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Scary New Cat

I mistake it for one of the real Rotten Cats at least once a day.

October 17, 2022 by Lisa A. Listwa Leave a Comment

It’s officially fall. And it’s October.

Kidzilla has been dying to get out the fall decorations this week and we are now thick in the process of placing pumpkins, leaves, and other sundry items around the house.

The minute the calendar turned to October, Zilla begged to get out Halloween items already. OK, fine. But I am already tired of catching myself in the act of reaching out to pet this idiotic thing…

Zilla picked this thing out at our supermarket two years ago. She loves it. But it sits there on the half wall smugly occupying the same space where the real Rotten Cats hang out.

And somehow, for three Octobers running now, I mistake it for one of the real Rotten Cats at least once a day. Usually more often.

How ridiculous.

But it is definitely a source of entertainment for all of us…except perhaps the real Rotten Cats. They are not fans at all.

Here’s Cat Two after meeting Scary New Cat two years ago. He was not amused.

And here he is today, getting reacquainted. Cat Two’s opinion has not changed. Clearly.

Cat One had to get involved and check things out, too. Here he tries to intimidate Scary New Cat with his hulking cat mass. Perhaps being the fattest Rotten Cat in the house will be helpful.

And Cat Three wouldn’t even go near the wall. Which leaves the score at Scary New Cat 3; Rotten Cats 0. Game on.

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This post was previously published on The Meaning of Me and is republished on Medium.

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About Lisa A. Listwa

Lisa A. Listwa is a self-employed writer and author with experience in education, publishing, and martial arts. Believing there was more to life than punching someone else’s time clock and inspired by the words of Henry David Thoreau, she traded her life as a high school educator for a life as a writer and hasn’t looked back. She is mother to one glorious handful of a daughter, wife to the nicest guy on the planet, and reluctant but devoted owner of three Rotten Cats.