Carolyn Holm

Hey Mom
You got home late last night.
Winston

Dear Winston,
We did, didn’t we?
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom
You never get home late!
Winston

Dear Winston,
Not in a while. I hope Puffin didn’t start in on the predator story.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom
The one where you and Dad are late because predators caught and ate you?
Winston

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

Hey Mom
Puffin didn’t bring it up this time. But where were you??????
Winston

Dear Winston,
We were at my sister’s for Thanksgiving. That’s when families and friends get together for a big feast to commemorate gratitude.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom
Food does something for gratitude?????
Winston

Dear Winston,
It’s a ritual kind of thing, sweetie. A ritual is a way to mark something, to give it meaning.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom
Is it a ritual when Puffin kneads the bedroom cat bed?
Winston

Dear Winston,
Interesting, I never thought of that as a ritual. But it’s true, that is the only place he kneads. Just in that bed. Not in any of the other cat beds. I wonder what the meaning is for him?
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom
And Poppy tears into her bed, scratching it wildly before lying down there. But only in the bed in the living room.
Winston

Dear Winston,
Very good, maybe that’s another ritual. Something to do with making the bed hers. After all, you all tend to take over that bed from time to time.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom
And I’ve heard about Molly’s OCD ritual with the food bowl. Tapping it twice before each bite.
Winston

Dear Winston,
That was a hilariously odd one. Good ole weird Molly. Who knows what that meant.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom
And Puffin expects his precious catnip banana every evening after games.
Winston

Dear Winston,
The games themselves are like a ritual too! The security of a schedule he can rely upon.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom
And Poppy barks at every passing person with a dog!
Winston

Dear Winston,
No, that’s not a ritual. That’s just annoying.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom
I think it’s exciting.
Winston

Dear Winston,
You just like the excuse to run around the house when she barks. So, what’s your ritual?
Love, Carolyn

Mom
I’m supposed to have one???????
Winston

Dear Winston,
No, don’t worry about it. For you, life is purely random.
Love, Carolyn

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