Stuff
by carolynholm
Dear Mommy,
What are all these interesting boxes? Are there shoes in here?
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
No, there are books in there. I’ve got way too many books, so I’m going to give a big pile of them to the library.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
But the library already has books!
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
They do. But I’m donating my books to sell in their annual book sale.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
Last week you cleaned out a kitchen cupboard and got rid of some pots. There seems to be a pattern here. I’m a little worried about you.
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
That’s so sweet of you to worry! But I’m fine. I’m just getting rid of stuff. We have way too much stuff in our house. I decided it was time to lighten things up.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
What is next?
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
Shoes. I’m going to get rid of all the shoes that aren’t absolutely comfortable.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
You do have a lot of shoes. That’s why you have so many Zappo’s boxes. What else are you going to toss?
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
Clothes. Lots of clothes.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
Don’t give away your clothes!
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
Not all of it, sweetie. Just the excess stuff.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
Cats don’t have stuff. I’m pretty sure that’s one reason we are superior.
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
You’re cute. But I don’t think I agree with that.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
You don’t agree that we are superior?
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
I don’t agree that you don’t have stuff.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
We don’t! I had a blue collar once, but I ditched it.
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
You did. I could never keep that thing on you.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
See? No stuff.
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
No, you have lots of stuff. You have not one but two scratching posts. You have a cat tree. A whole basket of mylar balls. You have your round bed on my desk. A cuddly fur blankie. Your blue food dish. Your comb. Two water bowls. And last but not least, several litter boxes.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
That’s not fair. I share a lot of that. Puffin uses the litter boxes. And we all use the cuddly fur blankie. It’s not just mine.
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
Okay, some of it is shared. But it’s still your stuff.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
Are you going to give my stuff away?
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
Don’t worry, sweetie. I wouldn’t dream of it. Your stuff is safe.
Love, Carolyn
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Hmmmm…. We are not sure that the stuff she says is your stuff is actually your stuff. We think it’s more her stuff, you know? We need to think a little more on this.
Purrs,
Your French cousins, the Chans
Adorable! It just reminds me of all the stuff I have to get rid of myself! And Beans has a lot of stuff,too–a ton of toys and assortments of foods and treats, blankets and brushes, combs, dental stuff, the list is endless. But…me first!:-)