Thursday, February 22, 2007

Bumpy Road


Things are a bit tricky at the moment. Not the funny kind of tricky like when Princess Kitty and Growly Bear play tricks on each other. Difficult kind of tricky.

Growly Bear is in turmoil. He loves Princess Kitty with all his heart. He knows that she loves him. He wants to be with her. But he is frightened. What if things change when they live together? What if he feels so bad or other people reject him so much that he thinks he has made a terrible mistake and starts to resent Princess Kitty. He is hurting inside thinking about it. Poor Growly Bear.

And the bear he lives with is feeling lonely. Growly Bear has been absent from the cave more. He has been absent with his feelings. She has been kind to Growly Bear this week. That makes him hurt too. Poor Growly Bear.

Growly Bear knew the road would be bumpy. He knew that he would get hurt as he bounced up and down. He knew he would need Princess Kitty to be strong for him. But it is so much harder when it is happening. It hurts much more than you dare imagine. Its very frightening. He wonders if his suspension is as good as he thinks it is. He hopes it will not break.

Princess Kitty does not know how to help Growly Bear. She thinks the best way is to let him have space to think and sort himself out. That means looking after herself. That means trying to find the right balance between giving Growly Bear space and still reassuring him that she loves him. It means trying to do what is best and most helpful for Growly Bear.

Caring for each other is the point of guinea pigs.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

oh no! what happens next?

the quest is over.

Jungle VIP said...

Pheonix
The cat is consummate. She sums up the world with her balanced act of care and....er...control....what a pickle it is

JVIP

Anonymous said...

sounds like something a typical female would do. lol.

Phoenix said...

maggie: If only it was that easy! Just when they think they have got it it slips away again

JVIP: Princess Kitty is always striving to do her best. She doesn't always suceed of course!

Phoenix
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