Now they fear Alexa too
Jaimie on Feb 12th 2008
CJ has never been very kind to our cats. He’s not mean to them exactly, but he doesn’t respect their space and is constantly chasing them down and being too rough with them. He’s even tried to ride the bigger one, on occasion (we do not let him do this, and we protect the cats from him, I am just referring to his general attitude towards them).
As Alexa has become increasingly more mobile the past few weeks, she has become more and more fascinated with chasing the cats. She shouts with true toddler glee when she spots one, and starts stomping her way over to subject the cat to petting and hair-pulling. The bigger one ignores her generally, but the littler one has started sprinting out of the room when she hears the telltale squeal.
In our house, it is not all that good to be a cat right now. I just tell myself eventually the kids will internalize our cries of “Gentle!”.
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