Day: July 21, 2017

Oh yes, and if I was still in any doubt that SNC is still getting food at his official house too? The lady next door asked us earlier to feed him again while they’re on vacation next week 😹

I felt like a jackass, because I wasn’t up to interacting even that much. I think I managed not to come across as actively rude, just probably weird as hell getting Mr. C to talk to her. He was tempted to say “…like we’re already doing?”, but resisted.

I mean, surely they would have noticed that he’s spending most of his time over here well before this? That is because they really were being pretty neglectful, but still. I don’t understand, and am not that inclined to try right now.

(She also explained that he can’t stay in the house while they’re gone because litterbox problems. Though, that’s not one of the many issues we have noticed with that cat’s behavior inside. I was actually kind of surprised he was still that good about it after spending maybe 5 years stuck outside in all weather, before we lost Max and SNC decided to move in over here on his own. He still acts half feral after all the adjustment progress, but he’s really really good at dirtying the box up. No idea what’s going on there either, and again not that sure I want to know.)

I still have some problems with getting stuck in “If you were too sick for school, you’re too sick to do Enjoyable Thing!” mode. Not to mention “just” running through all the available spoons trying (and often failing) to keep up with some basic responsibilities, so I just don’t have the resources left to do much else. A big ongoing issue these days, tbqh.

But, sometimes you just need to play a game. Even if you couldn’t, say, get out to the store earlier. And sometimes there are sufficently different things involved to make one thing way more doable than another, anyway.

Still trying to remind myself of this. Nobody should ever be expected to turn just plain grim because some things are hard enough for them to do already. Talk about beating your head against a wall. That’s just not reasonable, and it applies to everyone. There are enough mean people out there, and you don’t need to do that job for them.