I had a dream I brought home two more kittens, although I only recall seeing one - an adorable 8 week old male black cat. Then my parents showed up unannounced with a cocker spaniel puppy as a gift. I was enthusiastic then as soon as they left did the math and was like, "how am I going to afford insurance/vaccines/neuters for three new animals at once?" My partner also said that these three were my responsibility only, as she only agreed to financially support our existing two cats.
Fast forward three days, my mum comes back to visit, and finds that the puppy is eating cat food as I still hadn't bought any dog stuff yet. Also no new bowls for any of the new animals as I was instead just staggering the feeds of all the animals.
I've no idea how we went from me panicking about three new pets to our home becoming an at-home daycare centre, but it was insane. We had more than twice the illegal ratio of adults to children. I was working my ass off, realised I was alone, went into the office space to find the other staff all sat in there drinking coffee and talking. Asked for help as they've been on break for a long time. Nothing. Walked to the bathroom, came back, and the other staff suddenly have a go at me for not doing enough and they're considering letting me go. What? It's my business, my home, and I never took breaks as they were always on their butts!
I woke-up with Seb cuddled into my chest, and Delta tucked in behind my knees, and was very grateful my only dependents are my two furry sons.
