Written in Jan 2023:

Bees taught me a whole lot about how little it takes to dissuade a cat from doing anything. I would tap her on the forehead and she would lose her mind. Same went for blowing on her. I still employ the blow-in-the-face method and the little forehead taps, but occasionally it backfires when a cat really wants the attention and just smashes against your finger instead to beg you to give them a wee scratch.