I just realized.....

I shouldn't say "I just realized," but I'm pretty sure that I now know that I am not a cat person...or maybe even an animal person. Please refrain from throwing virtual tomatoes at me, but I think I might even go as far to say that right now, I H-A-T-E my cats. Any particular reason? No, not really. John would like to blame it on that I'm pregnant...which could be a factor, but there are a number of things my cats do, that I think all cats do, that really get on my nerves.

Why do I have cats if I don't like them, you ask? Well, I always wanted one growing up, but my parents were allergic, so when we adopted the cats, they really were the cutest kittens you ever saw....but I still had my reservations about getting them. I blame John 95% for getting the cats. 95% because it was his idea and he insisted, and so did the kids, and 5% for me because I actually gave in.

I always knew that cats love affection and attention, but sometimes, I can't stand how if my hand is just barely dangling off the bed, they are straining their little necks to "make" me pet them. I just don't want to....I can't stand all the cat hair that comes off on your hand every time you pet them, or that my wardrobe constantly has cat hair on it, even when it comes out of the dryer. I can't stand the way they paw at every door and have scratched up my leather couch, pulled out threads from my towels and blankets, constantly get on my counter tops and tables even though they know they are not supposed to...I eat on those surfaces. I have found cat hair in my food before...yuck!

The thing that bothers me the most is when we used to let them sleep on top of our bed, they would slowly make their way between John and I and just spread out like they owned the bed. So lately, we don't let them in our room or the kids rooms anymore because they do the same thing to them also.

Okay, enough with the complaining. Overall, they are very quiet and sleep alot, but all these other factors are really getting to me. I've told John that we are not keeping the cats for life. In fact, I at least plan to give the cats away when we move next year....if I can hold out that long. I'm really nervous bringing a new baby into the home with the cats. They think the own the house and will get into everything. Ahhhhh, I feel a little better now that I have vented about it now....but the cats are still here and rubbing their hair against my pant leg right now. Grrrrrr!



Cute eh? Any takers?