“What is normal to say to a cat, but not to a grown adult in public?”: 11 Pawrents of the cat community cop to the crazy things they say to their cat children every single day

Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor

Aug 28, 2026 7:00 AM EDT

For many of us feline pawrents the relationship we have with our cat children is unique to say the least. Not only unique in the sense that each cat and hooman are different, but also unique from all other kinds of relationships as there are things that you will often find yourself saying to your cat child that you would not dare utter in public. And today we are proud to share with you this collection of hissterical phrases that feline pawrents pray they will never say by mistake in public.

People turn to ask the reddit community all sorts of curious questions, but when we came across this thread of outrageous things we say to our cats but to anyone else, let alone a grown adult in public, we knew we had to share it with you. After all, there is a certain madness to being a feline pawrent. Felines have no filters and so you are subjected to intense highs, lows and strange situations that you could have never seen coming.

For example take into consideration the pawrent who takes a relaxing bath with the door closed to keep the cats out. Nonetheless, the felines break in and proceed to walk along the edge of the bath, stopping especially close to their pawrent's face when their behind has purrfectly lined up with their pawrent's nose. A fine show of trust in feline culture, but an act that is more than likely going to cause an outburst from the hooman relating to the smelly situation. A phrase that we cat pawrents have used far too often in our pawsonal lives, and one that we hope will never slip out in our public lives.

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This would go down so well on a Friday afternoon at the office when everyone is at their whitt’s end.

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You might be able to get away with this one, but only in reference to a baby in public…

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Yeah, this is not going down well in any public space.

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You know it is actually rather wild how much we put up with as feline pawrents. Even when we get to pet our feline fur babies in return for not annoying them too much. They stick their backsides in our faces in some strange show of affection that makes us regret ever petting them in the first place.
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While you might not be able to say this out loud, it has definitely lurked in the subtext of more than a few office meetings.

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Just a whole lot of nope.

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To be fair there actually are certain clubs of the adult kind where this sentence would not be totally out of place.

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Another fine example of how caring for a cat and adult themed clubs go hand in hand.

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Honestly, with the way some men are, this might actually be something that could be said on a camping trip or the like.

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If you ever want to feign cognitive distress, then this is the sound to make.

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A reasonable line to use if you are conducting a brown colored investigation, but otherwise woefully inappropriate.

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“What is normal to say to a cat, but not to a grown adult in public?”: 11 Pawrents of the cat community cop to the crazy things they say to their cat children every single day

This would go down so well on a Friday afternoon at the office when everyone is at their whitt’s end.

You might be able to get away with this one, but only in reference to a baby in public…

Yeah, this is not going down well in any public space.

While you might not be able to say this out loud, it has definitely lurked in the subtext of more than a few office meetings.

Just a whole lot of nope.

To be fair there actually are certain clubs of the adult kind where this sentence would not be totally out of place.

Another fine example of how caring for a cat and adult themed clubs go hand in hand.

Honestly, with the way some men are, this might actually be something that could be said on a camping trip or the like.

If you ever want to feign cognitive distress, then this is the sound to make.

A reasonable line to use if you are conducting a brown colored investigation, but otherwise woefully inappropriate.

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