6-year-old decides to gift a kitten his family is fostering to his martial arts teacher, but when the teacher comes to meet her, the kitten’s mom marches over too and makes it clear they’re a package deal

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Sep 12, 2026 3:00 PM EDT

The only right thing to do when a cat chooses its human is to let that cat go to them. 

Fostering a cat is a beautiful thing. Sure, not everyone can do it. Some people - like basically all the writers at ICHC - have a bad habit of wanting to adopt every single cat that we see, and so fostering and getting attached to a cat that we are not supposed to keep is a bit problematic. But the people who do it are angels. Giving a cat a home until they are able to get one furrever instead of having them stay at a shelter or, god forbid, have them thrown back outside, is everything. Teaching these cats that humans can be kind, can be gentle, can be loving. Some of these foster cats come from the streets, and it takes a long time to gain their trust. But it's worth it. Once they learn that humans are not that bad, they can finally go home with one and live the spoiled and happy life that they actually deserve. 

The family in today's story was doing that for two cats - a momma cat and her kitten. And of course they got attached. It was unavoidable. Not only was this mother and daughter due two of the cutest cats in the world, but there was also a six-year-old in the family. Now, as you can imagine, if we, at our age, still get attached to basically every cat we interact with, for a child to live with one for a while would be life-changing. 

This family had no doubts that they wanted to keep the momma cat. And the kitten? The 6-year-old boy decided that the best person to give this kitten to was his favorite teacher. The teacher was ecstatic, but when he came to get the kitten from their home, something unexpected happened. The momma cat walked up to the teacher and laid her claim. This is her human is what she decided, not the big family. And the family did the right thing - they let the bonded pair stay with each other and go to their forever home together. 

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    "Just adopted today"

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    I'm a martial arts teacher, and one of my 6 year old students told me his family was fostering a momma cat.
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    He said he picked out one for me, so of course I couldn't say no. He said he picked "chocolate chip" (the kitten) for me because it's sweet like me (adorable)
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    Went to go meet them, the momma cat came right up to me and decided I was hers as well.
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    Long story short I now have two cats I've already spent 400 on. I'm obsessed
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  • We just have to say… this story is layer upon layer of cuteness. The cats are an obvious, of course. Put any cat momma and kitten duo in front of us, and we will be awwing. But the kid? Oh my god. The itty bitty child wanting to give a sweet kitten to her sweet teacher is so stinkin' cute. And the teacher? Being so eager to adopt. We love it. This is the best of humanity right here. 

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    Big-Show2148 Money well spent. Holy cr p, the cuteness.
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    StuffSubstantial9319 OP I decided I wanted to get them beds, cat trees, toys, food snacks everything they'd want and need to be happy. They settled in right away today. Only problem now is they won't eat their own food only the other cats ②momma bear eating the kitty chow
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  • Our cats are more than worth the money. The amount of joy that they bring into our lives is priceless. I've had my baby girl for 11 years, and at this point, I don't even remember what life looked like without her calming presence in it. And I don't ever want to know. 

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    StuffSubstantial9319 OP Never had a day like this before and don't think I will again. Seriously made my year lol
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    Jazzlike-Track-3407 she was like let's go son this is our human
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    MariaEvee Chocolate Chip is an adorable name and the kid saying he picked this kitten because it's sweet like you, is even more adorable!
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    mom cat knew razzle_dazzle321 This is too sweet what she was doing! Congratulations!
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    Purrfectly-High I'm 3 years into being obsessed and about 8-10k in at this point. Best money ever spent!
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    Mountain_Cat_cold Oh my they are adorable. Your student did well.
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