‘She was supposed to be my daughter’s cat’: Woman who never considered herself a cat person now working from home with Mochi by her side, wakes up to gentle morning nudges, and gets followed around like a shadow.

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Ayala Sorotsky • Writer and Editor
Nov 4, 2026 3:00 PM EST

As all "I'm not a cat person" people eventually do, even when I am working from home I have a purring co-worker perched on my lap at all times.

Whenever I sit or lie down somewhere in my home, my cat will find her way right onto my lap, my belly, or literally my face to plop herself down on and purr like it's the comfiest throne fit for a princess. But it's especially true on days when I'm working from home. Because it's not just me and my cat resting together - on days like these, it's my cat finding me as the best, most comfortable place, while I'm hard at work. Even when I write these very lines, I have this princess purring on my lap, her head on my right arm - which makes it especially difficult to type quickly. But my cat doesn't mind one bit.

And that's exactly what happened (and still happens, presumably) to this one woman who works from home. The difference is that she brought a kitten home because her daughter is the cat person who really wanted to adopt a feline friend into the family. For me, it was different because I was the one adopting my own cat. But just as I didn't know I could be a cat person who adores her WFH shadow (literally, because my cat is black), so did she. The kitten she brought home might have initially been her daughter's cat, but… cats just do what they want, I guess. They choose their people, not the other way around.

One other thing that is similar between my situation and that of this former-not-a-cat-person woman, is that we both feel we have two daughters - a human one and a feline one. But I guess the other difference is that while Mochi the cat clearly loves both the mom and the daughter - my own cat is still afraid of my child… but she's too young, still. I know it'll change in the future.

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  • 01

    It always starts as not being a cat person...

    I was never a cat person, but my daughter loved cats so much that Mochi eventually joined our family.
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  • 02

    The proof that cats choose the people, and not the other way around

    She was supposed to be my daughter's cat. until she started falling asleep on my lap. Q
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  • 03

    Cats are great company at home

    She kept me company while I worked from home. Working alone could get pretty lonely sometimes, and somehow, she made it feel less lonely.
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  • 04

    Finding a not-toy to play with...

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  • 05

    ... But it's the cutest ever

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  • 06

    She wants to be close to her

    She said goodbye whenever I left the house and greeted me when I came back.
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  • 07

    The cat person alarm clock

    She woke me up with cuddles (sometimes at 5 am, but we'll let that slide)
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  • 08

    Still the cutest alarm clock in the world

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  • 09

    When a cat loves you, they become your shadow

    She followed me around the house like my shadow.
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  • 10

    Cats know how to show love

    She somehow knew when I needed a little extra love.
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  • 11

    The strength of feline friendship

    Without even realising it, I'd become way too attached to her.
    via @duyguturgok
  • 12

    Cats are babies just as much as our actual babies

    And now I have two babies, one human and one furry
    via @duyguturgok
  • 13

    It's actually easy to fall in love with a cat

    She's taught me that you don't have to be a cat person to fall completely in love with a cat.
    via @duyguturgok
  • 14

    Cats always become fully fledged feline family members

    And now, I can't imagine family without her. our
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  • 15

    Here she is...

    Never thought I'd be a cat person, but here we are.
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  • 16

    Adorable birthday girl

    Happy 2nd birthday, Mochi
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    You can read between the lines how she adores her

    duyguturgok Happy 2nd birthday, Mochi! The cat we got for our daughter somehow became my little shadow, my work from home companion, and one of my favourite little souls in the world. Turns out, I was a cat person all along.
    via @duyguturgok
  • 18

    There's a potential in everyone

    bunster1975 Everyone is a cat person. They just don't know it yet
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  • 19

    She really is!

    mrscarousel In her defense, she's awfully cute
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  • 20

    The best feeling in the world

    juliefabbo So cute! I'm convinced that people who say they don't like cats have just never had a purring cat cuddle up in their lap before- it's such a peaceful feeling.
    via @juliefabbo
  • 21

    Everyone should have a cat

    bflomickey Most people that say they're not a cat person have never had a cat. Once you try it I guarantee you won't feel the same
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  • 22

    Cats do this again and again

    warp.and.weft This appeared in my timeline in the most serendipitous way. My daughter found a lil tuxedo kitten sitting on the train tracks three weeks ago. I am not a cat person... or so I thought. Over the last three weeks I have utterly fallen in love with our Kitty and don't know what I'd do without her. Cheers to discovering we actually are ++>> cat people.
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  • 23

    It's like they have a sense for it

    frances_the_greyt Sometimes I think cats intentionally pick the "not a cat person" as their special person just to convert them.
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  • 24

    Cats are the most adorable friends anyone could ever have

    taylor_ann91 A lot of people who say they aren't cat people have just never had their own cat. Cats are the sweetest, funniest most loveable little creatures. But they're not like that with just anyone and I think that's why people judge them. Your little girl is adorable
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