Caturday is here, and that means only one thing- it's time for our purrfect cat content recap!

Caturday is one of those days that is purrfect every single week, and that is because we get to do whatever we want to do on Caturday, even if that means doing nothing at all. And hey, there's no shaming about that here. Not on ICHC. The opposite is true. Here, we support embracing cattitude on Caturday. Forget being productive, getting things done, adulting or whatever. Caturday is all about napping, snacking, and smacking anything and anyone who annoys us ever so slightly. But to make sure that Caturday goes this purrfectly, we have to make sure it starts on the right paw, and that's what our weekly meowgazine is for.

In this meowgazine, we put together the best of the best that the cat world had to offer this week. The funniest cats, the cutest cats, the most wholesomest cats. All the things that you didn't have time for this week are right here, ready for you just as you open your eyes on Caturday morning and get ready for this ameowzing do-nothing day. Enjoy, friends, and don't forget to come back next week for the next recap. 

If your parents are doing something nice for your younger sister, it doesn't mean that they are doing something wrong to you for not doing the same thing.

Jealousy between siblings seems not to be something people outgrow. They can be functioning adults with full-time jobs, mortgages, and kids, but they will still complain that one of them is getting favored by their parents. Aren't we a little old for this? We are grown-ups. We have our own issues to manage. We shouldn't be wasting our precious and limited time with childish rivalries that should have been fixed years ago. I really hate when people think that because someone is getting nice things, it means that they deserve the same, and if they aren't receiving it is because they are less favored. They cannot comprehend that one of them really needs it while the other just wants it because of lame insecurities. Is sad that grown adults would do a scene over something as dumb as this.

The story below is just another example of people who seem to have fully grown, but they are actually just as insecure and childish as they always were. Is sad to think that people in their 40s are still obsessed over something that dumb. Your sister needs housing and financial assistance because she's going through a rough patch, and you are more worried about how it affects YOU? That makes you a horrible person who puts their own problems before anyone else's, even when the other person has a far more difficult life.

If you are like that, please take a look at yourself. You can't be giving more importance to a jealousy siblings rivalry over the daily care that you should be providing to your sister. She is going through something. Help her instead of making everything more difficult than it already is. Be kind, put her first, and help. Concentrate on evolving and maturing from that childish feeling that isn't helpful to anyone. 

He lost two of his dogs in the last couple of years, so the Cat Distribution system decided to pay him a visit. With two tuxedo twins.

Losing a pet is hard, no matter if it's a dog, a fish, a cat, or a hamster. Even if you've gone through it before, it hurts just as badly as experiencing it for the first time. It's something we know will come but never want to face until it's right in front of us. The grieving process is different for everyone. Some adopt a new pet right away, others wait until they feel "ready" again, and others get new pets thrust upon them by the universe. Or, in this case, by the Cat Distribution System.

While cycling on a remote levee road, our rescuer saw a cardboard box that seemed incredibly out of place. It was clearly taped up, opened, and then left there. So, naturally, he stopped to check it out, and found two tuxedo kittens trapped inside. Just for some context, this was less than a week ago, so you can imagine how hot it must have been in that closed box baking in the sun.

He planned only to foster, but he and his wife quickly fell in love with the two kitty cuties. The hole in their hearts left by their doggos is now wholesomely filled with two tiny kittens who bring them more joy than they ever could have imagined. Will dogs ever be in the cards again? Probably. But anyone who's ever adopted kittens knows that they are a lot of work, so the couple is currently focused on giving these two babies the best lives they can.

Life doesn't always give you what you ask for, but the CDS certainly gives you what it thinks you deserve. And this guy and his wife just hit the jackpot.

What drives people to take something that is not theirs?

I live in a rented apartment in a building, so I don't often have interactions with my neighbors. We see each other in the elevator, in the parking lot, and sometimes by our front doors, but we have no reason to say anything to each other, except for a casual "hello". I consider myself lucky that these are all the neighborly interactions I have, because I genuinely don't care for the drama of a neighborhood dispute.

My parents, however, live in a proper house they own, which means that their interactions with their neighbors are a bit more extensive. For some reason, when you're a homeowner who lives next to other homeowners, the property lines tend to blur together, and any change your neighbor makes somehow affects you. That means that if you want to keep the peace, you will have to interact, as annoying as that may be.

The homeowners below truly didn't think much about their next-door neighbor. Each of them was minding their own business, and for a while, it worked out great for all parties. But when the neighbor passed away, and her kids started making changes to her house in order to sell it, things started to get messy between the residents on each side of the fence.

Between the two houses was a fence owned by the homeowners, on which they put a lively grapevine that they loved. For some reason, the elderly neighbors' kids decided to cut down the grapevines in an attempt to "spruce" their yard before they sold the house. When the homeowners discovered what the neighbors did, they were enraged and wanted the neighbors to pay for their trespassing. They had no reason to take something down that wasn't even theirs to begin with.

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He walked straight toward the first person who gave him a chance.

This little kitten was sitting alone in the middle of the road when one driver spotted him on the way home. It would've been easy to assume he'd run off or that someone else would stop. Instead, they made a U-turn. The kitten didn't waste a second. He walked right over, purring, meowing, and leaning into the person who had just given him a second chance. It's hard not to wonder how long he'd been hoping someone would do exactly that.

He may have been tiny, but he already knew how to make himself at home. Before long, he was eating, making biscuits, wandering around on curious little legs, and soaking up every bit of affection he could find. Rescue kittens have a remarkable way of looking ahead instead of behind. The rough days seem to disappear the moment they realize they're warm, safe, and no longer alone.

A trip to the vet showed he'd need some medicine and a little extra care, but the outlook was far brighter than it could've been. Sometimes the biggest victory isn't hearing that a kitten is perfectly healthy. It's hearing that they're going to be okay.

The rescue also came at a moment his new human wasn't expecting to need one. They later shared they had been driving home thinking about and missing their grandfather when the kitten appeared in the road. Finding this little life to care for brought a bit of comfort on an otherwise emotional night. Whether someone calls that fate, coincidence, or simply good timing, it's easy to understand why this rescue feels so personal.

One U-turn saved a kitten. That same kitten may have ended up helping someone find a little healing, too.

Do you ever think that your cat is watching your every move? You're right, they are.

Our feline friends have a master's in making us feel guilty about the tiniest of things just by looking at us. I'm one hundred percent sure that most of the time, they're not even upset; they just like to make our insides shake with fear of doing something wrong. We trust their judgment over our own, so most likely whatever side look they give us will have us questioning all of our life choices.

If they could speak to us for real, they would have one of those velvet-like voices that they would use to ask, in a very ominous tone, "Are you sure you want to do that, Karen?" Because yes, it doesn't matter if our name isn't Karen. They would call all of us Karen because they don't have the time to learn our names: they're too busy doing actual important things. 

They seem to have fun by making us shake, and we can't blame them for that. After all, if we were masters of the universe like they sure are, we would have a little bit of fun where we could find it. Cats use every chance they get to be entertained, whether that means staring at us with fire coming out of their eyes, scratching our furniture, or chewing on our plants. What's fun is fun, even if that fun means more work for us, either having to buy a new couch or running off to the vet to make sure they didn't eat anything bad. All is a part of the crazy adventure that is having a cat as part of the family. 

They sure give us the side eye when we move them from their favorite place, when we make unnecessary noise, or when we take more than two seconds to feed them. But they also shower us with love, soft purrs, and cat fur.

This roundup of photos will make us laugh at the angry faces they manage to make, while we fall in love all over again with those fluffy paws and sharp claws.

Is Gen Z being unprofessional by dressing the way they'd dress at the job for the job interview? 

Job interviews are a tough nut to crack. As the interviewee, it feels like the interviewer has all the power, and you have to read their cues and predict what they want to have a shot at the job. You feel like you have to answer every single question, no matter how silly or pointless. "Are you a morning or a night person?" obviously has a right and a wrong answer when you're interviewing for a job that starts at 8 AM. "What is your biggest weakness?" has so many wrong answers, including but not limited to, "I work too hard." When you're in an interviewing stage of life, you have your four STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result) stories rolling around in your head, and you have to be incredibly strategic about which answers you give to which behavioral questions.

Some questions in job interviews are actually a trap. They don't want to hire someone who has goals and ambitions beyond working for their company. They don't want to hire people who have hobbies that enrich their lives. They want someone whose only life goal is to work as hard as possible and make their company a lot of money, without caring whether they're making any money themselves. There's a reason companies ask prospective employees about their salary expectations rather than stating the salary range outright. They're trying to manipulate them into thinking they can't ask for more. 

Some job interviewers don't have the highest expectations in the world. They just want an employee who is smart enough to wear a nice outfit, be polite, and ask smart questions at the interview. Unfortunately, that's not always what young professionals do during their first meeting with a prospective employer, and it's costing them the job. 

How should workplaces handle this situation and others like it?

"Your situation is a bit more flexible than mine…"

Two kids look at their mother who is working from home, representing the children in the story.

 

In this story, this employee shared an account of his challenging current predicament at work. He found himself faced with a coworker who believed her status as a parent entitled her to greater consideration when it came to preferred work-from-home days, despite the fact that the existing system already accommodated both of them without issue.

Another week, another Caturday, and another weekly roundup of the best cat memes the internet has coughed up like a hilarious hairball has arrived.

If you've been around our little online corner for more than a second or so, you'd know we love good cat memes on any day of the week. But when Caturday comes, there's something special in the air that makes us feel a little bit more… cat. Yeah, just more cat. It's the ultimate day to take more cat naps, to snack on more yummies like your cat constantly asks for, and just whatever you want. Because that's the cat thing to do.

But being inspired by cats to create the ultimate Caturday isn't the only thing a cat person can do. Because as much as we love our cats (we do, a ton), we need to do some people things from time to time. But, you know, cat people things. Like going online to search for the best cat content we can find. We know we're not in this - because you're all here with us, online, on the same quest. But as it's written above - if you've been here for more than no time at all, you know that this is the I Can Has Cheezburger specialty. And we're always purroud to deliver.

And this is what we do, with immense joy, every Caturday - bringing cat people around the world the meme summary of the week. That's truly the way to make Caturday the best day of the week. Not "just" because it is - but because you get to experience the Caturday to its fullest.

Enjoy!

Don't forget to smile! These smiley cats are here to remind you of the most important part of it all. Did you smile today? This post can be your first smile of the day.

Cats often get a reputation for looking serious or unimpressed by whatever their humans are doing. Every so often, though, a perfectly timed photo captures a completely different side of them. These cats look like they're smiling as if they've just heard the sweetest compliment ever made. With their little grins and genuinely happy expressions, they look completely at home in front of the camera. 

Getting a great photo of a cat is an achievement. Most cats have no interest in facing the camera, sitting in good lighting, or staying still for more than a few seconds. The second you reach for your phone, they're suddenly distracted by something on the other side of the room. Or sleeping. That's when you can capture them unmoved. So that's why it feels so rewarding to catch one of these perfectly timed smiles on the camera. 

Whether these cats are actually smiling the way people do or just happened to make the right expression at the right time, the result is just as charming. In fact, cats have plenty of reasons to look pleased. Their breakfast arrives right on time, the warmest patch of sunlight in the house is waiting for them, they can claim their human's favorite chair, and they can get exactly the number of head scratches they want. Not any more. They'll tell you when to stop, no doubt about that. 

The best part is how easy it is to smile back at these cat expressions. A happy cat is enough to brighten your mood before you even notice it. It's hard to stay serious when you're looking at a fluffy face that seems completely satisfied with the day. They couldn't have posed any better if they tried. So if you could use a smile today, these happy felines might do the trick. Keep scrolling for the most wholesome cat expressions that are impossible not to smile back at. 

The movies and TV shows we used to watch as kids don't feel the same now. We start questioning them and ourselves for liking them before. But we also rediscover that magical feeling they had on us. 

With the Harry Potter series coming out this year, I have a sense that the franchise has been making it to the news a lot more lately. It seems as if every day we are celebrating the release date of the books or the movies. As someone who has just recently given the movies a chance, I have to say, they are better than I would have expected. I can't imagine how much someone how watch it when they were kids would have thought of them. In the story, we have 11-year-old Harry getting a letter explaining that he has been invited to study at Hogwarts, a school for magic that only some kids have the pleasure of attending. Once he moves to the school, we start to meet his friends and enemies and follow him through his life in his formative years.

When I watched the first movie, I thought it was a little cheesy. After all, it was for children. But when I got to the third one, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, I finally understood what all the fuss was about. I believe that if you didn't get to reading the books or watching the movies as a kid, you probably aren't expecting that this suppose kid's story has the violent dynamic they actually have. We have discrimination, misconduct of power, mortality, and the pursuit of immortality. Which makes all this film far more interesting than I would have ever imagined. The fact that magic wands could create so much damage to people is a great topic of discussion, and I like how it was portrayed.

But it also has another side, the one you expect. Especially during the first film, you get to see a friendship being built, Christmas, love. And these tropes are, in fact, clichés, but it works. Is a nice story for kids to get into reading and is a nostalgic film for a lot of adults out there. It has a place in a lot of people's hearts, and it shows the power of friendship. So, for all the adults who are watching the movies again or rereading the books, maybe you will like the following thread where fans discuss what things they used to think were really cool about Harry Potter's fantasy world but are actually quite weird now. 

Is being nervous a good excuse for treating people badly?

Anyone can have a tough day, or many. Sometimes we do, and we end up saying things we regret to the people we love just because we're feeling on edge. We can behave erratically and mistreast the people around us, leaving them feeling confused and hurt. We try that it doesnt turn into a recurrent type of behavior, since we want to keep our relationships intact, but form time to time it happens. When it does we make a conscious effort to apologize and reassure the person we hurt, and we make the promise of never doing it again. 

We can't always keep that promise, but we certainly do our best to treat our friends and family with kindness. Which is why it's so shocking when other people don't seem to act in the same way or don't give enough importance to their loved ones feelings. 

A niece shared her experience on AITAH with an aunt and her husband who didn't care much about her feelings. She arrived at a family gathering one day, and tripped and fell on the entrance of the house, so she went inside to get cleaned up before saying hi to the family. Whe she went out, the aunt's husband, John, chastised her about her manners an how no matter what had happened at the entrance, she was supposes to say hello to the whole family before anything else. From then on, he started giving her the cold shoulder, and her aut pretty much did the same. They even accused her of playing the victim the one time she brough it up. This went on for months until one day, the aunt started treating her as she had done before, inviting her everywhere and pretending that no one had done or said anything hurtful. Her mother suggested she played along because her aunt was going through a rough moment, but she's not sure she wants to pretend they didn't hurt her. 

What do you think? Should she just play along or is she right in asking for an explanation?

Sometimes the softest moments come from the pets you never expected to love.

I have to admit something that usually surprises people: I've always considered myself a dog person. If you asked me a year ago whether I preferred dogs or cats, I wouldn't have even hesitated before answering. Dogs always felt familiar to me. They're enthusiastic, affectionate, and somehow manage to convince you that you're the most important person in the world every time you walk through the front door. Cats, on the other hand... I never really understood them.

Then my neighbor asked me for a favor that completely changed my opinion. She was going away for a few days and needed someone to look after her cat while she was gone. I almost said no because I genuinely thought I wouldn't know what to do. Feed the cat? Sure. Clean the litter box? Fine. But spending time with a cat? That felt completely outside my comfort zone.

The funny part is that the cat didn't seem interested in becoming friends with me either. On the first day, she barely acknowledged my existence. I figured we'd simply coexist for the week. Then, little by little, she started following me around the apartment. She'd quietly sit next to me while I read, curl up at my feet while I worked, and occasionally decide that my lap was the perfect place for an afternoon nap. Nothing about it was dramatic, and maybe that's exactly why it worked.

By the time my neighbor came back, I realized I had spent the entire week looking forward to those quiet little moments. The cat never demanded attention or made a big show of affection, but somehow every small interaction felt earned. I still consider myself a dog person: don't worry, nothing is replacing that title anytime soon, but now I completely understand why so many people fall in love with cats.

Cat pawrents love to pretend they're in charge, but the cats know better.

The rules are always the same at first. No jumping on the counters. No scratching the couch. No stealing food. No waking anyone up at 4 a.m. Then the cat arrives, flashes one adorable face, and suddenly every rule comes with an exception.

The first time they knock a glass off the table? "They were just curious." The shredded roll of toilet paper? "They looked so proud of themselves." Finding fur all over the freshly folded laundry? That's just part of having a cat. Somehow every little crime gets explained away with a laugh and a quick photo before the mess is cleaned up.

The favoritism only gets worse over time. The cat steals someone's spot on the couch, and the human stands instead. The cat falls asleep on a lap, and suddenly nobody wants to get up for water because they don't want to disturb the baby. Dinner gets delayed because the furry child picked the worst pawsible time to cuddle. Nobody complains for more than five seconds.

Then there's the way cat pawrents talk about their little troublemakers. One minute they're describing the latest food theft or zoomie-fueled disaster. The next minute they're showing off pictures like they're accepting an award for raising the world's most perfect feline. Somehow the same cat that just committed grand larceny on a turkey sandwich is also "just a sweet little angel."

Maybe that's the secret. Cats know they'll get away with almost anything because they always have one very reliable defense: a loud purr, a slow blink, or one tiny head bump. Cat pawrents never really stood a chance. They're not raising spoiled cats. They're raising furry children who figured out exactly how to wrap their hoomans around one very fluffy paw.

One heartbreaking meow after a grocery run turned into something neither of them saw coming.

The future cat mom first met A'miga after getting home from the grocery store. Before she even saw the little cat, she heard the heartbreaking cries. A'miga walked right up to her, painfully skinny and clearly hungry. With only dog food in the house, the animal lover gave the stray what she could before heading back out to buy cat food.

That was the beginning of a routine.

Every morning and every evening, A'miga would show up around the same time for a meal. The pair got used to seeing each other every day until, one day, A'miga disappeared. For two weeks, there was no sign of her. When the stray finally came back, her future owner was relieved, but another challenge was waiting. She was about to leave town herself.

Before leaving, the rescuer made herself a promise. If A'miga was still there when she got back, she was bringing her inside.

Sure enough, A'miga was waiting.

The difference between then and now is hard to miss. The skinny stray with patches of missing fur now has a room of her own, toys to play with, a favorite windowsill, and regular meals she never has to worry about. After more than 20 years without a cat, the first-time cat mom all over again has been learning everything from scratch, asking plenty of questions, and making sure A'miga has everything she needs.

Sometimes forever homes don't begin with adoption papers or shelter visits. Sometimes they start with one meal, turn into a daily routine, and slowly grow into something neither the cat nor the rescuer saw coming.

Some people's dream of having an adventuring feline buddy is a reality.

Let's admit it, cat people, we're a little bit jealous of dog people for one thing - if you adopt a dog, you get to take your dog quite literally everywhere. Even most restaurants allow a well-behaved dog inside. There are dog beaches, dog parks, and even ice cream shops that sell a doggo-specialty ice cream. But for cats? None of that exists. But the thing is - it's not that cats can't. Most of them just don't want to do all that (maybe besides the ice cream - we've yet to see a cat who refuses any snack). And that's ok, because cats are not dogs. But some cats… let's just say they're just built a little differently.

Take hiking-cat Yeti, for example - camping for days and hiking long distances with his humans. His mama posted some of the most gorgeous hiking cat pictures we've seen recently. But she didn't do just that - she detailed the entire process, and answered every cat person's question in the comment section. We've learned so many new things ourselves! And we kind of think of ourselves as cat experts here, so that should tell you something about the quality of information she has.

But that's the meowgical power of the online cat community - every cat person is eager to help other cat parents. When a cat person needs help, another one with more experience or knowledge will always be there, at the ready, to give advice and a paw to lean on. We think we all do it not just because we appreciate other cat people (and we do, a lot), but because we know it's indirectly helping their cats. And helping cats is always a noble task. Even if it means helping them spend time with their humans in nature with useful tips.

Cats are weird, we all know that. But do you really know how weird your cat can be?

The first instance I knew my cat was absolutely bonkers was when I first found him asleep with his face buried in one of my shoes. He was my first cat and I had never seen anything like it before. Over our many years together, his shoe obsession evolved from the occasional nap in my sneakers to trying to fit himself into my boots as soon as I took them off. And if you thought that was his weirdest habit, you would be purrfectly mistaken.

One of the reasons why we love cats so much is because of how quirky they are. Each cat has their own furry feline purrsonality, and just like a snowflake, each one is unique and beautiful. One cat might have a love-obsession with your socks, while the other will only eat their food after you've given them a kiss on the head, and others have to be locked in a separate room if you are eating anything that even remotely smells like chicken.

So now we've established that your cat isn't the only one that is a cute little weirdo. But is your cat the king of the weirdos? The queen of quirks? We gathered some of the most bizarre things pawrents said that their cats turned into a full-feline obsession, and some of them are beyond our hooman comprehension. From straws to springs, and even lettuce, cats truly might be the strangest creatures we let live in our houses. 

Does your cat have any strange obsessions? Weirder than the ones listed here? If so, we'd love to hear them - comment them down below!

The art of pettiness

I'm going to throw my most superstitious take out there: Life always presents you with an opportunity to perform some degree of petty revenge on someone who wronged you in the past. It works like this: you have a fall out with somebody; at first you're very angry, and as time goes by, you begin to let it go and focus on yourself until one day, out of the blue, life puts you in a position to interfere with that person's life without you actually searching for it.

If you decide to take the petty route and cause an inconvenience in that person's life, as long as said inconvenience is relatively minor, I think it's fair. As I always say: revenge is a dish best served petty; or whatever. The only one who will enjoy this will be you; the other person will never know about it and will think of it as bad luck, and the balance of justice will return to equilibrium.

I'm definitely a petty revenge advocate; I can't see anything wrong with it, and I especially love it when it's anonymous. The only one who needs to know who did the harm is yourself; it's done for your own pleasure. To try to claim your authorship is callous.

This employee not only was presented with the chance to be vindictive, but he also took it, and it was done elegantly:

If you give a mouse a cookie…

Every little kid had that Disney phase where they imagined themselves running off to the woods and living with the wild animals. We would befriend the birds, the chipmunks, and the deer, and live happily ever after with them, without our annoying parents or loud little siblings.

While we don't know anyone who has actually lived up to this fantasy, some people do manage to bring that magical lifestyle into their lives. Even if they can't whistle at their bedroom window until birds come flying in, that doesn't mean they can't be kind to animals and take care of them as much as possible. That Disney life can still happen, within reason…

If you want a taste of this life, a good start would be to install a bird feeder in your backyard. You can feed the birds and befriend them without crossing any boundaries, and you can even get a magical moment out of it if you really try. Just be careful that you don't take it too far, because feeding wildlife in your yard can lead to some trouble, as it did for the family below.

To be fair, these homeowners were warned that they were taking the wild lifestyle a step too far. Their insistence on feeding birds, red squirrels, and chimpunks on their patio led these wonderful yet very wild animals to create huge holes in the foundation of the house. Yet, the homeowners didn't really care and refused to do anything about the damage to their house; all they wanted to do was keep feeding the animals.

It was only when their front porch completely collapsed in on itself that they realized the huge mistake they made. But since they ignored all the warning signs, including the ones from their own kid, they had no one to turn to. Did that stop them from demanding help anyway? You can guess where this is going, or you can keep reading to find out for sure.

Who needs hooman friends when you have 48 hours free to spend with your favorite felines?

Weekends aren't what they used to be. And it's not because so much has changed in terms of the weekends themselves, but because our lives are different. No one told us that getting older involves so many responsibilities! Grocery shopping, cooking, going to the gym, taking care of the kids, cleaning, speaking with your family, and occasionally, work, leave our weekends merely a morsel of what they were in our 20s. Back then, we would spend most of our time goofing off and hanging out with friends without a care in the world. Now, they feel more like purrsonal time to cross off things on our to-do list than free time at all.

But this is the exact reason why it's impawtant to take some time for yourself to recharge your soul with things that invigorate you. Things that make your heart feel and warm and fuzzy, that make you smile, and remind you that pawsitivity is more powerful than negativity. And for us, that's spending time with our cats. As soon as we plop down on the couch, they will run up to us and snuggle safely in our laps. Whether it's for 5 minutes or 5 hours, they're purrfectly content just to love us and enjoy our presence. 

Take some time for yourself this weekend to spend some uninterrupted time with your cats. You spend all week at work without them, and on the weekends, your either running errands or moving around. Your cats would appreciate some time with you, and whether it's playing with their favorite feather toy or simply cuddling on the couch while scrolling through some heartwarming friday felines, you'll both be happier that you did it.