I wasn’t unsympathetic beforehand or anything, but dealing with an extremely high energy kitten that literally could not be silent for more than 6 hours in a row made me understand infant parent crash outs a lot more. After months of not getting enough sleep you start to go insane. And this was just for a kitten that woke me up too early, I wasn’t even responsible for all the parent shit on top of it.
Cats are crepuscular but you can train/coax them out of disturbing you. E.g. blackout curtains/door guard and smart lights to create your own sunrise at a time you’ve had a full sleep
I wasn’t unsympathetic beforehand or anything, but dealing with an extremely high energy kitten that literally could not be silent for more than 6 hours in a row made me understand infant parent crash outs a lot more. After months of not getting enough sleep you start to go insane. And this was just for a kitten that woke me up too early, I wasn’t even responsible for all the parent shit on top of it.
Cats are crepuscular but you can train/coax them out of disturbing you. E.g. blackout curtains/door guard and smart lights to create your own sunrise at a time you’ve had a full sleep