The love you give to a cat matters - and that's shown clearly this Valentine's Day.

It might not be a traditional love story, but it's definitely a story about love. Because the love you give to a cat is reflected by the cat right back at you - with actions, feelings, and in this case also with a full-on physical transformation. Cats are highly emotionally intelligent, and they reflect the feelings they receive. If you love a cat dearly, they will love you back like you're their entire world. But on the other hand, if you treat a cat badly, they will know to disregard you completely. Cats just know.

And this cat? Well, meet Cosmo. He looks like at least three different cats during his months-long transformation from a scruffy feline sent by the Cat Distribution System to a family's driveway, all the way to the meowgnificent dapper gentleman that he is today. This cat's life must have been something difficult, to say the least, but the love he received is reflected in his journey - his fur came back, he became healthy again, and he's a friendly feline to both the human and the other cats in the household. What a wholesome way to open Valentine's Day with!

The big guys will always try to blame the little guys. They seldom get away with it; at least, when there's a paper trail involved.

Sometimes, department heads might have an ego that doesn't mesh well with their subordinates' eye for detail. To be proven wrong by someone lower on the ladder feels like a living nightmare. They were supposed to know everything. They were supposed to check the progress of a task at every touchpoint. Now, they have nothing to show for their oversight. So, instead, they try to place blame on their employees. Luckily, repeated stories of this nature circulate on the internet daily. Now, everyone knows what to do in the wake of a mean, conniving boss. Scroll to read about how this department head couldn't have been more wrong about his gut feeling.

It's not nice to call a beautiful young lady "bald", even if she is!

We're not going to sit here and pretend like we're expurrt geneticists, but we do know a thing or two about cats, so that's where we're going with this story. Cats can get pregnant multiple times per year, and the kittens in the litter can even have different fathers, which makes how the kittens turn out purrfectly interesting. After one of her two cats had a litter of healthy kittens, this cat mom was caught off guard when she went to inspect them. One of her kitty's kittens was bald! Completely hairless. Now, the cats might have had some Sphynx in their DNA, it could be a random mutation, or that momma cat got busy with a Sphynx, but we highly doubt that one. Despite being hairless, she's still as cute as ever, and purrfectly healthy.

Out of all the creatures we let live in our house, cats are the best at saying "no".

Dogs always want your love and affection. If they had it their way, they would be glued to your side 24 hours a day. But cats? Cats are more temperamental creatures. When they want your love, they will tell you, and when they don't want it, they will tell you even louder. And by louder, we usually mean with a hiss, a scratch, or the worst of all, their purrfectly judgmental side eye. And although we know that sometimes they want their space, we simply can't resist the chance to annoy them and tell them how much we love them, even if it means facing their feline fury for a spicy second. We can laugh about it later, but for now, enjoy all these hissterically feisty photos of cats proving their cuddles are conditional at best. "Do not the cat" - these cats, purrobably.

While booking a family flight, this father never considered what would happen if his wife and babies got auto-assigned into separate rows…

We don't always get to choose where we sit on a plane — that's a privilege reserved for the business-class bros, the fancy first-class flyers, and whoever will shell out like $80 a seat to sit next to their loved ones. 

For most flyers, it's really no big deal if you don't sit next to your wife for a 3-hour flight. You're just like, "Bye, babe, see you when we get there!" Then you settle in next to your seat-mates, put on a movie, and eat your tiny bag of pretzels. Easy peasy. 

However, some people are flying with their kids, and you can't just leave your kiddos unattended… right? 

Another Caturday is about to begin with a dose of internet cat purrfection! 

After an entire week of waiting, Caturday has finally come again, and we don't know about all of you, but we are beyond ready for it. It has been a long week, and we deserve a treat. We deserve to start this day on the right paw. We want to start this day with a smile, a laugh and a whole bunch of cattitude. And for that, there is not much that we need to do. In fact, you already took the most important step, which was coming here, to this week's pawfect ICHC Caturday meowgazine. 

Because what you really need to start Caturday on the right paw is a dose of cat internet. And we are here to bring you the best of the very best. The most viral cat tweets of the week, the silliest cat memes that people shared with one another, and the cutest, most wholesome cat stories that caught people's eyes. Everything that you need to start Caturday purrfectly right here, in one place, without any other noise. We wish you all a fantabulous Caturday, everyone, and we'll see you here again next week for more. 

To be fair, if one of your coworkers started assigning tasks to the entire staff without actually having the authority to do so, would you be willing to listen?

Gaining authority over other people at work is something you must earn, whether through the respect of your coworkers or an actual promotion and endorsement from higher-ups in the company. What is unlikely to happen is for you to march into the staff room and simply demand the authority, without anything tangible to back you up.

Which is exactly why the employee in the story below was unable to get any of the staff to follow their lead.

Despite the fact that this employee was the most responsible person on shift and the only one who cared enough to get work done even without the shift supervisor on site, they couldn't get anyone else to listen to them. They tried to assign tasks to staff members instead of waiting for the supervisor, but no one was willing to adhere to someone who is not technically in charge. And honestly, who would blame them?

The word "diet" is not part of any cat's vocabulary, and they refuse to learn it. 

We will start this by saying that chonky cats are amazing. And we love them. And they exist. There are cats out there who are just a little bigger than usual and have a hard time losing weight, and that is okay. We love them anyway. In fact, there is more cat to love with cats like that. With that said, some cats do need to de-chonkify. There comes a stage in these cats' lives where enough is enough, and something has to be done. But that does not mean that they have to like it. Or accept it. 

Now, olive oil, as everyone knows, is pretty healthy. But maybe you don't want to drink it right out of the bottle. Which is exactly what this cat, who is in need of de-chonkification, was doing in the middle of the night, behind his owner's back. Olive oil. We've heard of cats who like bread, we've heard of cats who love veggies, but we have not yet encountered a cat who chooses olive oil as its weird human food addiction. But now, his owner knows. He's been caught red-pawed, and access to the olive oil will be removed. And maybe the de-chonkification could actually commence. 

A woman and her dog make exceptionally loud noises all hours of the night, then get upset when a neighbor walks their dog in broad daylight.

"Rules for thee and not for me." We have all met someone like this. They might be a coworker, a family member, or a not-so-sweet next-door neighbor. Entitled people tend to ride the wave of entitlement and double standards because it allows them to preserve their fragile egos. They never have to admit that they're wrong, and instead, guiltlessly demonize unsuspecting, normal individuals they come across in their daily lives.

Dogs are always at the forefront of neighborly disputes, yet somehow, the issue isn't exactly with them. It's actually their owners. A dog can be trained, but a human… that takes more persistence and some Pavlovian strategy, in our opinion. These innocent furry fellas look up to their owners because they're the ones giving them kibble at the end of the day. If only they knew just how problematic their human parents were… But hey, we all have those days. If we're open to constructive criticism, then all's well that ends well. Right? If we're not open to criticism, we might be hearing from some very angry neighbors about our behavior.

This story shows you what to do and what not to do as a dog owner.

Do: Let your dogs out if they need to use the bathroom.

Don't: Yell at them to use the bathroom during quiet hours, more precisely, at 1 am.

Do: Listen to your neighbors when they tell you that the way you tell your pup to use the bathroom is a nuisance to the neighborhood.

Don't: Begrudgingly take out your frustrations on them because you know they're correct.

Scroll below to read about a story where this exact scenario plays out.

A lack of laundry room decorum can truly ruin someone's day.

As a tenant in an apartment building with a frequently busy shared laundry room, I empathize with the author of this story, whose frustration echoes my own sentiments about unspoken rules in these spaces. 

Recently, I went downstairs to pick up my laundry just one minute after the cycle had finished. I specifically had chosen to do my laundry during an "off hour" so that I wouldn't be scrambling to claim a machine. I was even able to dry clothes in one of the new speedy dryers, which tend to be in use whenever I would like to try them. 

I always make a point not to let my clean clothes sit in the machine for too long. I know that doing so could wildly inconvenience other people. This time, I came down right after my cycle was finished, only to find all my clothes strewn about the table (some on the floor), still wet. Clearly, some neighbor of mine thought they could get away with removing my clothes early on in the cycle to get the speedy dryer when there were so many regular dryers available for them to use. My revenge? I stopped their cycle while their clothes were still wet. An eye for an eye!

Hoomans and felines have a lot in common: We both love a Fancy Feast in the meowrning!

Well, we don't eat Fancy Feast feline food. We simply look at a Fancy Feast of cat memes to start our days with a smile! We know you missed us, feline pawrents of the internet. Even though we don't know all of you, we're happy to be a furry familiar in your lives. Cats know how to make everyone furget their responsibilities for a few minutes, because their little pink noses and soft toebeans distract us from the chaos outside our doors. Aren't we all so lucky to have felines? Even if you don't own one (YET), you purrobably spend at least a few hours a week consuming cat content. It's the only way to pass the time as the cold weather travels over us, hopefully for good, in a few weeks. We need some warmth like a cat needs a sliver of sunlight on the floor.

Have you ever heard of cat television? No, it's not for you, hooman! It's a bit misleading; cat television does not have cat content on loop for feline lovers to indulge in whenever they please. Instead, the content is for felines. Think, little mice scurrying around on the floor. Maybe it's a fish tank with little scaly swimmers indulging in some yummy fish food. Basically, cat television is whatever a cat would enjoy watching. We all know they get bored with us hoomans, sometimes… But hey. We have some cat television for you hoomans, or rather, cat memes! Scroll below to indulge.

An employee whose workplace accommodation was mishandled, going against their doctor's orders, ran into roadblocks with their employer when their manager and HR attempted to blindside them over their mentioning of "accountability," turning their complaint into a threat against their job.

If there's something that remains a fact about people, both in the workplace and in the wider spaces of life, it's that they don't like to be confronted by their own shortcomings. Almost every one of us, to some extent, is going to get our egos involved when we're approached about something that we might have done wrong. 

A screaming little stranger ran out of the cold and picked a family.

A tiny black kitten came running out of the cold and announced himself at full volume. He sprinted straight to this pawrent's husband, yelling and trying to climb his leg like he'd already decided this was home. With temperatures dropping into the teens overnight, there wasn't much debate. The kitten was coming inside.

He was set up in the home office, safely separated from the two resident cats, and immediately proved he was built for indoor life. He's friendly, trusting, and runs on nonstop purring. The other cats are curious but calm, watching the situation unfold without much fuss. For now, the office is his base camp, and he gets regular cuddle visits because being alone is not his favorite activity.

He's been temporarily named Tux, which suits a small black kitten who arrived dressed for the occasion. He's estimated to be around six months old, still young enough to shout his feelings and demand constant company. A vet visit and microchip scan are lined up just in case someone is looking for him, though he doesn't look like a cat who's been cared for recently.

At the moment, he's warm, safe, and loudly appreciative of both. He showed up yelling and settled into purring, which feels like a pretty clear sign he landed exactly where he meant to.

When it comes to scammers, they don't respect anyone, especially their seniors. However, this scammer was quickly put in their place by this sweet granny! 

Back in the early 2000s, online scammers were a new thing. Many people fell for the "Nigerian Prince" who said that they had millions of dollars to give you. Kind of crazy to think about how many people fell for that now… But, senior citizens were definitely targeted and still are today. This old lady, however, didn't fall for it at all! In fact, she gave a scammer the good old-fashioned Uno Reverse card. 

It was a dark and stormy night, and what do you see but a helpless kitty, scared and cold in the rain, so you take him in. 

It comes across like a fairytale: a little helpless critter, alone outside. One particularly stormy night barges in, and this kind human decides to do what's right. He sees the cat in the rain, and decides to take him inside. He brings him to the basement first, since he doesn't know anything about cats or how to care for them. The cat initially isn't so happy about being brought to the basement, but eventually warms up. The human cares for the animal, and over time they have a bond stronger than either of them could imagine. Now the kitty is a full-time roommate who is always in the shared spaces with his precious owner, as well as his rescue dog. The basement remains his personal domain! Every cat must have his kingdom. 

A TV mount is only as strong as the family that surrounds it.  

A handyman who has been working for a decade shows up to assemble and install a wall‑mounted TV stand for a couple with a three‑ or four‑year‑old boy who treats furniture pieces like a jungle gym.

"There is no means of testing which decision is better, because there is no basis for comparison. We live everything as it comes, without warning, like an actor going on cold. And what can life be worth if the first rehearsal for life is life itself? That is why life is always like a sketch. No, "sketch" is not quite a word, because a sketch is an outline of something, the groundwork for a picture, whereas the sketch that is our life is a sketch for nothing, an outline with no picture." - The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera 

Now that we have your attention, thinking about human existence can make the mind go in various directions, awry with wonders of what could be, why, and what to do with it. Philosophers from ancient Greece got only so far in giving humanity solace for these pressing questions, these existential pleas. There's really one answer, and it's simple: cats. 

Cats give lightness to life, they exist as posits of joy and escape. We live with them, dine with them, and love them with all our hearts, and they simply sit there begging for more tuna and meowing. Instead of crying into the night's sky with your fists in the air, wondering why we're here, why life is suffering, and where are we left to go, scroll these happy and lighthearted cat memes to omit the heavy burden of life's pressure. 

This manager wasn't impressed by an intern's performance, but they didn't know whose son they were reprimanding. 

This person got that dreaded message from their boss: the directive to "hop on a quick call." Uh oh… we all know that's usually not a good sign! 

Turns out that their boss left out some key information about an intern under that employee's supervision. 

Look, we all know that interns aren't usually very good at their jobs. That's kind of the point, actually. Interns are usually in college or are still in the beginning stages of their careers. They're not really properly "hireable" at any normal job, because they haven't grasped office etiquette yet. They don't have experience with managing time-sensitive assignments, working for super-strict bosses, or grinding away at office drudgery for 40 hours per week. Not many internships are fun, per se, but they build character and teach you the basics of office life in your chosen profession. 

You might have thought that your house cat's connection to their big cat cousins is all but gone. But as you will come to find in this story those instincts are alive and well, if a bit wild and untamed…

Which makes some sense if you think about it from the perspective of the cat. You have spent all these years living in the literal lap of luxury. Being fed, cuddled, groomed, and cared of in every conceivable way. Leaving you little to no reason to practise or hone your wild big cat instincts. Meaning that when you do come to engage them then at best they are released uncontrollably like a superhero learning to use their powers, or at worst nothing happens.

Like with everything in life, it takes skill, patience and practice to use these instincts well. So it should come as little to no surprise that this story happened and that the cat child who perpetrated the madness was simply not prepared to handle the power of its own instincts. 

When their kids turn to adults, parents start asking their kids over and over: "When are you going to give me grandkids?"

The bond between grandparents and their grandkids is unbreakable. It can be the sweetest thing to witness, and is often a gorgeous time in a married couple's lives. When they realize they're expecting their first baby, they get to tell their parents, often by giving them a little gift, like a shirt that says "Best Grandma Ever" or something similar. They then get to watch their parents become thrilled at the prospect of having a little baby in their lives again!

Those aging parents are in their 50s or 60s, having raised first a baby, then a cranky teen, and then going through the stages of adulthood. So after all that, they really long to hear adorable childhood laughter and tiny footsteps running through their home once again. They want the joy of having a new baby around, coupled with the wonderful experience of watching their babies raise babies of their own. 

Here's the thing, though, and it's a hard pill for some older folks to swallow: not every couple wants babies…