Bonding with a stray cat comes with risks. And rewards. Such as more stray cats. 

It is as simple as this, friends: once you bond with a stray cat, you have to deal with all the consequences that come along with that. That stray cat might walk into your home one day and demand that you adopt it, and you will have no option but to comply. That stray cat might turn out to be a pregnant cat, and then you will have not one, but many adorable fluffballs to take care of. And that stray cat might do what the kitty on r/notmycat did. That stray cat might bring a friend to share their meals with. 

This, of course, isn't the first time that we have seen this happen. Once you show kindness to a cat once, they remember it, and they are completely unashamed to come back and ask for more. Not that they should be. We are always happy to see them back. But generally, when we feed one stray cat, we don't expect to have a whole litter to deal with. But that - now that is our mistake. 

We, here at ICHC, have been warning people for years. Do not feed stray cats unless you are willing to deal with the consequences. Because cats remember. And cats report to the CDS. And once the CDS has you in its sights, you are not getting out of there without at least one cat to take care of. And most likely, more than one cat. 

Now, the cat in today's story wasn't supposed to be the kind to bring friends. Because, beforehand, all he did was run other cats away - away from his humans and away from his food. But one of them slipped past his defences - literal and metaphorical, became his friend, and the humans… well, they didn't have a choice but to go along. 

Having roommates usually means having them into consideration when making important housing decisions. 

One roommate handled an entire sublease arrangement without consulting anyone, then expected his housemates to help cover the cost when part of his plan didn't work out.

The Monday morning blues are here, and the only way to fight them is with the most pawsome cat Tweets of the week! 

Everything is ever-changing lately. One day, things are fine. The other, the world is on fire. But some things will forever and always remain the same, no matter what. One of them is the fact that Monday is the worst. The other is that pawsome cat memes are the only way to fight against that awfulness. 

This is why we are here, every single week, bringing you a brand new collection of the best cat tweets of the week. Because when we're starting a day as awful as Monday, we deserve the absolute best chance at turning our frowns upside down. And cat memes are the way to do that. 

Of course, searching through Twitter is chaotic. Going on there is taking a giant risk. That is why we do it instead of you. If you want to start your Monday on the right paw, the right thing to do probably is to stay off social media and focus on real life. But we still cannot allow you to miss all the cat goodness that is going on all over that platform. There is too much good content.

We have taken it upon ourselves to do the work for you. We search through the chaos, through the wasteland that is X, and we put together all the gems that you are looking for. The funniest cat memes, the cutest cat pictures, the most wholesome, funny, spicy and silly stories. And each and every one of these things is viral - as viral as it gets. Here, you will miss none of the things that you actually want to get out of social media when you go on there, we promise. 

Cats come in many different flavors. You have your velcro cats, some of the sweetest felines who will never leave your side. All they want is love, cuddles and attention. Which for most feline pawrents is all they could ever want. But there are those amongst us who inhabit a bit of a wild energy, and for us there exists the chaotic cat, to which this collection is dedicated.

While it might be nice to spend an evening on the couch cuddling your cat child and falling asleep, there are some of us cat lovers out there who simply could not handle the quiet and comfort, and for us, there exists the chaotic cat. A creature fueled by intrusive thoughts, endless energy and the pain of their pawrents. Yes this is a totally toxic relationship, but for some of us that is exactly what we want with our cat children. After all, it's better to have a chaotic cat child than a hooman partner of the same style.

So we made this hilarious collection of cats losing their minds in various colorful ways for you to revel in some of the outlandish feline moments the pawrents of calamitous cat children have had to contend with. Sure, no experience in this collection was especially enjoyed in the moment. But as with any kind of chaotic event, they sure do make great stories after the fact. So here they are in all their glory the unhinged feline children who would rather be chaotic than cute. 
 

Cats come to us in all sorts of different ways. Some are bought, some are adopted and some, like the kitten in this story, hold their rescuer hostage until they agree to give them a furever home. But it does not matter how a cat child comes into your life. All that matters is that when they do, you give them all the love that you have to give and then some more.

Reddit's r/cats subreddit is full of stories about cats finding their furever homes. But barely any of those stories tell the tale of a kitten who was trusting and brave enough to latch onto their to be cat dad and not let go until they physically take the home with them. But that is exactly what happened to this drone pilot when he went to work one day. What was meant to be a regular day of work outdoors turned into a circus of cat chaos with the tiny feline running between her savior's legs all day causing a fuss and making a mess.

And with cute cat behavior like that, how could any cat lover have the will power to say no. So of course the cat cutie climbed up into his truck and returned home with him. There he met his new cat mom and they instantly fell in love with each other. Quickly building a relationship based on love, silliness and hilarious moments. So not a bad day's work in the world of the Cat Distribution System at the end of the day.
 

Waking up to a "you'll be mad but" text is the kind of relationship event no one wants to attend. That prefix is doing a lot of work. It means the person already knew, decided anyway, and is now managing your reaction rather than asking for your input.It's the kind of text that would make the liquid metal in my internal thermometer blow through the top and blast a hole in the ceiling, cartoon style.

Is it really betraying if you are warning someone else over your own personal experience?

The line between family loyalty and being loyal to your own values and moral can get confusing quite easily. This man was mistreated by his own brother while working together and tried to warn future business partner about his brother's true intentions. People might call it an unnecessary and tacky move. Family members might be against your actions but isn't betraying your own values to save a family member a cowardly act as well?

The phrase "barely any cost to you" is one of the most reliable signs that someone is about to ask for something expensive

There is a whole genre of family financial requests that works by reframing someone else's hard work as a resource that should be shared on demand. The logic goes like this: you have something, I need something, the gap between those two facts is your problem to solve, and if you disagree, you have forgotten where you came from. It is a guilt trip with real estate ambitions.

When we say that cats are lifesavers, we mean that quite literally.

It's stories like this one, from Reddit's r/Cats community, that remind us why we love our job so much. You have to understand that we see quite literally hundreds of rescue stories per day, so you could say that we're a little jaded when it comes to these kinds of heartwarming tales. But this one reminds us of the true power of cats - the meowgical ability to help someone not only find love for something else, but love for themselves.

Our cat lover was ready to give up on life. The darkness had all but consumed them, but some tiny, desperate meows pierced through the darkness and found them. They got up and found the source of the meowing, a smol, shivering, soaked kitten hiding underneath a car on a rainy night. They took the kitten in to warm them up for the night, and as soon as it fell asleep on their chest and started purring, something changed in them. If they didn't look after this kitten, who would? If they gave up, what would happen to this purrecious, tiny thing? 

This kitten saved their life, and they're not the only one to say that. Cats give people a reason to wake up every meowrning and a reason to come home every night. They force you to be responsible and stick to a schedule, and most impurrtantly, they give you love unlike anything you've ever expurrienced before. It's a beautiful thing. It's also a reminder that, despite all the darkness in the world, there is still light to lead us to hope, and if you're lucky, there's also a cute kitten to pick up along the way.

'I never imagined that a stormy night in the park would change my life forever.' - Baz Paws

Cat lovers may be a lot of things (eccentric, quirky, introverted, etc), but one thing you can't fault them for is always putting an animal's needs before their own. We just can't help it. If we find a smol, rain-soaked kitten on a stormy night, no matter how inconvenient it is, we'll take them home, give them a warm and safe place to sleep, and figure the rest out tomorrow. That's what happened to Baz Paws in his YouTube video. He found a "kitten" alone in the rain and took it home. But, as the kitten grew, he realized that this wasn't a normal kitten at all.

This fluffy baby didn't really "meow" like other cats. He wouldn't eat his dry food and only nommed on meat. The biggest shock was when he started growing… and never stopped. He just grew. And grew. And grew. And grew!

By the time the "cat" was an adult, it was already adjusted to living indoors, and couldn't be released back into the wild, so now the man had a full-grown Pallas' cat running his life and taking over his apartment. They had to get to know each other all over again, because manuls are wild cats and not meant to live indoors. He has to buy meat for all his meals, he treats his territory different than normal indoor cats. He says it's like living with a giant grumpy furball, that secretly loves him like a pawrent. 

Now, you know that we have to put a disclaimer here: you should never attempt to raise a wild cat as your pet. Always contact the appropriate authorities, like a wildlife rescue organization. You don't want to become the next Joe Exotic, do you? As fun as might seem to live with one of these cantankerous floofballs, they are wild cats, and are not meant to live a domesticated life. The chances for a very dangerous "oopsie" are not worth it. 

But, what's done is done, and at the very least, we can live vicariously through him. Enjoy this hissterical and awwdorable video below showing their unique connection as pawrent and feline.

Something as good as a gathering with friends can end with the discovery that your friends aren't who you thought.

A cookout with friends, music, and decorations sounds great. Well, it can go wrong quickly. When somebody hosts a gathering, the guests are expected to either contribute or bring something so that the burden is not only placed on the hostess. This is common knowledge among most people and cultures, but that doesn't mean that everybody respects it. When you organize something like this, you have to be aware of how your friends behave with this and then make the decision of whether you want to host or not.

In this Reddit story, the user described that when he realized that a lot of people –who aren't his friends– were going to come, he figured that he would have to pay even more, as those people didn't have the behaviour of contributing to them. When I read that the story changed the topic to me, it went from being screwed over for money to pay for some other people's party to the lack of manners that some individuals have.

Being a decent human being involves not expecting everything to be taken care of by somebody else, especially if you aren't even friends with that person. The entitlement that the people in this story had is incredible. First, the friend expecting this user to pay for everything just because, then the other friend that started to invite people without consulting or even contributing anything, and lastly the guests who did not care who was paying for everything as long as it wasn't them.

Maybe the problem wasn't just the friend, maybe it was the whole friend group, with their lack of accountability and the poor manners they have. 

The family cat may not have asked for a younger sibling, but that rarely stops them from getting involved.

Every family has that one cat who acts completely indifferent to everything. They don't want to be bothered, they don't care what's going on, and they're definitely not interested in whatever the humans are doing. Then a baby arrives, and suddenly the same cat is showing up for every nap, every feeding, and every minute of tummy time like they've been promoted to assistant parent.

Cats and babies make an unexpectedly great team. They're both curious, unpredictable, and capable of turning the most ordinary afternoon into complete chaos. One minute the cat is minding its own business, and the next it's investigating a stroller, inspecting a pile of toys, or squeezing into a crib that clearly wasn't designed for feline occupancy.

The funniest part is how naturally many cats seem to accept their newest family members. Some become cuddle buddies. Others take on the role of watchful supervisor. And then there are the cats who decide every baby item that enters the house is actually a gift for them. If there's a bassinet, they'll sit in it. If there's a play mat, they'll claim it. If there's a pile of freshly folded baby clothes, they'll be asleep on top of it before anyone can stop them.

Somewhere between the shared naps, stolen baby blankets, and daily supervision sessions, these cats become more than household pets. They become part of the furmily. The tiny humans may not remember these early days, but they'll grow up with a furry friend who was there from the very beginning, making life a little softer, sillier, and more memorable.

Somewhere along the way, "the cat" became "my son."

Some dads spend Father's Day golfing, grilling, or relaxing with family. Cat dads spend it with a furry child sprawled across their lap, a phone full of cat photos, and absolutely no say in where they're allowed to sit.

Being a cat dad means willingly rearranging your entire day around a creature who weighs ten pounds but somehow runs the household. It means waking up early because breakfast is apparently an emergency, sharing your favorite chair without complaint, and learning that every cardboard box entering the house now belongs to someone else.

The best cat dads don't just care for their feline companions. They become their favorite hoomans. They're the ones handing out treats, providing warm laps for naps, and pretending they don't enjoy baby-talking their cats as much as they do. They may joke about being in charge, but everyone knows who really makes the rules.

That's part of what makes cat dads so easy to love. Beneath all the jokes about litter boxes and cat hair is a genuine bond between a man and the feline who chose him. Whether they're raising a kitten, caring for a senior cat, fostering strays, or spoiling a beloved rescue, cat dads show up every day for the furry family members who depend on them.

Today's cats are celebrating the dads who never say no to one more treat, one more cuddle, or one more photo. The dads who proudly tell stories about their feline children and secretly love every second of being wrapped around a cat's paw.

Happy Father's Day to the cat dads. Your feline children may not say thank you, but they do have a funny way of making sure you know you're loved.

Very distant family member's funeral or your kid's dance recital?

Blended families can be hard sometimes. There is some kind of expectation floating around that you have to love the blended part of the family the same as the one you are biologically related to, and usually that is very possible to achieve, but not always. It is hard for some people to pretend they care that much for people who aren't biologically related to them, especially when no emotional bond was ever built with them. In those cases, is it really necessary to pretend? There are people that we like and people that we don't, pretending we like everyone the same, just because they are family, seems very hypocritical.

In this Reddit story, a mom is forced to choose between going to her father's mother-in-law's funeral, whom she explained they don't usually visit or have a relationship with, or going to her daughter's dance recital. There wasn't really a choice to make. She had decided from the beginning that she preferred her kid's activity over anything else. Her father was quite understanding at first, thinking she was going to come to the funeral alone and was just explaining the absence of the rest of the family, but that was not really the case. The mother wasn't going to go either. She had a previous commitment that she preferred. 
Hearing that someone is putting other people over you is hard, is understandable that the father feels taken aback and the mother-in-law finds it improper, but the truth is that the decision was up to the mother. She is the only one capable of dividing these things for herself. If she prefers to be present at her daughter's dance recital, then there's not much anyone can do. They can be mad at each other all they want, but that won't change the mother's choice in the matter. 
 

Kindness comes in many forms. Adopting a terminally ill cat might be one of the purest. 

Whenever this story was first shared on r/cats, the person who rescued this stray cat didn't know that she had so little time left. They bonded with her, spent time with her as a stray, and tried their best to gain her trust. Eventually, she allowed them to get close enough to take her to the vet, and that's where things got a little more difficult. 

Someone else in that position might have acted differently. Getting the news that the 2-year-old cat you rescued and bonded with doesn't have a long time left would be heartbreaking. Someone else might have been unable to deal with the heartbreak and would have left the cat with the vet or at a shelter. But the right thing to do - the kindest thing - was to make sure that this cat spends the time she has left in the best way, the happiest that she has ever been. And that could mean only one thing - the person who bonded with her, showed her that humans can be trusted, who she chose has to choose her back. 

This person had two months total since adopting the cat before the vet told them that the treatments for her FELV are no longer working. But since the kitty still seemed happy - grooming herself, eating snacks, and purring - the vet and the owner decided that she needed to go back home. It could be for hours, could be for days, they don't know for sure. All they know is that she needs to be where she is the happiest, purring for hours in her human's lap, dreaming, snacking, and being loved on as much as humanly possible. 

If you knew your company pays you less than 5% of what you earn them… would you stick around?

Unless you know how to get an inside look at the company's financial sheet, it's quite impossible to know exactly how profitable you are to the company you work for. Obviously, they make money off of you; they wouldn't have hired you, but exactly how much they have left after they pay your salary is not public knowledge that you can easily access.

When your job includes working with clients, you might be able to get a better idea of how much your work earns the company if you manage to find out how much the client is paying them. If a client pays your company $50,000 for your work, and you get $10,000 out of it, well, it should be easy enough to calculate your profit compared to the company's. Then it's up to you to decide if that's a fair trade.

The employee below, who worked as a UX architect for a company, discovered that while a client paid the company $70k for their work, they only earned about $1500. This meant that their employer sold their work for x23 what they paid them, and we can all agree that this is a terrible trade.

The even worse part was that the employee never got a chance to quit after finding that out, and instead got fired by the greedy boss. Luckily, the employee was not left without a job for long, as they quickly joined the client's company and started doing the work in-house, while the original employer was left without their biggest client.

By firing this employee, they signed the company up for failure, and within a year, the company completely crashed. All while the UX architect got to hold on to their actual work, and get paid much more for it…

They shared their full story on an online community, and you can read it all down below. Scroll down to do so, and after that, check out this story of a manager who bans employees from sitting on chairs during their shifts.

Cats remember the people who show them kindness, and sometimes, they repay these people with… more cats. 

Cats are way more emotionally intelligent than people give them credit for. They see cats' serious, no-nonsense expressions, and they think that cats just kind of- don't care enough to notice what we're thinking or feeling, let alone do something about it. But this is wrong. The people who think this are people who have not studied cat behavior for half a second in their lives. Cats not only recognize kindness, they remember it. And then, they shamelessly use it. 

Cats domesticated themselves, did you know that? We didn't need to do anything. They saw an opportunity for an easier life, a spoiled life. They saw that we were weak for their cuteness. And they used that. And they keep using it. Cats are so intelligent emotionally, in fact, that sometimes, they not only use our kindness for themselves, they use it for their whole families. R

eally, the person who retold today's story on r/cats should have known the risk that they were taking when they fed this stray cat. They already have cats of their own. They should know cats well enough. But they fell for the trap. Show a cat kindness once, and if that cat turns out to be a momma cat, don't be surprised if you have a lap full of kittens within the week. 

When did RTO become more expensive than going to a nice dinner?

We all had heard those crazy stories of workers going back to the office, only to find out that their productivity decreased or it wasn't really necessary. However, nothing really struck me like the story I'm about to share with you today. This anecdote was posted in r/remotework, and many Redditors were so confused as to why these people had to go back to an office only to work isolated.

Let me explain a bit more about this situation. According to u/Embarrassed-War9550, the company insisted on going back to work collaboratively, so everyone packed their laptops and went to the office, like every other person. When they arrived, they realized that management had built these "collaborative pods" to enhance concentration. As you can imagine, the goal was another one.

Essentially, those were actually phone booths, with a telephone, a desk, and a chair, created for people to take Zoom calls, etcetera. In other words, workers were commuting to the office, paying for parking… only to end up working exactly like they did at home. Is that the best way to start the week? Or even your "back to the office" story? (Sarcasm, please).

The best part for me, and what made me feel a bit better about the story, is that every employee had to fill out a survey after the workday, exposing their thoughts on that "genius" phone booth idea. And let me just say that the majority didn't keep their mouth shut, and just played around with the options, the same way leadership had played with them.

You know what we need more than anything right now? A moment of comfort. No, a meowment of comfort. 

If comfort is something that you are looking for lately, we completely understand. And not to get too personal, but things have been kind of hectic lately. We're not even talking about the world being upside down. We're pretty sure that we're used to that by now, at least somewhat. We've been so focused on the craziness of the world, we kind of forgot that we have enough of it in our personal lives too. We need comfort for ourselves - for our mental health. One of the things that helps us, of course, are our cute cats. We can't come home to them and not smile. But the other thing that helps… you know what it is. 

Cat memes of all varieties are keeping us stable. Our cats are not always available. We're at work, they're at home. But funny cat memes… they are always there. No matter what we are doing, we always have a couple of minutes to spare for them. We make the time. Because we need them. We need that meowment of cat comfort in the middle of the day so that even the glumest day has a point of brightness in it. 

Have you ever helped a struggling friend out and as a thank you received stealing accusations? 

There are few things more frustrating than realizing that someone you've spent years helping has apparently decided you're the villain in a story that doesn't even make sense. We've all had that friend at some point. The one who's always going through something. The one who needs a place to stay, a ride somewhere, a favor, another favor, and then one more favor after that. And because you care about them, you help. Not because you're keeping score, but because that's what friendship is supposed to be.

The problem is that some people get so used to receiving help that they start treating it like an entitlement. What gets me isn't even the missing $100. Honestly, the money almost feels irrelevant by the end of it. The real issue is the logic leap. Imagine losing a dispute with your bank, waiting months for a response, being told that no error was found, and somehow concluding that your friend must have stolen the money.

How do you even arrive at that conclusion? I think what makes situations like this so upsetting is that they're rarely about the thing people claim they're about. The $100 isn't the problem. The ATM isn't the problem. The denied claim isn't the problem. The accusation is just the final symptom of a friendship that was already falling apart. Because if you genuinely trust someone, your first instinct isn't to accuse them of theft. I don't think that would ever be an option to me.