So I had a pretty rough night last night and I felt really lonely when I went to sleep. My boyfriend had spent the summer living with me and just left Monday, so going to bed alone in this big bed is very depressing. I had a hard time falling asleep and tossed and turned for quite some time.
Sometimes I am so surprised at the bond that I can have with my cat (Luna). The bonds that humans can have with animals can be so strong even though they can't talk or really understand us. It's a very primal connection that cannot be satisfied by any number of friendships with other people. My parents have had pets before but my cat is the first pet I have ever owned since I moved out for college and she surprises me everyday. She loves to be taken for walks, go for car rides, play fetch, and she loves hide and go seek (she gets me to chase her and she hides and stays there until I find her...its taken me hours to find her before and she patiently waited). But last night I was too upset to play with her so I ignored her meowing and attempts to get me to take her outside or chase her around.
But last night I came to sleep alone, I finally fell asleep in a terrible mood. When I woke up this morning I couldn't be in a bad mood though, because my cat was snuggled up right next to me snoring a little bit. It's hard to feel sad or angry next to the cutest cat in the world.
Our pets bring us so much joy, and even though they can be shitheads sometimes (knocking over potted plants, peeing on the carpet, etc) we love them anyways!