I was a dog person my whole life…until my boyfriend got me a kitten for my birthday. I was skeptical about it. I always thought cats were too to themselves and unloving. That was until I got Phoenix. And the psycho cat mom of the year adventure began. Since then, my Instagram’s been nothing but cat selfies and I have no shame about it.
If you’re a fellow cat lover, here’s what you’ll know all too well:
- You’ll put every penny you have into taking care of your cat before even taking care of yourself– Since I got Phoenix about 6 months ago, I have not bought myself one thing. But you can bet your ass he has every toy you can think of, an electrical running water fountain, and an entire room of my house to himself.
- You love your cat pretty much more than anyone else– My boyfriend will ask me if I love him more than Phoenix…and it’s pretty hard not to hesitate. It’s a whole different kind of love. I do everything for him, he’s my baby. No fucks.
- You don’t want to stay out too late or go away for a weekend because you’ll miss them so much/worry about them– Getting out of the house is a great thought, until we’re in the middle of a nice dinner and I can’t help but blurt out with a pouty face “I miss my baby cat???. Quite dramatically in fact. Kind of pathetic.
- When you’re with your friends and they talk about what’s going on with them, you somehow manage to bring up something about your cat with every conversation– No matter how much my friends and I get into conversation about work or dating, I always come right back to “OMG Phoenix did the funniest thing the other day???. (Thank God my friends are fellow cat lovers; thanks guys).
- You treat your cat so much like a baby that your parents treat him like a grandchild- you know your cat is your baby when you’re mom refers to him as her “grandcat???.
- You take a picture of every single cute, funny, crazy thing they do- My Facebook page is full of nothing but pictures of him. Phoneix on the windowsill, Phoenix managing to fit in the kitchen cabinet, Phoenix sleeping. You name it, I have a picture of it. I figure it’s my version of other people putting up pictures of their kids.
- You’ve never known a love like this and you shut down anyone who says dogs are better than cats- As cold as Phoenix might come off to strangers, I know he genuinely loves me. We spend a ton of time together. He follows me everywhere, he sleeps right up next to me when we take naps (under the covers too), he sits on the counter and stares me the entire time I do my makeup and he even lays on the bath mat and waits for me to get out of the shower.
He’s my best friend and I can’t imagine my life without him now. It literally revolves around him. Thanks for turning me into a crazy cat lady, Phe. You the real MVP >^^<
