I am master of my own domain!

@TheHorse (205963)
Walnut Creek, California
March 12, 2023 11:35am CST
Just now, I heard Kitty meowing at my front door. I guess she had gone out and taken care of her morning kitty business. From my desk, I asserted myself in no uncertain terms: "Kitty! You know how to come in through the sliding class door! I even opened it an additional inch last night, to make it easier for you!" Then I let her in. She went to her food dish (which is half full, not half empty), arched her back, and meowed again. I gave her a dismissive look and continued typing. I had won again! She came over to my desk and arched her back, requesting a back scratch. I limited said scratch to 30 seconds. Perhaps 45. Sixty at most. Are you master of your own domain?
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
12 Mar 23
I'm a married man. 'Nuf said.
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@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Mar 23
Um, not necessarily. But let's not go there. Kitty meowed "fine" and fell asleep on the couch. As a married man, how do you interpret the word "fine"?
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
12 Mar 23
@TheHorse It's not a good sign.
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@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Mar 23
@DWDavis It's NOT a good sign. I did give Kitty some wet food just now So I'm probably safe.
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@celticeagle (159167)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Mar 23
You love thinking you are, don't you? Cats are experts at letting us believe we are the masters.
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@celticeagle (159167)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Mar 23
@TheHorse ...........Yes, Horsey, it has.
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@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Mar 23
@celticeagle I am in shock.
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@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Mar 23
You mean...this has happened to others before?
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@wolfgirl569 (95346)
• Marion, Ohio
13 Mar 23
I do better than that. They don't get to go out
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@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Mar 23
But then don't yo have to deal with a stinky litter box?
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@wolfgirl569 (95346)
• Marion, Ohio
13 Mar 23
@TheHorse Yep. Have to clean those
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@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Mar 23
@wolfgirl569 Well, my (horse) poop smells better than kitty poop. So there. (snobby emoji)
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
12 Mar 23
Of course!!!
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
13 Mar 23
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@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Mar 23
Thank goodness.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
13 Mar 23
I am master and mistress of my domain.
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@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Mar 23
How many cats do you have?
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@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Mar 23
@RubyHawk Then perhaps you ARE master and mistress of your own domain.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
13 Mar 23
@TheHorse Zero.
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
12 Mar 23
Kitty is such a poser. Look at her sitting there all confident. I am owned by my two cats.
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@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Mar 23
We all are. It's actually hard for me to get a picture of her with her eyes open. But she does think she's "all that."
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@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Mar 23
@CarolDM Kitty was a stray who has "adopted" me, but I can tell she's had humans before.
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
12 Mar 23
@TheHorse I am not sure about my two. Hard to say.
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@rebelann (111223)
• El Paso, Texas
12 Mar 23
Well, to some degree yes but often I have to bow to the needs of my kritters .... Tuffy the kitty knows I won't put food in his bowl until he's eaten ALL his food and Roscoe knows I will walk him but not every time he wants to walk me.
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@rebelann (111223)
• El Paso, Texas
13 Mar 23
Yes, just gotta make sure there ain't no stickers round when I put that paw .... eeerrrrr, foot .... down
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@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Mar 23
Sometimes you just have to put your paw down. I mean your foot.
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@jstory07 (134395)
• Roseburg, Oregon
13 Mar 23
my cats
Poor Kitty just wanted some attention from you. Kitty is still the boss. Cats rule. My two know they are in charge.
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@jstory07 (134395)
• Roseburg, Oregon
13 Mar 23
@TheHorse No Kitty just lets you think you are.
@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Mar 23
I am master of my own domain!
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• Eugene, Oregon
12 Mar 23
With no pets around, I answer only to my wife.
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@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Mar 23
Sounds like enough to me.
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@DianneN (247080)
• United States
13 Mar 23
lLol! She's a beauty! Your title sounds like a Seinfeld episode.
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@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Mar 23
That's where I got it, of course.
@JudyEv (325923)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Mar 23
I think you are living in la-la land.
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@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Mar 23
I dreamed a dream... (musical emoji)
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@JudyEv (325923)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Mar 23
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@LindaOHio (156488)
• United States
14 Mar 23
Cute picture. You know Kitty rules the roost! You're not fooling us. lolololol
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@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Mar 23
Shh. Don't blow my cover.
@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
13 Mar 23
Hmm...Kitty does let you feel like the real master. Everything seems to be under your control.
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@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Mar 23
I am master of my own domain!
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@arunima25 (85389)
• Bangalore, India
14 Mar 23
• Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
13 Mar 23
When you say domain, what do you mean?
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@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Mar 23
My household.
@FourWalls (62220)
• United States
12 Mar 23
I wasn’t when Freckles was alive. I said I lived in the most elaborate doghouse in history.
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@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Mar 23
Well, at least you knew your place. Kitty meowed "fine" and is pouting on the couch now.
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@LadyDuck (458458)
• Switzerland
13 Mar 23
I know how to send out my cat without insisting now. I take a wet washcloth and start cleaning him. You should see how fast he gets up and asks to go out.
@LadyDuck (458458)
• Switzerland
13 Mar 23
@TheHorse When I want to see him disappear when I work in the garden, I grab the hose.
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@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Mar 23
Brilliant! We know how much cats love water.
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@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Mar 23
@LadyDuck I wonder what it is about cats and water.
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@RasmaSandra (73502)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Mar 23
Kitty is a very beautiful cat. My cats know that I am constantly at my PC doing something and they come to me when they want some petting and love. I feed them and see their litter is clean and give them plenty of water and we have all become used to one another,
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@TheHorse (205963)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Mar 23
Yeah, Kitty and I know each others' patterns pretty well.
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• United States
14 Mar 23
I have a dog so nope I'm not the master/mistress of my domain.