Carolyn Holm

Dear Mom,
Puffin says that he and Winston get Special Privileges because they are cats.
XOXO Poppy 

Dear Poppy,
You all do, sweetie. This is a very privileged household.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
The cats have more privileges. They get to sleep on the bed!
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
There simply isn’t room for everyone to pile onto the bed. You get to sleep right next to the bed. How lucky is that!!!
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
That’s not the same.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Okay. You get to go outside. The cats don’t have that privilege.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Well, okay. But Winston gets to be picked up!
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
You don’t even like to be picked up!
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
The cats get treats from Dad’s desk.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Honey, you get treats from my pocket.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Puffin has special spots all over the house.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
You have special spots, sweetie. A bed in the bedroom, one under the coffee table, one under the table in my office.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Three. Three beds. The cats have special round cat beds everywhere – on your bed, in the dining room with a view of the wild bird feeder, on the chairs in the living room, on the back of the sofa. 
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
There are a lot of them because the beds are a containment system for the fur. 
Love, Carolyn 

Dear Mom,
The cats are allowed on the sofa!
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
That’s true. But just think if you were allowed there. With all that fluffy hair of yours, our nice green sofa would soon turn from green to blonde. 
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
My blonde fur is lovely! You always say so.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
That’s so true! But not on a sofa.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Puffin says dogs aren’t sophisticated enough to sit on a sofa.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Seriously, what do I always say about listening to the cats?
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
You say, don’t believe the cats when you go away and they say that you were eaten by predators?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Well, that too. But I always say don’t pay attention to what the cats say. That’s what I always say about listening to the cats.
Love, Carolyn

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