Cats are naturally crepuscular (most active at dawn and dusk). You’re just on different sleep schedules.
I was backpacking Europe. I had just left Amsterdam and gotten to Berlin. I ordered a Heineken on impulse and the bartender looked appalled and said no.
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I think of it like juggling. If you lose focus, all the balls drop.
They aren’t asking for permission. They are asking for attention.
If you’re ever on the backpacking circuit you’ll meet people like that. They work just long enough to save up for their next trip.