In a society that so persistently celebrates procreation, is it any wonder that admitting you regret having children is equivalent to admitting you support kitten-killing?
By adopting a cat, whether a kitten or adult cat, you become a kind of surrogate parent, you feed them, clean their litter tray, take care of them, motivate them to play and offer them plenty of affection.
It was such a romp as no one has ever had except in Narnia; and whether it was more like playing with a thunderstorm or playing with a kitten Lucy could never make up her mind.