Just a cute story that I thought I'd share.
September has been a really bad month for me between work and home stress and losing Cotton and I've not really been coping as well as I probably could.
Well last night we'd gotten home late from a friend's party and I was cleaning up the recycling since I was dwelling on things too much to sleep. While I was putting it out I hear the tinkling of a bell followed by this friendly sounding "mew" and this big, lanky ginger tom cat came trotting across the road, up my walk and onto the porch. He just started rubbing up against me, headbutting my legs and hopping up to bump my hands, all while purring up a storm. This was exactly what Cotton used to do when he knew I was upset so I sat down on the porch step with this cat crawling into my lap and loving on me and promptly burst into tears on him. He just kept on loving and I sat outside in the dark with him for a good half hour, telling him my troubles like I used to tell Cotton. He just loved on me and purred until I stopped crying, then sat next to me and cleaning himself while I thanked him and got him a treat, then off he went to do whatever he was doing before running into me.
I know he has a home since he was well groomed, well fed and wearing a collar, but I've not seen him before. I just thought it was awful gentlemanly of him to come and check on me.
September has been a really bad month for me between work and home stress and losing Cotton and I've not really been coping as well as I probably could.
Well last night we'd gotten home late from a friend's party and I was cleaning up the recycling since I was dwelling on things too much to sleep. While I was putting it out I hear the tinkling of a bell followed by this friendly sounding "mew" and this big, lanky ginger tom cat came trotting across the road, up my walk and onto the porch. He just started rubbing up against me, headbutting my legs and hopping up to bump my hands, all while purring up a storm. This was exactly what Cotton used to do when he knew I was upset so I sat down on the porch step with this cat crawling into my lap and loving on me and promptly burst into tears on him. He just kept on loving and I sat outside in the dark with him for a good half hour, telling him my troubles like I used to tell Cotton. He just loved on me and purred until I stopped crying, then sat next to me and cleaning himself while I thanked him and got him a treat, then off he went to do whatever he was doing before running into me.
I know he has a home since he was well groomed, well fed and wearing a collar, but I've not seen him before. I just thought it was awful gentlemanly of him to come and check on me.
