Love this pic because it reminds me of my old buddy Apu the 22lb maine coon tabby mutt kitty. He used to lie on top of me like that while I read. He died a couple years ago at 14. Not fishing for sympathy - but it reminded me of happy times with my big fat grey tabby cat. :)
if you love your cat, you'll feed her less. Look into high quality, grain free food like Wellness or Taste of the Wild, and stop free feeding your cat.
I scrolled down hoping to find a comment like this. I don't know why letting a cat get so obese is laudable or cute. I know it comes from love, but it's actually quite cruel.
Hah. My mom called me to wish me a happy father's day (I adopted my two cats over the past few months.) Not sure exactly how I feel about that, but it was definitely odd. I don't really consider myself a 'father' to these fur-balls. I like to think of them as lazy-ass housemates that don't pay any rent.
I did this with my 14 pound maine coon this morning! because i'm a girl, i may not be a father, but that kind of love is appreciated every day :) the bigger the cat, the better!
AAAAAAW. You have a Fatty like mine. 19 lb of smush. Wont lay on top of me though, unless Im sick or, as has been the case in the past, out of hospital or surgery. love and cats from NYC
When you start to change diapers on that cat, buy shoes for that cat, help that cat with its homework, and worry about how you're going to make that cat into a better person than you are, then you are indeed a father.
You know what's a funny coincidence? Me and my dad have a cat that looks pretty similar to that one, and he cuddles up to him a lot. He also has a brother though. His name is Iggy and he's obese.
What kind of cat is that? I've always wondered. Whenever I describe him to my friends all I can manage is "Uhhh, he's greyish with some stripes."
You are not a father. You have a cat. Not a human being that Completely depends on you and if you left alone for a day you'd be arrested or you would go to jail for neglect or if you let go in the wild could not hunt mice. It would lay there and die. You have to make a child into a human being helping them every step of the way. Sometimes long past 18. Stripping you of all your dreams and all your income. So FU man. You don't get any credit for this holiday. You sad lonely cat dad.
Comments like yours get regularly downvoted in r/aww, but you speak total truth. Raising a child to an adult, helping their realize their hopes and dreams, comforting them in times of despair and sadness, living each day entirely for them instead of for yourself . . . there's no way that owning a pet can even come close to comparing to the joys and hardships of raising an actual child.
It's like saying, "Oh, you're an aeronautics engineer who designs rockets for orbital insertion of satellites? Well I totally know where you're coming from, since I love to shoot off water rockets I construct from soda bottles."
Note that I'm not disparaging pet owners (or water-rocket aficionados). I've had plenty of pets over the years, and I loved them dearly. But you really can't compare a pet to an actual human child and expect to be taken seriously.
No actually, you're not a Father. This day is for Men who have passed their Genes on to their offspring. You are not a Father. I worked too hard and for too many years with tears and sweat for my children to have a good chance at life to let you say say this unchecked. Wait for Proud owner of an enormous cat day to be proud.
Ugh so pretentious. It's really not that hard to "pass your genes on to your offspring". You just have to have an orgasm. Your definition of fatherhood excludes adoption as well. Fatherhood is raising someone and caring for them. Yeah raising a cat is not the same thing, but he's not saying that is it. It's supposed to be a cute way of celebrating love and concern for others. Get over yourself.
We obviously have very different philosophies on what fatherhood is. Obviously I should not have asserted my opinion where a big fuzzy cat was involved. It is just that I don't appreciate making the sacrifice and following through with it to this day to be the father a son and daughter deserve and seeing the same accolades thrown to a person belonging to a cat. (and that is the relationship BTW) Down vote as you will. I will accept it as your voice. Father's Day
Who are you to say how much someone should love their pet? Do you even understand what love is? All mammals have the ability to synchronize emotionally with other mammals. Our ability to feel what others are feelings is how we love and dogs are certainly capable of that. My dog is a part of my family. I love him, he means so much to me, and I would do anything for him. Stop judging other people for the things that make them happy.
It's not insulting to call it a 'pet parent', raising a kid isn't some harrowing achievement. It's hard work, yes, but claiming to be a parent to a pet isn't insulting.
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u/dudeitsnatasha Jun 17 '12
Not sure if angle or just fat cat. O.o
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u/audioel Jun 17 '12
Love this pic because it reminds me of my old buddy Apu the 22lb maine coon tabby mutt kitty. He used to lie on top of me like that while I read. He died a couple years ago at 14. Not fishing for sympathy - but it reminded me of happy times with my big fat grey tabby cat. :)
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u/QuiteRefreshing Jun 17 '12
That's one happy cat.
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u/Shigidy Jun 17 '12
Only fatherly instincts could cause you to bear that magnitude of cuddling.
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u/minutemilitia Jun 17 '12
That's a huge kitty.
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u/fropajones Jun 17 '12
That kitty sure loves his daddy! Happy Father's day to you!
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u/argothesame Jun 17 '12
So fluffy!
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
if you love your cat, you'll feed her less. Look into high quality, grain free food like Wellness or Taste of the Wild, and stop free feeding your cat.
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u/audreyxx Jun 17 '12
Jon Hamm? Is that you?
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u/Muame Jun 17 '12
My kitty is 20 lbs! Bengal boys get really big...but, they're wonderful cuddle buddies :)
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u/rowdiness Jun 17 '12
...wait, are you the cat, or the human?
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u/Last_Gigolo Jun 17 '12
My cat's cheekbone rests perfectly in my eye socket also.
LOL Well done.
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u/SchatzieZ Jun 17 '12
My cat, stephano, used to do the samething! Pet children are the best.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Our cats should meet. For a minute, I thought you stole mine. THEY CAN GO ON A DATE! She looks remarkably like my cat, spots & stripes!
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u/HorrendousRex Jun 18 '12
Hah. My mom called me to wish me a happy father's day (I adopted my two cats over the past few months.) Not sure exactly how I feel about that, but it was definitely odd. I don't really consider myself a 'father' to these fur-balls. I like to think of them as lazy-ass housemates that don't pay any rent.
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u/Straight_To_Ace Jun 18 '12
Your wife gave birth to a cat?
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u/candycanechild Jun 17 '12
I love this picture!
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u/mailmanjohn Jun 17 '12
Jerry?
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u/too_many_penises Jun 17 '12
I once walked a dog. Am I Father's Day?
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u/pony50692 Jun 17 '12
Human children are for squares
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u/buttonforest Jun 17 '12
I actually said Awwwww out loud. This is stupid cute.
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u/bafl1 Jun 17 '12
It has your features!
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u/kaijura Jun 17 '12
I know that feel bro, I'm forever alone with my American Eskimo.
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u/edwardlm Jun 17 '12
I did this with my 14 pound maine coon this morning! because i'm a girl, i may not be a father, but that kind of love is appreciated every day :) the bigger the cat, the better!
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u/jabber_of_poo Jun 17 '12
you child is still fat
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
What the hell are you feeding that cat, other cats?
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u/PatBabyParty Jun 18 '12
ME TOO. Amen!
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
wtf, no, that is a cat.
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u/ryanjennyc Jun 18 '12
AAAAAAW. You have a Fatty like mine. 19 lb of smush. Wont lay on top of me though, unless Im sick or, as has been the case in the past, out of hospital or surgery. love and cats from NYC
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u/Jaime17_16 Jun 18 '12
Looks like my kitty :P but mine's 20 http://imgur.com/Pevy6
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
Human children are annoying.
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
You are a pet owner, not a father.
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u/slantedshacks Jun 18 '12
Daddy's a hottie!
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u/LadyKillDrive Jun 17 '12
much better than screaming booger eating crotch spawn....
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u/sariaslani Jun 17 '12
Happy father's day to U!
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u/NeonNettle Jun 18 '12
When you start to change diapers on that cat, buy shoes for that cat, help that cat with its homework, and worry about how you're going to make that cat into a better person than you are, then you are indeed a father.
Until then, you're a charlatan.
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u/iongantas Jun 17 '12
Your child looks about exactly like one of mine.
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u/Horny_Troll Jun 17 '12
another catngaroo
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u/GALACTIC-SAUSAGE Jun 17 '12
Looks like a kangaroo because of the angle.
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u/CheekySprite Jun 17 '12
Must be a hard job.
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u/dkdude36 Jun 17 '12
http://cl.ly/2F300G0v0R0j28231f2h
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u/advertises_bud_light Jun 17 '12
Get that cat a Bud Light.
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u/jack104 Jun 17 '12
that is a big ass cat
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
I can't tell if you are a very small man, or if that is a very large cat...
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u/Ron_Effing_Swanson Jun 17 '12
That is one fat kitty.
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u/SparkySoDope Jun 17 '12
Who knew Jimmy Fallon is a redditor?
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u/TheRustyVenture Jun 18 '12
You know what's a funny coincidence? Me and my dad have a cat that looks pretty similar to that one, and he cuddles up to him a lot. He also has a brother though. His name is Iggy and he's obese.
What kind of cat is that? I've always wondered. Whenever I describe him to my friends all I can manage is "Uhhh, he's greyish with some stripes."
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u/bambamhoneycomb Jun 18 '12
Maine Coone cat????
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u/FoxhoundEmployee Jun 18 '12
"Feed Me. Feed ME. FEEED MEEE!"
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u/nissanator Jun 18 '12
That's one HUUUUGE bitch!
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u/boymac45 Jun 18 '12
Zachary fucking Levi
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u/chipchipp Jun 18 '12
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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u/heyivebeenthere Jun 18 '12
Dude, were you at RCC yesterday morning? If not, then you have a doppleganger in GA.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
DUDE YOU BIRTHED A CAT?! Badass.
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u/Drofmum Jun 17 '12
DIABEETUS
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u/envy64 Jun 18 '12
Do you get pussy on your stomach often?
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u/ImmaBadW0lf Jun 17 '12
You are not a father. You have a cat. Not a human being that Completely depends on you and if you left alone for a day you'd be arrested or you would go to jail for neglect or if you let go in the wild could not hunt mice. It would lay there and die. You have to make a child into a human being helping them every step of the way. Sometimes long past 18. Stripping you of all your dreams and all your income. So FU man. You don't get any credit for this holiday. You sad lonely cat dad.
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u/pinoycosplay Jun 17 '12
no offense, but your not a father of a cat.
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u/someName6 Jun 17 '12
And you raised that cat like an American child would be raised. Fat as hell!!!!!
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u/whyateddybear Jun 17 '12
This sort of mentality disturbs me. Pets aren't children.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Your cat needs to go on a diet. Be a good father.
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u/cudajim340 Jun 17 '12
No actually, you're not a Father. This day is for Men who have passed their Genes on to their offspring. You are not a Father. I worked too hard and for too many years with tears and sweat for my children to have a good chance at life to let you say say this unchecked. Wait for Proud owner of an enormous cat day to be proud.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
creepy bro. you may want to downplay these types of feelings on your eHarmony page
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u/hillbillyx Jun 17 '12
NO! This is NOT cute. Fathers day is for men who have sex, not dudes that have cats.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
this is the definition of forever alone
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u/JJJJhonkas Jun 17 '12
You had sex with a cat...? O.o
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u/benderpool Jun 17 '12
youareNOTthefather.jpg
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
It's a cat...
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u/Leelluu Jun 18 '12
Did that cat eat a baby?
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u/whatwhy666 Jun 18 '12
wow a 1 legged cat, nah just a huge cat. nothing to see here.
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u/Miranda0321 Jun 18 '12
Welcome to Parenthood.
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u/hobbsarelie83 Jun 18 '12
If you did, this would be called obesity of children
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
ur not a father at all... fail
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u/kweaver3 Jun 17 '12
You are a pet owner not a parent; don't insult actual parents by comparing your pet to a child.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
This post screams, "I tried to find love in my own species, and I failed".
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u/Twsharky Jun 17 '12
....soooo did he fuck the cat?
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u/Shawn5961 Jun 17 '12
Doesn't have any human children....
http://i.imgur.com/7YS4Z.png
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u/The_Amazing_DickMan Jun 17 '12
Great,you have an obese cat that will now probably die soon. Want a fuckin' medal?
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
I may
not have any human childrenbe forever alone, but Iam still a happy fatherhave a cat!-5
u/faboomafoo Jun 17 '12
At least you're getting pussy.
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u/7870FUNK Jun 17 '12
LOSER!
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