Casper changed his walnut sized feline mind as soon as I started a kitchen project. He saw mountains of cherries and jelly jars getting sterilized and immediately started climbing my legs and demanding to be held. In that way that cats have of demanding your full undivided attention only at time when you really need both hands and to not have fur floating around. Harumph. So of course he is getting All The Snuggles because passing up a snuggle-opportunity is a crime against nature.

Yay for kitty snuggles!

Delightful to hear you got to spend some time with JenK, Hec. Also, of course you waited on the stoop for Matilda!

Much love to both JenK and her mother. I'm glad she and Matt are continuing to have adventures.

I love hearing about Buffistas spending time together!

I’m home from mom’s overstuffed with food and in trouble for making Francesca cry when I put a timer on to get ready to go after asking her to put her shoes on at least five times.

My mom just had the Look of Death(my brother can imitate it, being the most likely recipient.) When Ta-Nehesi Coates writes about The Look Of Not Playing, I wonder if it is the same face. (maybe not fully, but in intent, perhaps)

I call it the Death Glare. ltc is quite good at it.

Definitely related.

Well, my MiL is here. All week.

If she really wanted to be supportive, she would give me a fucking break.

I've seen her every month this year. For weeks at a time.

And I'd be good with seeing her once a year.

Even when she's trying to be nice she says something shitty.

Aw, so sorry that you aren't consoling each other right now. All that stuff is so heavy, and you aren't gonna see it the same way. Just because you're very different. But being shitty to my bunky is not making her friends. Sending ma to both of you, actually.

Is there somebody you could ask to be your Dan Dority and tell folks you're "not receiving"?