when we first brought kuma home, after a few days he wasn’t eating or drinking anything and would not come out from under the dresser in our bedroom. I had never had a cat before so this scared me to death because the only thing I knew about cats was what I could read online...

I tried everything I could to get him to eat or drink, it was approaching the 3 day mark and I read about how that’s when they could get really sick and potentially die, then I found some article from like ~*CaT LaDy SuSan*~ about how actually talking to your cat is important

I rolled my eyes and was like “ya fuckin right this is bullshit”

but I got on the floor and asked him to please eat because we love him and he was scaring us, told him that I know he’s scared but he’ll never have to worry about being abandoned again and that this is home now...

I begged him to eat and promised we’d take care of him for the rest of his life

I got up and got into bed, Leah was asleep and after a few seconds I heard crunching

I looked over and he was eating, he ate the whole god damn bowl and then chugged his water

I started yelling and crying I was so fuckin excited, Leah woke up and probably thought he was dead (sorry Leah) but i’m fairly certain that was the first time I had felt that kind of genuine happiness

and every day since then he has filled me with that exact type of happiness. idc how stupid it sounds or if people think I’m being dramatic, I mean it. I love this fucking cat. as much as we saved him, he did save us... me especially. and how much time we have left doesn’t matter

because we have him now.

I may have rolled my eyes at the lady explaining the importance of talking to your cat...

but now I make it a point to thank him and tell him how much I love him

he may not understand, but he deserves to hear it anyway.

I love you, Kuma... and I’m gonna annoy the shit out of you for as long as we have together. I may not be able to make you better, but I’ll be beside you until the end because I know you’d do the same for me.

Now don’t move I’m gonna go get you some treats.

and most importantly, thank Leah for making me get him. I was unsure about it and a little annoyed at first but without her bugging me I would have never met Kuma. I love you both so much.

this year might have been an absolute fucking nightmare, but with Leah and Kuma next to me I’d relive it again and again until I’m fuckin’ dead.