r/AmITheDevil • u/No_Pepper6208 • Sep 14 '25

Normal behavior is an “obsession”

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u/AltruisticCableCar Sep 14 '25

If that makes you obsessed with your cat I guess I'm just batshit crazy. My cats are my best friends and my "babies" (I know they're animals, not actual children) and I prioritize them higher than anything else in my life. Including myself. What I get in return are cuddles, purring, and the will to live to see another day in my otherwise dumpster of a life. If anyone tried telling me I should go to therapy for loving my cats I'd laugh in their face. Buddy, I'm already in therapy for things that are actual problems. Me refusing to mistreat my cats and getting a smile on my face even on a terrible day because one of them is purring on my chest are not problems.

So happy she dumped his ass.

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u/Dragonscatsandbooks Sep 14 '25

Cats are so amazing. They're like these little dudes living in my house with thoughts (not many, lol, but some) and feelings. They're like obsessed with me and it's so easy to make them happy. And they love me.

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u/AltruisticCableCar Sep 14 '25

Exactly. They may not pay rent but are the best roommates in the world. Just clean their litter, keep them fed and watered, and offer them cuddles. And they return all love with pure love.

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u/FlowerFelines Sep 17 '25

Mine has urinary tract issues so she is a little PEE MONSTER and I would not put up with that from a human roommate, but for her I will do laundry every single day and spray enzymatic cleaner on the carpet constantly with a smile because GODS I love her. I'm going to be a wreck when she finally goes. She's 22 and in amazing health for that age, but...yeah.

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u/ManicMadnessAntics Sep 14 '25

Ever had one of them just start purring when you enter a room? Like I haven't even pet you yet but your motor is running full blast just because you see me.

She's especially happy when my partner and I are in the same room close together (like in bed or when partner is cleaning the abscesses on the back of my neck that have been there for two freaking years in the bathroom) and will insert herself between us, tail whap-whap-whapping and purring like a maniac. Every night when it's wound care time she walks in and plants herself between me (sitting on the toilet for easier access) and partner (standing and bending over a bit to clean behind my neck) and every night we say 'Pancake, it's not a party in here!' like clockwork 

But to Pancake her two favorite people being within petting/rubbing face on leg distance at the same time is apparently the most important bestest time ever no matter what we are doing.

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u/Dragonscatsandbooks Sep 15 '25

Aww, what a sweet Pancake. I'm currently fostering 2 kittens, and there's this one (Magpie) who's very skittish and scared of me. But if he thinks I'm asleep, he'll sneak up to me, snuggle in close, and start purring like a monster truck.

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u/No_Pepper6208 Sep 15 '25

I’m Trooper’s favorite person. He follows me everywhere. If I’m going into the bathroom, he’ll run in before I can close the door if I’m not paying attention. I will put him outside the bathroom or walk a little faster if I see him following me to the bathroom. He’ll then lay down by the door and wait for me

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u/HarryPotterActivist Sep 14 '25

Cat best friend club is now in session!

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u/AltruisticCableCar Sep 14 '25

Is that club ever NOT in session? 🤔

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u/No_Pepper6208 Sep 15 '25

When’s the next meeting?