by Christy Tending Annie Spratt I love the way my child says make sure-ing, rather than making sure. I’m make sure-ing of you, mama. He tells me not to laugh. Remember, this is important. I love the way the cat’s paw rests on my hand in bed, in the dark, in the soft space between now and sleep. She is making sure of me. Or make sure-ing. What is the word for certainty in cat? But when she is satisfied, she sighs, and that is the signal that I can move my hand somewhere else.