In my opinion, it’s not really fierce. It’s just a bit unpredictable… It has a strong personality and can’t be easily restrained. After all, it’s the cat’s decision what it wants to do, and it’s not appropriate for a cat – owner like me to stop it.
It was a tiny one, squatting in a dustpan at the door. At that time, my girlfriend asked me, “How about I keep it?” But since I preferred dogs and had never raised relatively larger animals like cats or dogs before, I was a bit resistant. Also, since I lived with my parents, my mom had repeatedly told me not to keep a pet. So I refused for the time being.
The next day, when my girlfriend got home, she found it was still there. She asked me again. After making up my mind throughout the afternoon, we decided to keep it. After all, it felt like we had a special bond.
Brother Bao has always been rather timid. When we brought it home and fed it cat food, it would hide under the bed after eating. I had to coax it out every now and then…
It also has a bad temper. It didn’t like being held since it was a kitten. It would get annoyed after being petted for a while and try to bite. However, Brother Bao also has very prominent good points. For example, when we changed its toilet to one with a door, it was too scared to go in. I heard it meowing a few times that night. The next morning, I found that it wanted to pee but was afraid to enter the toilet door. After searching for a while, it urinated on a plastic bag.
Brother Bao has always maintained this good habit. Later, when it was sick and vomiting, and I forgot to clean the litter box so that there was no place for it to step in, Brother Bao would helplessly vomit or poop in a place that was easier to clean, like the small mat in front of its toilet.
It was during that illness that Brother Bao kneaded for the first time. And before that, it slept in the living room at night. But during those days, it started to sleep beside my head at night.
Brother Bao is really sensible. It got familiar with my daily routine soon after coming to my home. When I don’t get up (as long as I open my eyes but don’t get out of bed or touch my phone), it won’t wake me up or disturb me.
Back to the point, I don’t really think it’s fierce. Instead, it’s kind of silly – cute. The so – called “fierceness” might be that it likes to bite. But later, it learned to control the strength, and it doesn’t hurt when it bites. Usually, it does this to show that it’s too lazy to pay attention to you and wants to play by itself. On the other hand, perhaps it has good athletic talent and wants to show it to you, so it seems more active. When I’m not at home, it doesn’t cause much trouble. When I’m back, it always shows me the new skills it has learned, like jumping to places you think it can’t reach.
Oh, recently, it seemed that it really wanted to go out for a walk, so I took it out. But as soon as we went out, it became extremely scared and clung to me tightly.
Brother Bao has been very vocal recently, whining every day. It seems like it has something to tell me, just like a child. It doesn’t seem fierce at all. Looking at its pitiful appearance every day, it’s more like a little wife.
By the way, as Brother Bao grows up day by day and with its obedient and sensible character, it has won the recognition of my mother. From not caring about it at all before, now my mom occasionally chats with Brother Bao.
After getting along with it for a long time, I feel that Brother Bao might be a great gift from heaven. It’s obedient, sensible, and not overly clingy, just right. It makes its presence felt in a way that makes me feel gratified. For example, every day as soon as it hears me inserting the key to open the door, it runs to the door. If I come home late, it will directly squat at the door waiting for me. Of course, after I change my clothes when I get home, it will also stay by my side to get my attention for a while.
Thank you, Brother Bao. You make me feel like I have both armor and a weakness…
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