I have just returned home after a night away, having left the gentlemen of the household alone for a whole twenty-four hours.
Cat Daddy sent me many Catorze photos during my absence, proving that, for all his besmirching of us cat freaks, he is very much one of our number. This one was accompanied by the word “‘Elmo” and, after some confusion wondering who on earth Elmo was, I discovered that he had meant to write “‘Ello” but it had been autocorrected:
I thought perhaps at least one of the boys might be pleased to have me back, but this is what took place upon my return:
[Lots of Boys’ Club cuddles]
Me: “I haven’t seen him for a whole day, and he’s not even interested in saying hello.”
Cat Daddy: “Well, that’s because you abandoned him! [Turns to Louis Catorze:] Didn’t she? She abandoned us. It was just the two of us, wasn’t it? And didn’t we have the BEST time?”
Catorze: “Mwah!”
Me: “ …”
[More Boys’ Club cuddles]
Me: “ …”
It turns out that, during my absence, Cat Daddy had intended to shut the bedroom door overnight but, after a few too many Mâcon Villages, he had relented and left it open. So the little sod had pitter-pattered in and gorged himself senseless on the feeling of having his daddy to himself all night. And the pair of them are more smug and pleased with themselves than ever before.
This was Cat Daddy’s view when he woke up on Sunday morning:
Right now as I write, I am relegated to the end of the sofa whilst the boys continue their love-up. Such is life as the second favourite human in Le Château.
jesuisleroisoleil 
Cats like nothing better than having a human to themselves
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Boys’ Club is his reason for being!
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You are lower than whale poop!
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Lower than that. Is there an animal that poops below the ocean floor?
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Not that I know of.
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Take heart. It could be worse. Our cat Timon hardly ever stays on our laps.
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Is he the same with everyone in the household, though? Catorze actually gets off my lap to get onto Cat Daddy’s.
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So far, we haven’t timed how long he stays on every lap yet but, at first sight, it looks rather similar.
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I guess at least he’s treating everyone equally shabbily. 🤷♀️
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And neither of us make fun of the other one.
😀
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Whereas I am bullied constantly for being the less popular one.
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It always seems to be very difficult to get between your 2 boys… They seems to have a very good bound…
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They are ridiculous.
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I knew something like that could happen, which is why I never got married 😉
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It’s just not fair, is it?
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Obviously “Absence makes…” is not necessarily true.
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No. But if Cat Daddy is gone for twenty minutes, little sod is all over him.
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In French we have a saying that fits better: “far away from the eyes, far away from the heart!” (Loin des yeux, loin du coeur.)
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I was never ever proche au cœur. 😐
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