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Funny story

Last week I accepted a cat sitting side gig for someone who was travelling. I know nothing about cats. She gave me instructions on what to do. Day 1, cat refused to drink from the fresh bowl of water or get close to me. I noticed because when I came to refill her treats and food the bowl was full. Day 2 I change the full bowl of water as well as treats and food. Set down another bowl of water. The summer temperature is over 30 degrees, so I imagine myself as a cat enjoying the fresh bowl of water. I did not invite the cat but she comes over and drinks for the longest time. I said to myself next step we need to be friends. I went to a chair and sat down and imagined I was the cat and was viewing this person on the chair that looked friendly. Cat comes to sit by my leg and we enjoy the scenery. I see some candy wrapped and Im thinking this looks really interesting. If I was a cat I would be really interested in this candy, and sure enough the cat reaches out for the candy. If I thought the first two actions were coincidences, reaching for that candy was not because the cat reached for the particular one I was looking at. I did not let her eat it because I am not sure if cats should eat candy. And I did not try that visualization again because I do not want to be in a cat's head.