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thinking about scout and how amazingly adaptable she’s been since i adopted her, but especially since last summer
when i first adopted scout, i was entering my senior year in college, so we lived with my parents for two months before moving into an apartment, just her and i. it was really a great time for us to bond and get to know each other.
after graduation, we moved back to my parents’. this was scout’s first time really *living* with another cat, as my parents had adopted one. we stayed for a little over a year and then moved to MA!
MA was the biggest change: it was scout’s first time having roommates, and her first time on a plane! but she became a pro in no time - she let me hold her in the airport while her carrier went through security and then nestled back inside with her beloved toy fox
(in this time scout also met dogs, a roommate’s partner’s cat, and a snake!! she was super well behaved with all of them)
in MA, scout went missing one night. it was only about 8 or 9 hours but it absolutely terrified me. i was certain i would never see her again. at 4am, pretty much hysterical, i opened the back door one last time and called her name. she came to me, screaming, from the shadows
before the pandemic hit, we flew together probably five times between September and March. A lot for a cat who had never flown before!! She handled it spectacularly and in March, when we moved back home, she took her longest car ride: around 9 hours
We’ve been back with my parents since then, and they’ve added another cat to the mix.
Scout has her moments of wackiness and times when she has absolutely no chill or decorum, and she gets on my nerves when she stomps across my keyboard, but I honestly don’t know what the past year (or 4!) would’ve been without her
Adopting her was the best decision I’ve ever made. I know that’s cliche but it’s what I have to offer. She’s incredible and she makes me happy to be alive.
Also people say I talk about my cats too much. They only say that because it’s true.
I’m so sorry about this thread lmao I got very into my emotions tonight
