The Hall Monitor
by carolynholm
Dear Winston,
I’m glad to see you have calmed down a bit.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
I’m always calm.
Winston
Dear Winston,
No, you’re not. You’ve been all worked up about these kittens.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
They’re in all my spots!!!!!
Winston
Dear Winston,
Those are everyone’s spots. The bed. The kitchen. The litter boxes. The window in the dining room. They are not just yours.
Love, Carolyn
Hey Mom,
They are mine!!!!! Though, first those spots were Puffin’s.
Winston
Dear Winston,
He constantly bullied you out of his spots, didn’t he.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
He would give me The Demonic Stare of Death.
Winston
Dear Winston,
Well, not exactly death. Or demonic. More like The Stern Look of Disapproval.
Love, Carolyn
Hey Mom,
I knew it meant Get Out of My Spot.
Winston
Dear Winston,
And that’s where you learned how to bully. You learned from the best. So now, you bully the kittens.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
I don’t bully anyone. I just chase them from my spots.
Winston
Dear Winston,
You think you’re the Hall Monitor.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
That’s me!!!!!!
Winston
Dear Winston,
You were being way too aggressive at first, but you have mellowed out a bit since I installed the pheromone diffusers.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
Are those the things in the wall plugs?
Winston
Dear Winston,
They are. The pheromones are supposed to be calming for cats. And they seem to be working!
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
So now I’m calm?
Winston
Dear Winston,
Surprisingly so! Your chases started to change. From aggressive chases to play chases. But Elsa still worries about you. I wish you would ease up on her.
Love, Carolyn
Hey Mom,
She RUNS when she sees me!!!!! It’s so exciting!
Winston
Dear Winston,
So just let her run! You don’t have to run after her.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
Yes I do! That’s how it works. The running just spills out of me.
Winston
Dear Winston,
I wish she would stand her ground.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
Like Charlie.
Winston
Dear Winston,
Yes, like Charlie. He’s got you figured out. I’m glad to see you two playing and doing zoomies together. I love how he sneaks up to you, gives you a whack, and takes off like crazy. He can’t resist poking the bear.
Love, Carolyn
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