cat vs. human

So I am trying to “train” the cat not jump on my bed or into may lap while I am on my computer. So every time the cat jumps, I promptly remove her. The thinking is, eventually, she will realize that this is going to happen every time she jumps up, and so eventually will stop.

I’ve done it about 100 times so far, and she still doesn’t seem to be catching on.

Then it occurred to me, what if SHE is trying to train ME. What if she is thinking, “I am going to keep jumping up there every time she kicks me off, and surely, eventually, she will realize this is going to happen every time, and just stop kicking me off.”

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