'1 Month Of Cat Ownership': Photos That Purrfectly Capture The Adorable Yet Hilarious Reality Of Owning A Cat

If you're someone who doesn't have a cat, and the only impression of cat ownership that you have is from seeing pics and videos on social media, then you probably don't truly understand the reality of cat ownership. The same way that every other aspect of people's lives is embellished on their social media, so are their cats. Well, it's true that cats are adorable and beautiful and that cats sometimes cuddle with their humans and show them endless love… but did you know that cats are also jerks? And that cats are absolutely hissterical? 

Well, this new cat owner decided to document the very first month of having their cat - the truly reality of it - including all the cute parts of it, the funny parts of it, and the absolutely ridiculous never-to-be-forgotten parts of it. The level of nostalgia we felt looking through these photos… had us going to hug our cats right then and there.

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    "1 month of cat ownership, it’s been more fun than I ever imagined"

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    Some moments of cat ownership are exactly like this: you crouching down to their level to see their adorable pretty faces and take the kind of photos of them enjoying life that you will one day frame. Cherish these moments, friends, cats don't stay kittens forever. 

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    And other times, as you will see when you scroll, cat ownership is simply pure chaos - frantically looking around for your kitten then finding it asleep inside of one of your shoes, coming back home to your toilet paper roll absolutely demolished… Cats will be cats, and that means that sometimes, cats will lose their minds for no dang reason lol.

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