Dear Sammy,
I don’t get people. Why do they think they are so much better than us? Better than dogs, I can see, but not cats. My person is generally pretty good. She has kitty beds all over the house, in case I need a quick nap. She keeps everything nice and clean, and she doesn’t have a dog. Her one annoying trait is she won’t let me sit at the table at dinner time. It’s not like there’s not enough space for me. She only takes one chair and there are three just going unused. Still, every time I try to join her, she shoos me away, sometimes not so gently. I don’t know how much more of this rejection I can take. It’s humiliating to eat my warm tuna and cream on the floor. Well, from a crystal dish, but the dish is on the floor.
Grounded in Galt
Dear Grounded
Don’t be too hard on your person. The truth is, people have some very strange eating habits. Because their faces are so flat, they have trouble eating properly straight from the plate and have to rely on some primitive implements to help them. These tools, aside from looking ridiculous, aren’t very efficient. It can sometimes take hours for people to get enough food to keep them going. When more than one person eats at the same time, it’s not uncommon to hear them laughing because they look so absurd when they eat. And that is the reason, your person won’t allow you to eat at the table with her. Imagine how embarrassed she would be to have you see her struggling so with her meal, or to have to watch you be so graceful and efficient. She feels she would lose all your respect. So, don’t feel slighted by her actions, realize she is only trying to maintain her dignity in the face of her handicap.
Good dining,
Sammy
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