There are some cats that are very dog-like in purrsonality and travel well, but most prefer to stay at home in their comfort zone. Cats do not like change. Even moving their litter box two inches to the left can cause a whole drama of meowtrageous purrportions. Don't even get us started on bringing in a new piece of furrniture. 

A lot of people who read this story are going to paint the brother to be the bad guy, but really, as cat owners, we know that he's actually the good one. His sister brings her "anxious" cat with her everywhere, and he leaves a trail of destruction wherever he goes. She claims he gets anxiety being home alone, but we know that he's actually anxious because she keeps uprooting him and putting him in strange places. The brother puts his foot down and demands she leave her feisty feline at home for his own sake. She just can't seem to get it.

Cats are not dogs. They're not built for constantly changing environments and meeting new people all the time. They don't like to travel. They like feeling safe in a space they know like the backs of their paws. A secure cat is a calm cat, and a calm cat fills a home with love.

Like many other office friendship stories, this one is truly a slow-motion train wreck waiting for applause. A new hire, a quick connection, a splash of shared hardships, and suddenly it's a two-woman drama about envy, rent money, and emotional bankruptcy. The 26-year-old escrow professional becomes the villain in her own story, accused of crimes as absurd as being more complimented and more employed,  when she's assigned to train 29-year-old Barb. 

Barb, the "friend", once compassion in heels, grabs her chance, gets her mentor fired, spreads rumors, and then spins out into a trilogy of poor choices. Eighteen months later, the universe restores balance: the protagonist is thriving again at the same company, now several rungs higher, and the ex-friend is home, broke, exhausted, and haunted by diapers and bad decisions.  

Jealousy smells like cheap perfume in stories like this. It starts fragrant, a little sympathetic, then turns to vinegar the moment one woman realizes the other's highlighter blends better with success. Barb wanted the spotlight, but forgot that envy does not come with benefits or paid leave. The trainer gave kindness, rent money, patience, and her trust, while Barb offered betrayal in return, wrapped in Facebook posts and sad emojis. People like Barb crave proximity to competence until it reminds them of their own mediocrity, and then they bite the hand, the job, and the reputation that fed them.  

Happy meowrning, cat people! Another week has passed, we have finally made it to Caturday, and there is only one thing that we can say right now. Thank you. To whom, you wonder? It's obvious, isn't it? Thank you to cats. Yes, all of them. Cats are the reason we are still sane, cats are the reason we have made it through this week strong, and cats are why we are all gathered here today for this week's pawsome Caturday meowgazine. 

Starting your Caturday here, we would argue, is the best thing that you can do for your mental health. Starting with a recap of the best things that have happened in the cat world this week means starting the day with a dose of pawsitivity. Here, we have for you the most viral cat tweets of the week, we have the funniest cat memes that we could find this week, and the cutest cat stories that have captured the hearts of the internet. Is there a better way to start a Caturday on the right paw? We don't think so. 

Family comes first… but what if your parents always put your brother first and you second? At that point, the phrase starts to lose its meaning, so why should this daughter stick to it when her parents clearly don't? This 29-year-old woman has been underestimated her whole life, constantly compared to her brother's sugar-coated success, even though she was the true star. Her brains, beauty, and hard work were repeatedly overlooked by her parents until she finally decided to chase her own dreams, with or without their support.

Her brother reached his goals through connections; she reached hers through determination. That dynamic worked until their goals suddenly overlapped. And by overlapped, we mean they applied for the exact.same.position. at his company. She didn't feel the need to tell her family until she'd actually gotten the offer… so it's no surprise her brother assumed he had the job in the bag, especially since he already worked there. But not everything always goes to plan. One day, you might think you're on the road to becoming CEO, and the next, your younger sister has just over-qualified her way into your dream role. Leaving you feeling less-than for the first time in your life. 

Here we are, friends. Finally, we have made it all the way to Caturday. We can now officially take a deep breath. The week is over. It's done. We get to focus on the things that we truly want now. The things that matter. The things that we love. We get to focus on doing… absolutely nothing. It's time to chill. It's time to sleep in. It's time to roll over onto our other side, cuddle up under our blankets a little bit tighter, and start our meowrning right - with a whole bunch of hilarious cat memes. 

This is the meowgic of Caturday. We get to fill it with only the things that we love. And there is not much more that we love than funny cat memes. Especially on Caturday morning. No concerns, no deadlines, only cat memes and more cat memes. This is the ideal day for us, and we can only tell you that we are truly going to make the best out of every moment of this day. 

This employee was sick and tired of being intimidated by HR when he knew his rights inside and out.

Let this story serve as a friendly reminder that you are permitted to discuss your salary privately with your coworkers. It doesn't matter whether or not those conversations are an inconvenience to your employer. That's their problem to fix. After all, they offered and agreed upon those salaries. If they cannot provide a legitimate reason as to why Jim is making twice as much as Joanne despite the fact that they are working the same job with the same responsibilities, then that's their issue.

This employee was reprimanded for being transparent with his coworkers about his annual salary, which prompted him to go above his manager and send the email (included below) to HR. It ended up taking the department five business days to respond to this completely valid and reasonable message… probably because they had no idea what to say. After all, the author pointed out that there could be no legitimate legal recourse for having this transparent conversations. 

Keep scrolling below for the full email exchange, including HR's carefully worded and empty response. 

Just because this wife is a stay-at-home mother with a nursing background doesn't mean she should be the sole caregiver to her husband's parents…They have three sons, among whom they should share equal responsibilities, whether their wives work a 9-to-5 job or not. She is more than happy to lend a helping hand, but opening up her home to people who haven't been the kindest to her in the past is not really something this wife is willing to compromise on. Do you agree with her? Why should it be her role to care for her parents-in-law, when they have three children who should be taking on the role of 'caregiver' themselves, or come up with another option that doesn't let the weight fall solely on her shoulders… 

Being a stay-at-home mother is truly looked down on these days…According to society, it almost feels like if women aren't doing it all, then they aren't doing enough! And yes, maybe the other brother's wives work, and they cannot afford a single-income household, but that is not the issue here! The issue is that they shouldn't be making their wives responsible for their elderly parents, while they carry on with life as usual. 

An FAA facility is a very important place for any sort of airplane activity. This is where they take car of the planes. Full of engineers and technicians. Unfortunately, it is also filled with entitled managers who think they're better than everyone else simply because of their job title. (Even though the techs and engineers are way smarter…) Recently, a FAA facility manager got humbled by his own techs. 

It all happened when a tech communicated with a client. It's not like the client was unhappy or anything, the manager just didn't like how he wasn't a part of it… Yeah, it's that petty. So, the techs maliciously complied. Then one day an auditor came into the facility. The only person on the floor at the time was a tech, and he had to tell him he wasn't allowed to talk to him. He even printed out the email that stated so and gave it to the auditor. 

The next day, the manager was in front of everyone with his manager chewing him out. He revoked his "rule" and was even put on PIP (performance improvement plan) for it. Just goes to show you that even if you are the manager, you should listen to your smart employees.  

Every day you wake up, drink coffee, feel anxious, procrastinate, get everything on your work to-do list done in the last hour of work. Then you go home, eat something, scroll, and fall asleep. There might be some little things added here or there, but that's the gist of it. So why not enjoy the little things a little more? Enjoy that sugar in your coffee. Pat your back for all the things you get to cross off of your to-do list even if it was last minute. You are amazing and doing your best and we're proud of you for that. So, let's meme about it for a little. 

That's right, laughing is our favorite thing to do, so let's share a LOL. Laughing with someone, like truly belly laugh hysterical laughing is so intimate and beautiful. We hope everyone gets to experience it! If you haven't yet, you can start by sharing memes with each other. Fill up that crush's DMs. Tell your mom you love her in the form of an awkward meme she probably doesn't really get, but is just happy to be involved, Live your best life! You don't have to travel the world or do extraordinary things to live an extraordinary life. You're doing awesome right now. 

Anyone else feeling like they woke up on the wrong side of the cat bed this morning? Just me? Surely not…

Welcome back to another installment of Fancy Feast Feline Feel-Goods! Did you miss us? We missed you, cat pawrents! The holiday season has got us all feeling a bit busy and exhausted, but with some cat memes and a feline snuggle on a cozy, cool Caturday morning, anything is pawssible!

Did you get your Christmas shopping yet? You know, not only for the fellow hoomans in your lives, but for the special felines in your life as well? It seems like no matter how much we let our furry fellas know we love them, some of us fall short on the Christmas presents for 'em. Sure, cats don't know what Christmas is… But watching them watch us open our stocking stuffers on Christmas morning gives the same vibes as waking up in the morning and realizing your stuffed animal had "slept" on the floor the whole night—irrational, but hurts nonetheless.

Spend this Caturday morning holding your feline close and searching up "gift ideas for cats" on Google. If all else fails: Churus. Always, always Churus. Happy Pawlidays!

Some workplaces run on teamwork, dedication, and a shared commitment to doing things the right way. Others run on unpaid labor disguised as "lunch."

That was the case here, where an employer routinely deducted 30 minutes from every shift despite requiring employees to answer phones, help customers, and basically pretend they weren't eating at all. Over the years, this added up to tens of thousands of dollars in stolen wages.

But when one employee moved up to shift manager, things took a turn.

It's not every day that seven nearly-blind kittens fall in your lap, but if they do, every cat lover is obligated to answer the call. Helpless, mewing, and pawsitively adorable, newborn kittens are pathetic little puffballs of delicate beauty. Unable to fend for themselves, they rely on bigger mammals (ie, human cat lovers who stumble upon their nest) to take care of them. A former zookeeper was lucky enough to score 777 kitties one day when they were walking around an abandoned building, and they certainly poured their heart and soul into their new babies. 

With their TLC and a bit of luck, these seven kittens all survived and now live happy house cat lives. Three of the kittos found a purrmanent home with their rescuer, skedattling and dashing around their home for the furrseeable future. Sometimes the Cat Distribution System knows that we have a cat-shaped hole in our lives before we even realize it, and in some cases, they'll grant you three kittens just to be sure your life is fulfilled. 

A mother recently decided to skip Thanksgiving this year due to the unruly behavior of her sister-in-law's kid. Not only does this spoiled little girl throw a tantrum when she doesn't get her way, she also completely wreaks havoc the entire time she is over. She has tracked dog droppings gleefully into the house and onto the bed, she's thrown items into a swimming pool, and she even poured a drink on an adult's head for no reason. The worst part is that if any other adult tries to reprimand her, there comes her mothers yelling at that adult for upsetting her child. Like, parents need to parent and this mom ain't doing that. 

So, a mother made a difficult decision for herself and her family and decided to opt out of Thanksgiving this year. She knows that her spoiled niece is just a kid, but enough is enough. Her kids don't act like that! The husband was upset since it was his side of the family, but his side is not all peaches and cream. Apparently his mother has sticky fingers and his father is a swindler. So, it didn't matter to this mom if her husband was upset or not, she was putting her foot down and she stuck by her word. And you know what we say to that? Bravo, mama!

Cute cat memes alleviate the stress of any illness during flu season, seasonal allergies, or holiday blues. Why? Well, if you love felines and all of the hissterical hilarity they have to offer, then of course they'll be able to perk you up! Sometimes our cats want nothing to do with us because they're our rulers and we simply provide them sustenance. So, we need to bring in backup plans. Cat memes? Consider them the best backup plan for when you're feeling under the weather.

Winter is nearing, the temperature is dropping, and the last thing we want to think about is January, February, and March. How is it that we're not even in the winter season yet? Every time I go outside, I feel like my fingers are going to freeze! Felines don't deal with this problem because they usually don't go outside and, well, they have furry paws.

If you're sensing jealousy from me, you'd be right. Imagine eating, sleeping, and lounging for the next three months instead of heading to the office and continuing to be a sentient, working person? We don't have to—hoomans have it rough. Not felines, though. At the very least, they do their best to perk us up when we're down.

Calling all cat people! If you don't have a repertoire of go-to cat memes for your everyday texting, let us help you with that. I too needed to up my cat meme game and went straight to work. Maybe you've seen these cat memes before, but what if you haven't? You better check. They're all hissterical and are now going to be my go-to response to many group text threads. How am I feeling today? Cat meme. Did I get that thing down for work on time? Cat meme. What am I doing this weekend? Cat meme. The world might be a scary and dark place right now, but how lucky are we that we get to live during the time where there is a cat meme for anything you can think of. Gotta appreciate the small things when you can.

So let's start with these most purrfect cat memes. And guess what? Cat puns also brings me happiness, so I'm going to be using them when I can. I don't care what you say! Will I be meowing to people in regular conversations? Okay, I haven't evolved that far in my cat lady form yet… But maybe one day! For now, I'll be saving my meows to meow at a cat for their attention. Everyone else gets a cat meme. 

Where there's a Buddy the Elf, there is also a Scrooge.

Take a look around you. At least one of the people you see hates Christmas and will do anything in their power to talk down those who opt to actually enjoy their holiday season. For whatever reason, the holidays strike a nerve in certain individuals, and some of these individuals have the power to police how you decide to celebrate this jolly time of year.

What better Scrooge exists than an HOA? The number of rules in an HOA handbook is probably as long as Santa's nice and naughty lists, and that's because every home needs to look crisp, clean-cut, and uniform. Sure, you can argue that those who decide to join an HOA in the first place know that they're signing up for this, but you never think that people would police some colorful Christmas lights.

In the story below, an HOA homeowner is threatened by their HOA to take down their colorful Christmas lights, or else they'll be fined 100 dollars each day they remain up. Only white lights are allowed… So nobody has Christmas cheer anymore? Scroll below to read the full story.

Two can play at that game, and in this case, that game is who can get who in the most trouble with the HOA…But it did not start as vengeful, this woman was just minding her own neighborhood business, until her rule-obsessed, Karen-like neighbor came out from the woodworks and started filing complaints about her over the most minor incidents. By minor, we're referring to grass that's 1-inch too long, or hanging an American flag with the wrong shade of white (is there even a wrong shade of white??)

This neighbor felt like she was purposefully being targeted, so what did she do? Well, she definitely didn't accept the $150 fine and pledge forgiveness…No, instead, she read through the whole 40-page HOA rulebook to see where she could beat her neurotic neighbor at her own game! Let the complaints begin… She noticed something written about the height of lawn ornaments, and remembered that her neighbor's lawn was so filled with garden gnomes that you could barely locate the actual grass, so she took her tape and began measuring…