It dawned on me recently that a new rule has developed in my family. If someone is asked to do a chore or a favor, and a cat is sleeping on that person, that person is now exempt from any obligation asked of them.
For instance, if I call out for someone to unload the dishwasher and it turns out a cat is sleeping on them, they no longer have to unload the dishwasher. I may do the chore myself or call on a sibling to take the chore instead. There may be some grumbling on the part of the sibling, but it is generally understood that whomever has a cat sleeping on them is now rendered useless because they have just become a human bed for a sleeping cat -- and that takes precedence.
It works for me as well. When a child of mine asks me to do something and I say, "I would, but the cat is sleeping on me," they say, "fine, I'll do it myself" (which they probably should have done themselves anyway).
We are thinking about getting more cats.
2 comments:
I've filled my father in on the Cat Contingency, and he is in full agreement. As I would be if I thought it was moral for cats to be on laps.
But I have to try harder to understand you cat people.
skn
That is The Reason two cats live at my house. Have you ever experienced the "sleep magic" dispensed by cats? It's really something.
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