Owning Cats Can Inflict Permanent Damage To Mental Health But Nobody Bothered To Warn Us.

1. We have entire conversations with them where we talk back to ourselves in the cat’s pretend voice

We have entire conversations with them where we talk back to ourselves in the cat’s pretend voice


2. We’ve somehow accepted the fact that something’s going to be destroyed every time we come home

We've somehow accepted the fact that something's going to be destroyed every time we come home

3. We trick ourselves into thinking they love picture time, even though photo evidence says otherwise

We trick ourselves into thinking they love picture time, even though photo evidence says otherwise


4. We let them to walk on our keyboards until the search history looks like it belongs to a crack addict

We let them to walk on our keyboards until the search history looks like it belongs to a crack addict


5. 80% of our phone’s pictures are of our cats, but we don’t upload them to facebook because everyone already thinks we’re nuts

80% of our phone’s pictures are of our cats, but we don't upload them to facebook because everyone already thinks we're nuts

6. We can’t suppress the urge to correct ignorant people who call the female cat “him” or the male cat “her”

 We can't suppress the urge to correct ignorant people who call the female cat


7. We let ourselves be coerced into petting sessions due to this face

We let ourselves be coerced into petting sessions due to this face


8. Which inevitably escalates to this

Which inevitably escalates to this


9. And we don’t stop until we’re allowed to

And we don't stop until we're allowed to


10. We feel deeply hurt when we actually want their affection.

We feel deeply hurt when we actually want their affection.


11. We let them hunt every extremity on our body

We let them hunt every extremity on our body


12. We let them have whatever they want, even our own precious food

We let them have whatever they want, even our own precious food


13. When we can’t get them to stop doing something bad, we just film it instead

When we can't get them to stop doing something bad, we just film it instead


14. We allow disgusting things to happen for absolutely no reason

We allow disgusting things to happen for absolutely no reason


15. We spend money on expensive cat toys, knowing they’ll only ever like strings

We spend money on expensive cat toys, knowing they'll only ever like strings


16. We feel deeply ashamed when the vet scolds us for overfeeding our cats

We feel deeply ashamed when the vet scolds us for overfeeding our cats

17. We tolerate the passive aggressive retaliation when we put them on a diet

We tolerate the passive aggressive retaliation when we put them on a diet

18. But eventually, we learn to embrace our cats’ new look

But eventually, we learn to embrace our cats' new look

19. We willingly clean an animal’s fecal matter

We willingly clean an animal’s fecal matter


20. We’re more annoyed than scared when there’s a loud noise at 3 AM in the morning

We're more annoyed than scared when there's a loud noise at 3 AM in the morning

21. But at least we don’t need an alarm clock anymore because 6 AM is when they decide to be fed

But at least we don’t need an alarm clock anymore because 6 AM is when they decide to be fed


22. We allow them to make going to the bathroom a social activity

We allow them to make going to the bathroom a social activity


23. Mainly because keeping the doors closed leads to this:

Mainly because keeping the doors closed leads to this:


24. We gladly accept the fact that every piece of clothing we wear is going to be covered with cat hair

We gladly accept the fact that every piece of clothing we wear is going to be covered with cat hair

25. We feel hopeless when we realize our cat isn’t interesting enough things to be famous on youtube

We feel hopeless when we realize our cat isn’t interesting enough things to be famous on youtube

26. We simultaneously regret the decision to adopt a cat while desperately wanting more cats

We simultaneously regret the decision to adopt a cat while desperately wanting more cats

27. We don’t get up when there’s a cat in our lap

We don't get up when there's a cat in our lap


28. We don’t sit down when there’s a cat in our chair

We don't sit down when there's a cat in our chair

29. We try to explain to dog people why we love cats even though they’ll never understand

We try to explain to dog people why we love cats even though they'll never understand


30. But we don’t need them

But we don't need them


31. Because in the 1% of time they’re not being jerks, cats are the sweetest…

Because in the 1% of time they’re not being jerks, cats are the sweetest...

32. Cutest…

Cutest...


33. Funniest…

Funniest...


34. Neediest animals on the planet. Which is good, because we need them too 🙂

 Neediest animals on the planet. Which is good, because we need them too :)

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