Tagged: Being Human

The messy experience of being an imperfect human being alive for the first time. That includes having lots of feelings and thoughts that often contradict each other. It’s confusing!

Cat looking guilty after breaking toy snake - example of when to apologize versus over-apologizing

Stop apologizing so much

Dear Human 💕, I’ve been counting how many times you said “sorry” today. 12. You apologized for asking a question. You apologized for seeing something differently. You apologized for taking up space. You apologized...

You have the right to be human

Dear Human 💕, I see you asking yourself a lot what you should or shouldn’t do. It seems like you’re questioning what you are allowed to do. It looks like I need to remind...

Appreciate your humans

Dear Human 💕, It’s that time of year when humans gather to share a giant bird – or a Tofurky thing – and as many side dishes as there are humans at the table....

Are they really not trying?

Dear Human 💕, I can see you’re angry at that human. They haven’t reached out in weeks. They keep canceling plans. They don’t seem to be making any effort at all. It feels like...

Be you. Be real. Be weird.

Dear Human 💕, those blinking orange lights that you’ve been playing with for the past hour are mesmerizing. And I really, really want to chase them. You know I can’t resist blinking things. Why...

A podcast episode about me!

Dear Human 💕, There’s a podcast episode about me! Meow, sort of. I am not famous enough for anyone to feature me in their podcast, but I accidentally ended up with my own 15-minute...