I think Pandora has realized that there are two of us in here, and she is either fiercely devoted to protecting the second one or she plans to steal it when it arrives. Either way, being woken up at 4 am with her staring intently at me was a mite unsettling.
Telling the in-laws definitely makes things more real. Also, it provides classic photo opportunities.
Sometimes when I’m afraid of if I’m going to be a good mom or not, I think about how much I love this cat. How much I love to see her learn and grow; how much she frustrates me one minute and makes me so happy the next. Then I figure if I love my kid as much as this cat, I should do okay.
You can learn all the math in the ‘Verse, but you take a boat in the air that you don’t love, she’ll shake you off just as sure as a turn of the worlds. Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down, tells you she’s hurtin’ before she keels. Makes her a home.
Serenity, 2005
