Dear Fancy,

My person won't let me sleep on his important papers. Why not?

-Furry Papurrweight


Dear Furry,

I'm not sure - because sometimes nothing is more comfortable than a stack of receipts and partially filled-out tax forms.

Here's what your human can do as a compromise: Prepare a nice bed (or lap), within petting distance, so the two of you can have proper togetherness but the human can pay his bills or do his taxes. For example, he might pull a chair up beside his, and on the seat of that chair he can place your favorite blanket or one of his recently-worn shirts. Or - as long as none of his friends find out - he could put a cushion or small cat bed on the desk. That way you could occasionally paw at the papers and still help out. Now since you're a cat, as soon as your dutiful human has carefully prepared your sleeping quarters, be sure to walk off into the next room.

Fancy