Dealing with a kitten is a lot like dealing with a baby, you have to see to their needs first, you need to spend adequate amounts of time with them, and you have to teach them what is acceptable and what isn't. In a way its a lot like being a teacher. Meaning that, part of the learning process is not only teaching them whats acceptable, but you're also learning when to step back and let them learn on their own. For instance, in the first few days that I had gotten Finn, I had him confined to my bathroom and slowly introduced him to my apartment (which fortunately isn't that big). He was used to using the litter box by then, but the main issue was Finn remembering where it was in correlation to the rest of the apartment. This resulted in him accidentally peeing on my bean chair in the living room. I didn't get angry, scream, or shout at him (I did freak out a little bit that he peed on my stuff), but scooped him up and placed him in the litter box. Through this interaction, I learned to keep a closer watch on Finn to see if he needed to go, and he learned that it was not okay to go in the living room.
The Learning Process goes both ways, affecting both teacher and student as they not only discover new things about understanding the world around them, but also how to understand each other as well. I believe the same can be said for me and Finn. I now understand that with cats you have to let them come to you on their own, rather than force it upon them. Cats aren't dogs, but they are just as funny.
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