Respect mah authoritah!

[susie_flo]

Huh - in my dreams!  I'm afraid the sad truth is that nobody respects mah authoritah around here *.

If I shout at the cats, they glance round at me for a second and then carry on regardless.  The second time I shout at them, in a much louder, crosser voice, they don't even bother to look.  I have exactly the same effect on interloping tomcats who give me GETOUTOFMYHOUSE rage.  They might as well say "face - bothered?" at me.  By contrast, when G shouts at the cats, they immediately stop what they're doing and jump down/run away/drop it/hide or whatever is required.  No sass whatsoever.  

Furthermore, Microboy's reaction to me shouting angrily at the cats is a grin of unadulterated glee.  Sadly I don't think this is early evidence of sibling schadenfreude; it appears to be little other than evidence that the sound of my raised voice is hilarious.  Oh the parenting joy I have ahead of me...

* (G has pointed out that the only person around here who does in fact respect mah authoritah is G.  Well, I suppose that's something.)

Comments

[ms-siobhan.livejournal.com]

If you back up your loud voice with either a)well aimed firm spray from water gun or b)short but firm prod from a cattle prod would ensure same reaction G gets ;-)

[lazy-hoor.livejournal.com]

I feel your pain. Only Mr Hoor gets respect in our house. *sigh*

[green-badger.livejournal.com]

Where I used to live there was a bad cat that would come in and steal my kitties' food. We used to keep a supply of small windfall apples to throw at him when he was in the garden (didn't ever hit, don't worry).

When my fiance threw, he would leg it. If I threw, he'd give me a 'yeah yeah, I've seen what your aim is like' look and not even bother to move. xxx

[ms-siobhan.livejournal.com]

PS I miss Cartman.

[kissmeforlonger.livejournal.com]

I think that's a good sign, the animals ignoring you. It shows they feel secure.