Have you ever heard it said that, sometimes, if you fight back against bullies, their behaviour becomes worse? Cat Daddy and I have just been to València* for a friend’s wedding, and we left Louis Catorze** in the care of Daughter Next Door.
*The fighting back.
**The bully.
We didn’t tell Catorze of our plans, and our intention was just to creep out quietly. But he caught us packing our suitcase, and then the screaming started.
After eventually succeeding in making our escape, whilst on our way to our airport departure gate, we saw this sign:
Cat Daddy: “Animal Relief Area? Maybe we should go there – after all, we need relief from a certain animal. Or maybe València IS our Animal Relief Area.”
That’s actually a fair point.
Anyway, after having a lovely time at the wedding, we returned home to this:
I filmed this cacophonous din just minutes after arriving home and, unlikely though it seems, it’s actually deteriorated since.
Cat Daddy: “We should never have gone away. Oh God.”
Cat Daddy’s theory is that the screaming stems from separation anxiety, but that doesn’t explain how Catorze screams in exactly the same way whether he’s been apart from us for three weeks or thirty minutes. And besides, to have any form of anxiety, don’t you have to actually GIVE A SHIT? I don’t think anyone has ever accused the little sod of that.
Any other possible explanations would be gratefully welcomed.
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