My ex had a baby name book (now that I think about it, odd for a woman who had known all her life she couldn't have kids) and we looked to it for inspiration when we adopted the cats. Azami initially hissed a lot at Hoshi (who was a kitten) and we found that "Azami" was a Japanese girl's name that meant the flower of a thistle. Since she was pretty and a little prickly, we thought it made sense. They became fast friends soon enough. To keep a consistent theme we went with Hoshi, which means "shooting star" or just "star", also a female Japanese name. No real reason for that one.
The cutest Hoshi and Azami being friends story is when we moved into a new apartment and as I was putting the pots away for the first time I opened the drawer beneath the stove. They had found a way into it through the back and were curled up together in there grooming each other. When I pulled the drawer out, their expressions were priceless: "What the hell is going on??!!!".
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Main Entry: co de pen dence - see codependency
co de pen den cy
Pronunciation: \kō-di-ˈpen-dən(t)-sē\
Function: noun
Date: 1979
: a psychological condition or a relationship in which a person is controlled or manipulated by another who is affected with a pathological condition (as an addiction to alcohol or heroin) ; broadly : dependence on the needs of or control by another
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