Thread: How to make the "Big Black Bear" more friendly?

My Samantha adored her Papa but she was never a lap cat and never slept with me, we spent lots of time at bed time grooming and petting but as soon as I turned out the lights she'd go to one of her regular sleeping spots, she did sleep on my bed during the day.
She like being close to me but not on me.
At first this kinda disappointed me as her predecessor was a big time lap cat but once I accepted her for the cat she was instead of the cat I wanted her to be our love blossomed.
She loved to play all sorts of games and we had years of enjoyment playing together.