A million cats, no human friends, and a house that smells of a cat box and tuna fish. This is what most think of when someone says that someone is a cat lady, they picture an animal hoarder. I , along with a few of my friends, don't see cat ladies as having ten cats, and no social life. We see ourselves as cat ladies. You can be successful and have a life while being a self proclaimed CAT LADY! We could be considered cat obsessed! If our cats could talk they would say they are loved more than any animal around, and they are beyond happy to have us as their moms!
People may look at us like we are crazy, chances are they're right! We are crazy, crazy obsessed with are little fur babies. Some people are obsessed with art, makeup, or reading, I hold my obsession in the form of something warm and cuddly!
My boyfriend and I share our cat, our kitties name is Leo, and we love him to the moon and back. My boyfriend keeps our cat because I can't keep the baby full time in my apartment at school; plus it is easier to have the cat in my home town because I come home to work during weekends and school breaks.
Because I'm 21 and unmarried, I do NOT want a child, but I think of my cat as my child. (My boyfriend and I have a child out of wedlock!!! My family would be so disappointed!) Cats are children with four legs and fur. Some people agree with this, others just see cats and dogs as animals; something you own and take care of, nothing more. In my eyes, my cat means the WORLD to me. He makes me happy, he makes me feel safe, and he reminds me things will be okay. I love my boyfriend, and can't imagine my life without him, but our cat gives me another being to live for, and someone to love. It's a different kind of love than you can get from a human.
I'm sure by now you think I'm nuts for caring so much about an animal, something that can't talk, and something many people argue doesn't actually love you back. It's been "researched" that cats cannot love, they only recognize that we feed them and help them meet their basic needs. I disagree. The way my cat acts when we get home, the way he curls into my hugs, I can see there is more to his ability than just seeing me as a set of thumbs that can open a can of food. I'm not here to convince anyone, but know if you ever feel sad a cat, or a dog, can make those feelings go away.
The worst part, and possibly dumbest part of my obsession with my cat, is that I am crazy allergic to cats. I can spend time with Leo and even have him stay with me, but if his hair/dander gets into my eye I swell up and get itchy eyes from hell. If my boyfriend doesn't clean up the house good enough I have a hard time breathing, and begin to cough up a lung. Yet I still spend time with my cat, and love him like he doesn't have the ability to make me sick... Love does not judge!!! Love will prosper, even if it is the love between a girl and her cat!
I have about 300 photos of Leo on my phone, and I post more photos of him to my Instagram than I do of myself! He's my baby, and I will spoil him for the rest of his life, he gives me so much to love and care for! I know he loves me back, scientists may disagree, but they are most likely sad and lonely... and definitely not cat owners.
I suppose the main reason for this post was to brag about my beautiful cat, and the love I have for him! My friends Lauren and Kayla share the same "cat lady" diagnosis with me... It's nice to know I'm not alone!
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