Alien

by carolynholm

Hey Mom,
I’m an alien!!!!!!!
Winston

Dear Winston,
You’re a cat, honey.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
Not the outer space kind of alien!
Winston

Dear Winston,
What kind then?
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
I’m an ALIEN INVASIVE SPECIES!!!!!!!
Winston

Dear Winston,
You’re a cat, honey. And cats have been part of the landscape for quite a while. 
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
Cats were domesticated about 10,000 years ago in the Middle East. So, both Dad and I are from the Middle East!!!!!!!
Winston

Dear Winston,
That’s stretching things a bit, but you could say that. Otherwise you two don’t have a lot in common.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
And I’m DOMESTICATED????????
Winston

Dear Winston,
Not very.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
And I’m invasive, all over the place, wiping out birds and mice!!!!!
Winston

Dear Winston,
So that’s where this is going. Fortunately, we don’t have any birds or mice in our house for you to wipe out.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
And I have a fancy name: Felis catus. How cool is that???????
Winston

Dear Winston,
Where are you getting all this information?
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
The radio mentioned an article* all about how much damage we cats do to the environment. To birds and small wildlife. We’re an invasive species and we are DANGEROUS!!!!!
Winston

Dear Winston,
That’s unfortunately true. And one of the reasons you two are strictly indoor cats. That and the safety issue. Cats are both predator and prey! 
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
We are!!! And I’m good at both!!! That’s why I’m going to keep racing around the house – to stay on top of my game!!!!!!! I’ll keep attacking the newspaper while you read it! And slide all the rugs around! And make tunnels out of the sofa cushions! I’ll be the Best Alien Species Ever.
Winston

Dear Winston,
We’ll be so proud. 
Love, Carolyn 

*Article by the Polish Academy of Sciences

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