I hate cats. Every year when my neighbor snowbirds for three months I take her two monsters in. At night I would line up about forty empty plastic soda bottles on the table, counter and shelves. Every morning, they were all on the floor. It was our thing. I also like to watch TV on the floor and one of them would always climb onto my chest, nose to nose. Okay, I secretly enjoyed them but I'd never admit that. Never.
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This reminds of all those memes about Dads who didn't want cats. Then Dad loves the cat.
All dads love cats. They just know they'll be the ones that end up looking after it most of the time.
I never wanted a cat. Now I have two. Both sleep in my bed. One on my left, one on my right. Both stretched out and with full body contact.
I like cats - I have three - but not being able to toss and turn sounds awful.
You get used to it!
Signed, cat servant who has one that sleeps at his feet.
But it could be worse: We also have a 60 lb (27 kg) dog that likes to cuddle with my wife. So I definitely have the better end of the deal.
Ah, I remember the days of sharing the bed with dogs. Those were good days, but I don't miss the smell on the bedclothes.
When I used to have a cat, at the time I usually slept on my side but I'd switch sides occasionally. She'd be sleeping right on my hip/butt. If I wanted to roll over, I'd just shift a bit first to warn her, then just roll over a bit more slowly than normal and she'd either just jump off while I moved or sometimes just stay on me like a slow rolling log walk. Then, once I'd settled, she would do the same, unless she felt like she was needed at the window or something.
We kinda trained each other... Sorry, cat, but I need to switch sides from my side, claws if I moved too quickly from hers (not because she was pissed at me but to help keep her footing), but it didn't take long to sync up with each other.
I can just take Nacho and use him as a pillow, toss him around and stuff. Only negative thing is that he keeps purring louder if I do
Not a dad, but an ex that wound up with three after the split many years ago
OP's meme strongly channeling the current girlfriend, but holding strong that my one remaining old man doesn't want a cat friend lmao
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Cats are drawn to people who don't want to be around them.
Why does that man have my cat?
Standard issued cats look alike
Same thing happened to me my kid begged me for a cat made pics wrote notes at school. I was like I cant I'm allergic but at some point my friends asked me to take their cat for a while while they moved. Well they called two days later to say he was mine forever. I found hypo allergenic food. Fast forward if I leave the house for a while he won't leave my side as if hea mad I left. He is an absolute spazzy joy. I love him so much. Hes 14 and derpy af
I made something similar so my mom buys me Half-Life 2 as I wasn't 18 years old (with scientific studies that playing video games is beneficial and stuff), didn't work so my friend's mom bought it for me.
Niiiiice.
Emotional damage goes both ways.
Pretty close to how my wife convinced me to get our second cat. Like a week of guilting me and talking about how this cat she met at the cat store was so adorable and was the runt and in this small cage all by herself all day every day and how nobody would come get her and blah blah blah
So now we have two cats when the amount I originally wanted was zero and that is the exact face I make every day when the cat is rolling around on my lap when I’m trying to watch tv.