Raising baby

In the past two weeks we adopted an adorable little kitten of about 12 weeks old and since then, I haven't had a moments peace at home. I know kittens are no where near as much work as a baby, but all I can think about now that I find this so stressful is whether I will truly enjoy young children. I mean, they take up more time and attention and grow up much slower than your average kitten and I'm already having a hard time with this.

I think the part I've hated most is the cat-sitting I seem to spend most of my days doing. It's exhausting and I feel like I get nothing accomplished. Don't get me wrong, the kitten is a riot to watch, for about 5 minutes, then I'd like to do other stuff like make myself a sandwich, read, play video games, etc. However, this cannot be done since she gets into EVERYTHING. Closet door open? Hm, let me start chewing on this pointy metal hanger. Look, a drinking glass! Let me taste this beverage that is not good for me. Space beneath the couch that is dangerous? Let me hide under there.

She also has this problem with harassing my other older cat. This takes the most time because I have set aside a room for the older cat to go to get away from her. This is the only place the kitten isn't allowed to go and the only place she spends most of her day trying to get into! I can't tell you how much time I've spent sitting at that door trying to do some type of work and catching a kitten that keeps trying to jump by me at the same time! If this is anything like having children I'm totally not for it. No wonder most people I know (not all) that have kids already don't usually think about their decisions before they make them...this totally seems like a bad one.

On a lighter note, perhaps it won't seem so daunting when I'm older, but for now, I'm nowhere near ready to be a parent. This kitten has been a very enlightening experience...