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The More Kittens You Put In Your Heart, The More Love Grows
For more love of life, give of yourself to a fellow living being
Kittens by the kit-load
It’s not just true for kittens, it’s true for almost every living thing. It’s just that with kittens, the more your put in your heart, the more room they claw and knead open up space for even more love.
Years ago, after my last miscarriage, I gave up on human babies. Our household, instead switched to hot and cold running cats. Hot cats, ones that snuggle up to you at night, and Cool cats, ones that may be feral, frightened, aloof, and independent.
Either way, cats love to run. And jump. And climb. And chase. And play. Kittens, especially love to play until they are completely tuckered out. Then they collapse into an adorable pile, or if they are singletons (lone orphans) they sometimes tunnel into a pile onto my husband’s after work nap, like the guys in the picture.
When I say I gave up on human babies, that is not entirely true. I am always looking for a foster stand-in child, now grandchild, neighbor, or that cute kid in a grocery cart to share smiles. You may not know it, distracted, frazzled mom, but often total strangers are playing peek a boo at a respectful distance with your toddler. Screaming kid on an airplane? I’ve bewildered…