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22 SOUTHERN SENIOR MAGAZINE | Summer 2019 i there. It's me, Emma. Learning a new language isn't easy. You think you're saying one thing when you're actually saying the wrong thing. I think Mom is trying to teach me to speak Human, which is a lot like speaking Chihuahua. Yesterday, I wanted to go outside. I looked at Mom and politely asked, “ow-wow?” Mom suddenly looked straight at me and asked, “Ow-wow? Outside? Do you want to go outside?” Yes, thank you, I want to go outside. Please open the door, and now would be a good time. We both went to the door, but she just stood there look- ing at me looking at her. Again, Mom said, “Ow wow? Outside?” What is the problem here? Those words don’t make any sense. Just open the door! And I said ow-wow again. She was pleased, I guess, because she said, “Yes, outside”, and opened the door. Finally. I guess she thought she was saying outside in Cat, but every cat in the world knows that ow-wow in Cat means “Open the door.” That is one silly human. Cats don’t do doors. And I don't speak Human. H By LindaAnne Stanley E ma's Diary S