1. My son set up our tree this year. Its only a foot tall. Our cat won't stay out of the big one. Last year he knocked the whole tree over, it ripped down the curtains when it fell.

2. Cats and being declawed. When getting this cat, I planned on having him declawed. After doing a little research I found that they actually cut the cats first knuckle off. Seemed kinda inhumane to me. (must be my old age kicking in, in my younger years I wouldn't have given a [BLEEP]. Honestly I don't even like cats, I'm a dog person) But now I pay the price of a cat that has claws. Can't really play with him because he plays too rough and will shred you to pieces, almost all my curtains have been torn down from him climbing to the top, add in hes bipolar as hell. Never been a cat person, I just gave in to my son. I figured one cat couldn't be that bad. Well now he wants nothing to do with anyone besides me, no petting or holding by anyone else. Somehow I've become his "person". He just wants to sit on my lap and me pet him. Hes super nice and will stay around everyone, he just doesn't want to be touched.

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