Every Day A Rescue Cat Walks His Little Girl To The School Bus
Jessica Leatherman’s 7-year-old daughter started taking the school bus this year when she entered first grade. She does not, however, stand alone at the bus stop.
Craig, the family’s rescue cat, is in charge of making sure she goes to school safely.
Cat is waiting for the little daughter to board the school bus.
Leatherman adopted the black and white cat after seeing him at an adoption event in 2019. TIKTOK/CRAIG THE CAT Leatherman adopted the black and white cat after seeing him at an adoption event in 2019. Craig had spent eight and a half months in the shelter and fit right in with the family as soon as he arrived.
Craig has a unique bond with Leatherman’s daughter and was intrigued by her new daily ritual. Leatherman decided to unlock the door to allow the cat see her daughter off for the bus after he began running to the door and meowing everytime she was leaving for the bus.
“I assumed I’d let him come outside [to] hang out with me because the bus stops right in front of our house,” Leatherman explained. “But instead of hanging out with me, he opted to hang out with her, and he followed her down the sidewalk and into the driveway, where he sat the entire while she waited for the bus.”
“I was thinking, ‘Is he really doing this?’ when it happened.” “I expected him to return to me as soon as she boarded, but he waited there and made sure she got on the bus before watching it drive away,” she claimed. “He won’t leave the bus stop’s corner until it’s out of sight.”
Craig putting off his sister at the bus stop was supposed to be a one-time gesture, but it’s now part of their morning routine, which Leatherman takes extremely seriously.
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Leatherman stated, “He’s been doing it every day.” “He’s appointed himself to the position.” I’m not sure why, but it’s really nice.”
Craig has become something of a local celebrity since taking over drop-off duties.
“Now all the neighborhood kids know him,” Leatherman recalled, “and the whole bus is like, ‘Craig!’ whenever they pull up.” “In a way, he’s just become this adorable little neighborhood mascot.”
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And the rescue cat is always waiting for Leatherman’s daughter when she gets home from school. Leatherman described them as “two peas in a pod.” “She’ll be sitting next to him, and he’ll purr and rub all over her.” It’s the prettiest thing in the world.”
“If he’s awake, he’ll follow her around the house and simply lie down next to her, almost as if he’s guarding her,” she continued.
Craig’s wonderful rescue cat now has followers all around the world, thanks to Leatherman’s cute films of his bus duty. Craig, on the other hand, is just concerned with spending time with his favorite small person.
“A lot of people were stating in the comments for the videos that he simply appears to be a reborn grandpa seeing his young child off to school,” Leatherman added. “And that’s just him – he’s the grandfather everyone aspires to be.”