I recently moved in with a new human family. They've been good to me, and the house is comfortable. Last week the humans bought a standing lamp with a hemispherical lamp shade at the top. They installed it just behind one of the arm chairs in the living room. It turned out that by standing on the back of the chair I could reach up and touch the shade, which was attractively bright and sparkly.
You probably know where this is going, but this morning I leaned on the shade a bit too much when I reached for it. It went over with a great crash and a spray of broken glass. On top of that, the nearest human started yelling at me. I've never been so scared in my life! I can see that I've ruined the lamp. Have I also ruined my chance at a happy home with friendly humans?
--Shattered
Dear Shattered,
I think you'll probably be OK. Humans can be temperamental sometimes, especially when their money, their furniture, or their special shiny objects are involved. In this case, it sounds like it was all three. However, they usually get over it eventually. Try to be a bit more careful about standing objects than can be knocked over and any items made of glass. Avoid all such objects for a good week, at least. Meanwhile, meet any friendly overtures with positive reinforcement. A few cheek rubs go a long way toward mending fences.
Oh, and you can come out from under the bed now.
Best of luck,
--Thera
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