My anti-adoption plan backfired spectacularly

I volunteer at the cat rescue specifically because I already have three cats and figured helping there would scratch my cat-loving itch without bringing more home. Foolproof plan, right? Wrong. My son tagged along last weekend and immediately bonded with Abby, this tiny tortoiseshell who purrs like a motorcycle and follows him everywhere. Watching them together was both heartwarming and financially terrifying. "Mom, look how she trusts me," he whispered as Abby curled up in his lap during story time with the kids' program. Now he asks about her daily. I catch him researching tortoiseshell personalities online. He's even started saving his allowance. My brilliant anti-adoption strategy has backfired spectacularly. The rescue coordinator keeps giving me these knowing looks, and Abby somehow always ends up in my arms when I'm trying to clean her kennel. I think I'm about to become a four-cat household. #CatRescue #AdoptDontShop #CatMom #Pets #Cats