So apparently I have been demoted..............

[Tiggy's Mum]

You haven't been demoted, you were ALWAYS the underling. Dave was just taking pity on you  Maybe turn the heating down if you want them to snuggle up to you 

[Owned_By_Napkin]

  Napkin went through a phase like that... she used to always lay on top of me in the bed. I went on vacation for a week and a half, come back and all she would do for about 3 weeks was sleep in the bedroom chair and look at me with a look of disdain. Then one night she came back in the bed and has been there ever since. Hopefully your little ones will get over this "phase" soon!

[Feline Costumier]

As many of you know, Chilli and Dave drifted apart when they were being fostered and have never been as close since then. Well, recently, Chilli has been up to her old "an open door is an invitation" trick and has been visiting someone. Unfortunately whoever it is is a very heavy smoker and she comes home stinking to high heaven

So, in an effort to break the habit I have had the pair of them under house arrest for about a week. This has had the lovely effect of re-bonding them (which weirdly, didn't happen in my other two flats when they had no outside access). Chilli has started sleeping on the bed for the first time in ages, she's willingly (and more significantly, silently) playing with Dave and today I caught them sleeping on the bed together about an inch apart

However, this has led to me being all but ignored by Dave unless he wants fed or kept warm in bed! Chilli is giving me lots more cuddles but again, it's only as and when she chooses and if I have the laptop on my lap, well, tough, move it to make way for her. Sometimes I move it at her request only for her to immediately jump down again

I was in the lounge all evening on my own while they snoozed on the bed, previously they would have both been in the lounge with me in their favourite spots.

Then when I came to bed, they both got up and went to snooze in the lounge! Dave used to nearly always come to bed when I did.

To say I'm feeling a little pushed aside would be an understatement!