24 Unapologetically Feline Memes Confirming Cats Didn’t Get the “New Year, New Me” Memo

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Jan 3, 2026 11:00 AM EST

Why improve on purrfection?

January is always full of New Year's resolutions. You may want to get back into the gym, start a new hobby, or cut down your sugar intake, but it's always about making this year better than the last one. Cats, however, would never understand the concept of a New Year's resolution because they believe that they are already purrfect. They're soft, fluffy, cute, get fed multiple free meals per day, and are treated like royalty in their households… so why wouldn't they believe that? There is no reason for them to try to improve because how can you improve something that's already purrfect? 

Well, on one hand, they're right. There is nothing we could do to make them cuter, cuddlier, or fluffier. But, if you ask us, there is some room for impurrovement there. We wouldn't mind if one of their New Year's resolutions was to stop chewing on cables, or to finally drink from their water bowl instead of our glasses of water. We also wouldn't mind them resolving to sleep somewhere other than on our faces at night. But, these are minor things, and every cat owner knows that it's nearly impawssible to change your cat's habits.

It may be a new year for us, but we're still going to have the same old kitty chaos that we know and love in 2026. New year, new us, but we still have to pspspsps our cats to get us to come to us instead of calling out their names. Some things never change.

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    dream ghoul @TheDreamGhoul my cat before and after i shake the food in her bowl around so it looks full again 11/23/18, 2:54 PM
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    Me: *calls cat by name Cat: *ignores Me: pspsps Cat: 36
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    SHE WAS DOING THIS BECAUSE WE WOULD NOT GIVE HER FRIED CHICKEN
    via ObsessedWithAnimals
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    jenna @jennastoya my cat figured out how the fridge works and now he's turnt on fresh, crisp water SIMJIST
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    8900 O9 People yelling at me to get off the table Someone sneezing three rooms away
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    Things I want: 1.) World Peace 2.) Equality for all 3.) My cat to understand that if she's laying on me, and I need to adjust my body a lil bit, she doesn't need to sprint and ruin the whole cuddle that was happening.
    via ObsessedWithAnimals

  • Another great example of a New Year's resolution for cats would be to learn just the tiniest bit of patience. For example, if dinner is normally served at 6 PM, you best believe that from 5:30 PM, your cat is going to be letting you know that it's almost dinner time. And if you dare to feed them late, you'll never hear the end of it. Just like the meme above, they could also be patient for five seconds while we readjust our legs for them to continue cuddling with us instead of getting meowtrageously offended that we would dare to disturb their comfort.

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    Walk in a straight line next to human. Jump in human's path and stop for no reason. •N
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    Cheezburger Image 10592212992
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    regular alex @focra doing laundry....one washcloth fell on the floor....
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    Cleaning day: With all the mess azula still find her way to sit on my laptop. BBBBEEF Home YAMAHA
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    Me: *accidentally steps on the cat's tail* Cat:
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    How it feels sharing the bed with my cat. @alienwithnojob
    via @alienwithnojob
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    -Eats dinner -Eats half of brothers dinner -Throws up -Passes out for 15 minutes -Eats other half of brothers dinner
    via ObsessedWithAnimals
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    (walking into my boss's office) hey dou mind if i go outside and play
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    dreamghoul @TheDreamGhoul every time i say my cat's name she looks at me like i just told her that her husband died at sea
    via @TheDreamGhoul
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    Visurorist
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  • One thing that certainly won't change in 2026 is our cats' love of cardboard boxes. One thing we actually succeeded in this year was getting our cats Christmas presents they actually liked. Care to guess what they were? That's right - boxes. We saved all the boxes from all the holiday shopping and set them up all over the living room. It was the first time they were excited for Christmas Day - highly recommended.

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    When your cat finds out you're in the bathroom without them
    via ObsessedWithAnimals
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    my boyfriend said "oh my god my cat looks like baby yoda" and i look over and sure enough
    via ObsessedWithAnimals
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    When you wake up at 3am to go to the bathroom and your cat has to fulfill his obligation to watch you pee
    via ObsessedWithAnimals
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    Butters bought me a chicken wing from outside. It's still warm. WHERE DID YOU GET THIS
    via ObsessedWithAnimals
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    My cat when it brings dead animal to share it with me, even when I didn't help to hunt it down.
    via ObsessedWithAnimals
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    this asshole ripped a chunk out of the wall and then passed out
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    *Me, sleeping peacefully* My cat at 3 a.m.:
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    I told this stupid cat a million times Stop opening inter-dimensional portals in the house" ||
    via ObsessedWithAnimals

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