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I'm so confused!
So this morning, I was on my way to my car and the people who "own" Francis were walking by - the mom was taking the two younger boys to their bus stop. They saw Francis (who was just hanging out and walking away from the house...my boyfriend had fed him breakfast a bit earlier. They said "Hi Francis" and the mom scooped him up and let her boys head the extra little bit to the bus stop while she took Francis back home and put him inside.
The mom's never met me in person and the boys didn't get a chance to say "hey, that's the girl who takes care of Francis." Perhaps they told her when she got back to the bus stop. I feel a bit like a stalker.
On one hand, it was nice to see her take him home...he wasn't fighting her or anything and seemed quite comfortable in her arms. On the other, I know it's just a matter of time before he escapes again (if he hasn't already...perhaps not with the boys in school) and starts taking up residence on our porch again. I had stopped taking him home for food (due to the lack of dish and apparently lack of concern over their wandering cat) and just started feeding him 2-3 times a day here. I'm thinking maybe whenever he shows up, I'll just take him home and knock on the door so that he goes inside for food at least.
Honestly, maybe he really just does like visiting. He doesn't seem overly bothered by other animals (we have both dogs and cats around here frequently and he just struts on by like a big man). Hopefully once it gets cooler (it's been very nice here lately...maybe a little chilly at night, but I think he sleeps under our porch) he'll have the good sense to go home.
And no, of course, I haven't completely ruled out the possibility of taking him in, but it's not a realistic option right this moment.
So this morning, I was on my way to my car and the people who "own" Francis were walking by - the mom was taking the two younger boys to their bus stop. They saw Francis (who was just hanging out and walking away from the house...my boyfriend had fed him breakfast a bit earlier. They said "Hi Francis" and the mom scooped him up and let her boys head the extra little bit to the bus stop while she took Francis back home and put him inside.
The mom's never met me in person and the boys didn't get a chance to say "hey, that's the girl who takes care of Francis." Perhaps they told her when she got back to the bus stop. I feel a bit like a stalker.
On one hand, it was nice to see her take him home...he wasn't fighting her or anything and seemed quite comfortable in her arms. On the other, I know it's just a matter of time before he escapes again (if he hasn't already...perhaps not with the boys in school) and starts taking up residence on our porch again. I had stopped taking him home for food (due to the lack of dish and apparently lack of concern over their wandering cat) and just started feeding him 2-3 times a day here. I'm thinking maybe whenever he shows up, I'll just take him home and knock on the door so that he goes inside for food at least.
Honestly, maybe he really just does like visiting. He doesn't seem overly bothered by other animals (we have both dogs and cats around here frequently and he just struts on by like a big man). Hopefully once it gets cooler (it's been very nice here lately...maybe a little chilly at night, but I think he sleeps under our porch) he'll have the good sense to go home.
And no, of course, I haven't completely ruled out the possibility of taking him in, but it's not a realistic option right this moment.