I remember some years ago, everyone made jokes about a statement a former leader made, he said “I belong to everyone and I belong to no one”.
That statement fits Whiskers just right.
When whiskers was a kitten, my sister didn’t want to leave him behind as she was coming to our hometown for an indefinite staycation…so she brought him along.
Throughout her entire stay, her kids and my son gave whiskers all the love he could get.
When the time came for them to leave, my dad told them it was okay to leave Whiskers behind…”He will be just alright” he said. My dad likes cats.
What he forgot was the fact that our family home, where my sister had stayed and where she would be leaving whiskers behind was run mainly by my mom. She is NOT a cat person.
By dad lives in the same town as my sister…4 hours away…he only comes around the family home from time to time.
So, off went daddy and off went my sister and her kids.
My son and I don’t live in the family home, so off we went too.
I go there from time to time. I see whiskers and I see how lonely he is.
Sometimes I look at him and wish I could take him home with me and make him my own.
It’s sad to say this but I think he will always be everyone’s cat and belong to no one at all.
