Mi’ja

by carolynholm

Dearest Mia,

Are you still upset about last night?

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

No, but I was very very very very very angry then.

Love, Mia

 

Dear Mia,

I know you were. You drew blood when you bit my hand. It still hurts. When you go off like that you are really scary.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

Something comes over me sometimes. All at once.

Love, Mia

 

Dear Mia,

I know it does. And you become a completely different cat. It’s horrifying.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

It’s not on purpose.

Love, Mia

 

Dear Mia,

Was it because I pushed you away?

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

It was! That is exactly what it was!

Love, Mia

 

Dear Mia,

I just wanted you to stop licking my face.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

You don’t want me to kiss you and groom you????????

Love, Mia

 

Dear Mia,

I really appreciate your kissing and grooming, sweetie. But it gets tiresome after a while. It’s like having sandpaper rubbed on my face. But I do love the inspiration behind it. Still I don’t think you should practically take someone’s hand off for such a small disagreement. I mean, there was blood involved. It hurt!

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

But you were rejecting me.

Love, Mia

 

Dear Mia,

I wasn’t rejecting you, Mia, my mi’ja. You are my sweet little girl.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

I love it when you call me mi’ja. It makes me feel like I’m your daughter. It makes me feel loved.

Love, Mia

 

Dear Mia,

I know. It’s a sweet word, isn’t it? So now can we have an agreement that there will be no more violent personality changes?

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

Oh, mi’ja, no. I can’t promise anything. I am a cat.

Love, Mia

 

 

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