Ah, if only we had a penny for every time someone told us a story about how they were never really 'pet people', especially cat people. Animals just never sparked any interest, emotion, or joy in them. Until one day when everything suddenly changed. A tiny kitten appears on their doorstep, completely abandoned and in need of urgent care. All of a sudden, those pet barriers come crashing down, and they cannot help but feel responsible for this helpless, tiny ball of fur. Or what about the classic story of the dad that did not want a pet cat, but got one anyway. In a few days, dad becomes obsessed with the cat and the rest is forgotten history.
So yeah, if we had a penny for every time someone told us a story in this particular genre, we'd probably be really fricken rich. So without further ado, we present to you 10 short stories of people who went from hating animals to being absolutely obsessed.
"I said no three times at the SPCA because I'm not a cat person. She sat and purred in my lap as the lady said "How? She won't let anyone hold her!". I knew I wanted her then. Three days later my girlfriend said "she got adopted today". When I asked by who, she said "us!". Welcome home Nirvana."
"when we met my boyfriend "just wasn't a cat person." we're out of wet food & he's currently cooking fish so "the boys can still have a good dinner" as though they're loyal patrons of a restaurant he cannot disappoint & not two mini hellpanthers that poop in a box & yell at us"
"My husband wasn't a cat person, either. Now my traitor cat, whom I recused and loved for 8 years before meeting my husband sleeps on him every night."
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