My husband and I have two very mellow, people-oriented cats. Why are they like that? Because I was picking them up constantly from the time they were 10 days old. They have no fear of me.
So in December last year, when my husband and I took in a litter of three stray six month old kittens, we set our expectations much lower on the people-oriented scale. But within three weeks, we had discovered we had two more lap cats. Just absolutely lovable.
There was one hold out. Penelope. She was terrified of us. If we came near her, she'd run. If we needed to catch her, we had to trap her in a small room. She didn't want to be touched.
Over time, I have had to learn to be patient, and build trust with this little girl. But just moments ago, I snapped a picture of her, and she actually walked closer. She wasn't afraid of "the lady making all that noise on the phone and dropping files all over the ground." She's letting me pet her more and more, and will sometimes let me pick her up.
I am learning much about patience and building trust from this precious creature. It's hard when I want to grab her and squeeze her, or give her a kiss on the head, but we are getting along better everyday. I just don't notice it until I take a look back at what she used to be like in December. Progress is very slow, but we're making it.
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