Do You Know Why I Call You Kitten?
Imagine yourself holding a small baby cat in your lap. It’s soft, tiny, fragile, adorable. All it wants is your affection, and to explore the world to its heart’s content. It depends on you. Knowingly gets in the way of things when you’re busy, so that it can have your attention instead. You love the way it reacts to you, leaning into your touch and purring with satisfaction. It’s quiet even when it tries to be loud and innocent even when it’s misbehaving. It gets itself into trouble. Defies you, accidentally or not, even though you know what’s best. You want to protect it, take care of it, hold it and have it close at all times. It makes your heart swell with love. It’s rewarding to watch it grow. You’re proud of it, and jump at any opportunity to show it off. And, that’s what you are to me.
-A thing my Daddy said to me <3
