(Only slightly light hearted!)
When my only DD left for uni September, I got a pair of kittens. Something to love, and fill my empty nest. Turns out it may have been a huge mistake.
They're now 6 months old. They've trashed my house, including my leather sofas, bed and dining room chairs. They've ripped up and shredded the carpet outside my bedroom trying to get in at night. All this I expected, and tbh it's not really the main issue.
It's the miaowing. Constantly. If they're not eating, they're miaowing. Loudly. And it's such a whiny, horrible miaow. I sit getting ready for work in the morning with them both sat inches from my face, constantly miaowing at me. I get a moments peace by feeding them, then it starts again. And good lord can they eat! I can fill their bowl to the top with biscuits and 10 minutes later there they are, whining for more.
They constantly try to steal my food, no matter how often I put them on the floor. I literally have to sit holding my plate in the air while they try to intercept each forkful. If I shut them out, they just miaow louder and louder.
It's got to the point where between the constant whining, and climbing all over me with their uber sharp claws, I've started going to bed at 7 just to escape and get a bit of peace (while they rip up the carpets trying to get in). I was in tears last night with it all. Disclaimer: I am depressed which I'm sure is making things worse. But seriously, I can't cope!