Girlcat is in moody teenager mode today. Sitting at the PC in the study this evening then:
GC: Mrow pay me attention!
Me: Give me a minute
GC: Mrow NOWWWWWW!
Me: Oh OK then ( gives up jobhunting to follow Girlcat into living room)
GC: Mrow stroke me NOW!
Me: (strokes GC while she wanders backwards and forwards past where I'm sitting, with occasional squeaking noises).
GC: Mrow more more more!
Me: (picks up cat giving self hernia in the attempt - must consider reducing food)
GC: Meh (jumps off lap with disgusted look & wanders away)
5 mins later:
GC Mrow bored!
Me: (offers her each of her favorite toys to play with in turn, all are rejected after maybe one or two desultory swipes)
GC (jumps up onto back of sofa) MROW scritch tummy now!
Me: (Starts scritching,GC gives disgusted look & stalks off. I sit next to Boycat & give him strokes, GC immediately jumps over the both of us, then back down landing on BC)
GC: MROW I'm STARVING!
Me: It's only 7:30, you don't get fed for at least an hour
GC: (pathetically) mrow
Rinse and repeat the above for the next whole hour until suppertime, mostly the comments about starving to death & trying to look pathetic. Should note that there's plenty of dry in the bowl, & they didn't finish their wet breakfast.
Get 2 minutes respite (or so I thought) to go to the loo but no, GC follows me upstairs
GC: Mrow I can't eat without you in the room
Me: (returns to room. GC promptly wanders upstairs & goes to sleep on bed)
I always wanted cats but I never wanted kids, but looks like mine are going through that phase same as humans (sigh)