Judy,

Thank you so much What you wrote is so thoughtful and sweet and so very true

You are so right about the thoughtless people who ask thoughtless questions or say stupid things.... most of the time I let it go and don't let it bother me, but every once I will hear a particularly hurtful comment/question and those really hurt and sting.

The thing that made me smile so muvh about your post was when you said I do have kids - who are 7, 4, and 1..... and the reason it made me smile so much is because the 3 cats have such different personalities and the way they interact with each other and with us is soooo similar to the way children act.

If anyone comes to visit all they have to do is watch the 3 of them for a few minutes and it becomes very clear who is the oldest, who is the middle, and who is the baby. Even in the feline world, 'siblings' have a sibling dynamic between each other.

Liz