Carolyn Holm

Hey Mom,
Puffin cussed at you just now. 
Winston

Dear Winston,
He did indeed.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
He does that a lot. Hissing at you when you move him from your chair.
Winston

Dear Winston,
He does. But not a lot. He’s just saying “F— off” in a general sort of way. I don’t take it personally.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
I don’t either. He hisses the same thing to me. 
Winston

Dear Winston,
Most of the time he is quite sweet. 
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
He is with you. He’s tender with you in a way that he isn’t with anyone else.
Winston

Dear Winston,
Tender is a good word choice! He is tender and sweet with me.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
He talks a lot.
Winston

Dear Winston,
He does, he is a very chatty cat. 
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
I don’t always understand what he is saying. He uses words I don’t know.
Winston

Dear Winston,
That’s the French.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
Why French??????????
Winston

Dear Winston,
Good question. Who knows? How did a kitten found in a Los Angeles neighborhood where there is a preponderance of Spanish-speaking immigrants come to think of himself as French? It’s a mystery.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
How does he expect everyone to understand him?
Winston

Dear Winston,
I don’t think he really cares.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
He just cares about the household schedule. 
Winston

Dear Winston,
He’s put himself in charge of that. That’s his Number One issue.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
When he’s not hogging your lap.
Winston

Dear Winston,
He does love my lap. But this is the guy who hisses “F— off” while I try to comb him. Go figure.
Love, Carolyn

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