i'm not sure why i keep telling you about my cat

i guess
because it gives you a view into how
i problem solve in relationships

so, remember
he was cutting me
because he wanted to be fed
and i wasn't feeding him
because he eats before bed
and i wasn't ready to go to bed
but
he'll want to eat again
if i feed him early
but
then i relented
fed him early
and he came back and cut me anyway

so i chased him around with the water gun

ok
you're remembering the scenario
well
i've figured it out
or he has made it clear
or something
the first thing he wants is dinner
about 9pm
the second thing he wants is to go to bed
about 10pm
and i have to go to bed too
he can't just go alone
so
it's like that unstoppable force meets an immovable object thing

i'm not going to be made to go to bed
they couldn't do it when i was 3
and the cat cannot do it now

i told him
he's gotta be more flexible with me
so
we've had some battles
and he has tried to punish me
by withholding affection
and i have chased him around with the gun
but then last night

i gave him dinner
a little later
and he came to me at midnight
and said hey can we please go to bed
and i'm like yes kitty
see
ya catch more flies with honey than ya do with vinegar
and we went upstairs
and he curled up behind my knees
and it was all good

and i thanked him for being such a good kitty
i don't want him to be unhappy
but jesus
ya know

so tonight
he was really hungry
so he got bedtime dinner at 9pm
and i told him i wasn't gonna stay up as late
so
he hasn't come back yet
but i was planning for about now
so i'm gonna surprise him
wherever he is now
by not making him ask
hopefully
that will let him save a little cat face

good night sweetheart