The best pet-owner decision I've ever made

After spending 27 years as a dog person, I became a cat mom to two kittens almost overnight,and not too shortly after, a crazy cat lady who wore clothes that said “Cat Person”.1 In fact,adopting both of my babies at once is the best pet-owner decision I've ever made.

Before the two cats Grey and Swayze came into my life, I was just about to move into a tiny building that doesn't allow dogs on the property.2 Then, I saw on a friend's Instagram Stories that his parents had found a litter of baby cats in their backyard, and their mom hadn't come back for them in nearly two days.

For the next couple of weeks, the three little newborns slowly became competent kittens in the comfort of our friend's home.Almost immediately,the male cat was claimed by a family member.One of the girls seemed to stay with our friend's family.When I finally met them all at about 4 weeks old, I fell in love with the striped （有条纹的） baby girl.3 That meant all three were taken into consideration.

4 Our friend, who was taking care of Grey for us while we closed on our apartment, mentioned that they weren't going to be able to keep the second baby girl.After all， she'd be going to the local shelter.As an emotional decision-maker, I decided on the spot that I would never separate these sisters if it meant not knowing where the second baby girl would end up.And just like that,we got our Swayze.

Nearly three years later, I can say with certainty that adopting both of them at the same time, instead of just one as planned, is the best decision I've ever made.Plenty of people have more than one pet at once, but many people changed adoptions halfway.5 Watching them physically andmentally stimulate each other each day， I feel proud that I saved two lives at once and adopting them is the best pet-owner decision I've ever made.

A.But it changed two weeks later.

B.It's been so fun to see them grow together.

C.Now， the striped baby girl lives in my home.

D.However， I am not among such sort of people!

E.This transition was one of the smoothest of my life.

F.I had to go to a shelter once I was settled in my new place.

G.I couldn't get out of my head that I wanted a cat named Swayze.

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As an emotional decision-maker, I decided on the spot that I would never separate these sisters if it meant not knowing where the second baby girl would end up.

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【点石成金】“As an emotional decision-maker”为介词短语在句中作状语，on the spot（当场）在句中作地点状语，紧跟在谓语后以示强调；that引导的是一个从句，作及物动词decide的宾语，而if从句是宾语从句中的条件状语从句，where引导的从句作及物动词know的宾语。