Had a funny moment in the used book store... Kyle was browsing the California History area, and right behind him, I was going through the cat books. I saw a title that referred to raising the "perfect cat" and instantly reacted based on my autism perseveration instead -- "perfect cat?! they should just accept the kitty as he or she is, not try to force him/her to be something he or she isn't!" It took me a split-second to realize I was mixing interests, then I started snickering at myself and let Kyle in on the joke. The really funny thing is that I basically do let my cats be who/what they are by nature, interacting with them in their own language and enjoying their natural behavior, so what seemed like a totally irrational reaction at first isn't hypocritical after all. :-)