Ah Have Mah Limits

Hah, y'awl. As Gabriel the man-cat here, Ah thank you awl know bah naw that Ah am most willing and able to please. Ah just looove mom to death, along with Pipi, and Ah've always done what she wanted. Ah mean, Ah move away when she teals me, especially when Ah hear the word "excuse me". Eet may have taken me a little longer than Pipi, but Ah do, Ah do... Ah move right away when Ah hear "excuse me". And Ah do uther thangs, like move away when she tells me "Out!", Ah mean you can eeven see 'dat on video, know what Ah mean? And let's nawt forget that Ah even move out of the way when Ah hear her go "Let her eat, please!" and so then Ah leave Pipi's bowl alone when she's eatin.

And so, Ah plead mah case here that Ah have done anything and everytin' possible to please. But you know whaat? You can't cross a certain line with me.

Ah'm tawlking about the time the uther day when Ah'm bah my 'nummy num' place and Ah've decided to have mah dinner. So Ah'm standing there, eatin. And next thang Ah hear is that awl-familiar "excuse me?" right bah mah ears mand you. And Ah knew what she wanted, Ah knew -- becohze Ah had seen the whate cloth. See, she wanted to clean mah paws, and Ah had done mah best to avoid it. So, Ah figured, if Ah go bah the bowls and start eatin'? She'll go away.

Eet didn't work out that wah. The moment Ah heard her go "excuse me?", and right after she starts grabbing for mah paws? Ah had a regular hissy-fit. Ah gawt SO pissed off, Ah thought Ah was gonna speet. Ah mean Ah just stood there and practically JUMPED, Ah was so peeesed. To drave the point home to her, Ah hissed a leetle and yelled, 'er kinda growled.

Let me tell ya, eet awl was no pretty picture. She wouldn't budge, and AH wouldn't budge. NAWT THIS TIME. Ah ended up hurtin' her a leetle and then Ah felt fearful and went and hid under her own bed. She finally had to tawlk to me and nudge me out of there at which point, Ah got out and had to face Pipi who stood and stared at me.

"What's going on, Googie? What the hell have you done?"

"Ah don't know, Pipi... She's just eenseeesting mah paws get cleaned and Ah don't want to have any part of it. Nawt tuday."

"Well, let's just go downstairs together and she'll forget about it soon, okay?" Mah ears were still slicked back a beet, and mah fur was definitely ruffled. And Ah had to feegure owt naw how in the hale Ah was gonna get back in with mom. 'Cuze she screamed when Ah lashed out at her.

So the next mornin', Pipi offered to be bah mah side when Ah re-approached. Ah deedn't have the guts to actually greet mom, as usual yet. Nor did Ah come bah to see her in her leetle room where she goes every mornin'. So Ah missed mah special time with her in there that I usually get. But Ah got the nerve up to stand outsade that room with Pipi rootin' for me just a few inches away, looking on.

"Hah! You're HERE, are you?? ", Ah heard mom say. So the ice broke. Soon enough, Ah knew she was steel on the 'beddie-bye' and Ah eventually decided to get enough nerve to jump up there and go to her. After Ah saw that awl was cool, Ah decided to spend extra time nuzzling her face and being extra attentive to her. For a much longer time than usual, you know?

So, we made up... But Ah hope Ah weel nawt get to see the whate cloth anytime soon.


[Mom-Editor's Note:.... Who knew "Excuse me?" would cause such a furry... but that was exactly the trigger that made him snap. ]

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