes I feel outnumbered.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
But honey, remember, the cats love you! Especially Winston! He thinks you’re his girlfriend.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
I know he does. He gives me a lot of head bumps.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
You are lucky to have cat friends. Even if they are bossy.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
Sometimes you seem like a cat. You’re bossy.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Well, ok. But that’s because someone has to be the Top Boss around here.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
It used to be Puffin.
XOXO Poppy

Poppy,
Puffin was the Top Boss?
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
Oh yes. For sure.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy
News to me. I always thought I was.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
He was very respectful to you. He called you Madame. But we all knew he was in charge.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
He definitely took charge of the schedule, and he always knew what time it was. I’ll give him that. But he’s gone now, so I guess I’m in charge. 
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
We all go along with that.
XOXO Poppy

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