In it for the Squee

How many times a day does a cat pawrent have to look at their floofy feline child and think to themselves, "Why are you so weird?"

Every person who ever raised a cat knows this by heart. At least once per day, your cat would do something strange, wholly weird, or absolutely bonkers, which will only beg the question of "Why are you like this?" And to be honest, there's no conclusive answer to that one. Cats are simply weird, and the sooner you accept this universal truth, the better. Because why bother yourself with unanswerable questions, when you can bask in your cat's absolute bafoonery? Enjoying the fact that you raise a ruckus cat sounds much more enjoyable than trying to decipher why your cat eats curtains, sings you the song of their people at 4 AM, or tries to parkour on the ceiling.

And honestly, enjoying the fact that your feline friend is a little coo-coo is great. So we give you some meowing memes to celebrate it all together.

Olympians may seem like next-level humans due to their superior athletic abilities, but figure skater (and gold medalist) Ilia Malinin just showed us that they're all normal pet pawrents like you and me.

When you see someone skating in front of millions of people on a world stage, it's easy to distinguish the differences between you and them. With purrfect ease, they jump, land, and spin in the air faster than the hooman eye can see without even breaking a sweat. They purrform acts that distinguish them as, quite literally, the best in the world. These people then go on to be in commercials, purrhaps even star in a movie, and they become celebrities. But despite all that fame, one thing doesn't change - their love for their pets. In purrticular, we're talking about gold medalist Olympian Ilia Malinin, who recently posted online about his love for his two cats, Mysti and Miu Miu, one of which got a purrfectly adorable photoshoot with their very own gold medal!

You walk into a cat café thinking about coffee and leave thinking about the cat that sat on you.

A cat café is the kind of place where you plan to stop in quickly and end up parked in the same chair for an hour. You sit down with a drink and a cat immediately decides you're useful. Maybe it's your lap. Maybe it's the back of your chair. Either way, you've been claimed. Coffee tastes better when there's a cat leaning against you like you're part of the furniture.

Nobody rushes in a cat café. You sip slowly because moving too much might disturb the cat situation. That becomes the priority. A warm little body settles in, purring like a tiny engine, and suddenly the day feels quieter. You forget whatever you were worried about before you walked in. It's hard to stay tense while petting a cat that clearly has no schedule.

You don't really go to a cat café to do anything important. You go to sit, hold a cup, and let a cat decide if you're worthy of attention. Sometimes they ignore you completely. Sometimes they climb into your lap like they've known you forever. Either outcome feels fair. Being chosen by a cat, even for five minutes, feels like winning something small but meaningful.

When you finally stand up to leave, it takes effort. There's always one last cat to pet, one more stretch before you go. You walk out slower than you walked in, carrying that calm with you. It's just coffee and cats, but somehow that combination fixes your mood better than most plans ever do

What was that? Oh, just a silly scroll of cat memes to lock you out of work for the next hour.

Many people struggle with work not because they are lazy, but because modern work often feels disconnected from meaning, autonomy, and visible results. Humans evolved engaging in tasks that had clear purpose—gathering food, building shelter, caring for community. The effort was directly tied to survival and shared life. These days, that's not always the case. Work nowadays can feel pointless, repetitive, or detached from tangible outcomes. When you can't see how your labor connects to something real, motivation becomes harder to sustain. But when you have a cat, everything suddenly makes sense.

There is also the issue of autonomy. Psychologically, people thrive when they have some control over their time and decisions. Strict schedules, surveillance, productivity metrics, and hierarchical management structures can make workers feel replaceable or constrained. Even in well-paid jobs, a lack of agency can produce resentment or burnout. The discomfort isn't always about effort; it's about feeling controlled rather than self-directed. Ever go to work feeling like you're a bird in a cage? Imagine how your cat feels sitting at home all day! Just kidding, they probably love that they can chill all day while you go off and pay their rent for them.