There's nothing like a smol kitten. A teeny tiny bundle of cuteness small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. There's something so universally heart-melting about smol-sized kittens. Because it's the end of the year, we're wrapping up 2025 with tiny terror machines: smol cats. Smol is not just cute, it's ubiquitously important to their character. Smol cats, like short girls, have more of a temper than other cats. Smol kitties will hiss, scratch, bite, and meow at you way more than a normal sized cat. Something about the size translates to something brooding, temperamental, and tumultuous. 

These pocket-sized babies will make you love them one minute, and make you leave them alone the next. Their capricious nature is all too pawdorable though. One minute you're just minding your business, scrolling through your feed, drinking lukewarm coffee… and the next, you're staring at a kitten the size of a potato chip who is absolutely prepared to ruin your entire day in the best possible way. They have no idea how small they actually are. In their minds, they are lions. Fierce. Mighty. Terrifying. In reality, they squeak instead of meow and fit perfectly inside a coffee mug.

It's always remarkable to come across a fully grown individual who cannot comprehend something fairly standard.

What's unfortunate is how frequent this actually occurs. The obvious reaction would be to assume that this is a reflection of someone's natural intelligence, but that's a bit simplistic. More often than not, this is a reflection of how they were raised, what they have been exposed to in their lived experiences, and what they've gathered from those experiences.

This author could tell from the very beginning that one of his roommates, Kevin, was an oddball. It seemed that Kevin viewed the world in his own way, and as a result, tends to miss things. For instance, when the tenants all learned that their internet bill increased by $12 this past month, they all assumed that this was due to the internet provider's choice to charge more. Well, I should say that everyone felt this… except for Kevin.

Kevin believed it was a reflection of his roommates and their internet habits, as if it were the same thing as someone leaving the air conditioning on all the time affecting their power bill. He accused his roommates of using Google too much, believing that every search contributed to their internet bill. He also believed they had too many tabs open and that this also led to the increased $12. The irony, of course, is that Kevin was the one who usually stayed up late every night watchine cartoons and anime on his computer, but that's besides the point.

The problem, of course, was that Kevin was so steadfast in his beliefs that it was impossible to convince him otherwise. People like this are hard to reason with… and clearly, they are especially difficult to live with as well.

As the holiday season nears, we wanted to make sure that you have had a refresher course in dealing with food-thieving cats. We do this because over the next few weeks we are going to be home far more often than we usually are, and we will be eating far more than we usually do.

And if you want to spend the next year of your life fending off a tiny tiger who thinks they are owed tax from your plate, then you shall heed the warnings in these cautionary pics of clawinal cats who were caught creeping into their pawrents' plates. For once a cat thinks they have permission to get anywhere near your food, it is all over, you can kiss your christmas meal goodbye, for it will be full of fur and on the floor after your cat gets their paws on it.

These bosses wish their #1 worker didn't quit… but these workers are explaining exactly why they made such a bold choice!

Many workplaces have at least one totally unflappable employee. No matter what comes their way, they keep a cool head, and their calm demeanor can be inspiring to others. It's never that serious, and in most jobs, keeping calm results in the best outcomes anyway. This star employee can take many forms — maybe they're the head chef who takes a deep breath when a party of 30 people come in, and starts cooking as fast as possible. Maybe they're the woman in your office who is literally never stressed about anything, and treats every single person, from the CEO to the interns, with respect and care. There are superstars all over the place, but they won't stay at a job that doesn't treat them well. These managers know all about it —  they lost some of their best workers, sometimes unexpectedly, and it changed their work life overnight. 

Although managers get a bad rep, many of them do just want what's best for their workers. They go above and beyond to try and make their work-lives better, sometimes even taking on extra work to help them out. After all, some managers remember what it's like to be an employee with a full plate, and want to help their workers succeed. It's an interesting look into the lives of our bosses and those they manage, so check out all the stories below. 

The connection between cats and the ethereal world is one that is hard to contest. They seem to come and go from our lives whenever and however they see fit. Sometimes disappearing for months or years at a time, purrhaps to help out somewhere else where they are needed. And when they have completed their service, they return home to us in a surprising and heartwarming way that truly points to the only possible explanation, which is that cats are connected to some form of otherworldly spirits.

As is the case for the cat in this story, who spent an impressive 11 years away from his furever family, only to return and not only return physically, but also return to his old ways of being. A triumphant story that proves that true love will wait for anything and that cats never furget where they came from.

The whole purpose of a gift exchange is that everyone involved gets to give and take, but this coworker refused to accept that basic principle.

Talk about an easy way to ruin an entire work team's office Secret Santa experience! It sounds like this entitled coworker, whom the author refers to as the office Grinch, was always a bit of a problem when it came to group dynamics. This was likely the type of individual who was a tough collaborator on group projects, so naturally, when it came to extracurricular activities like Secret Santa, he was all the more disagreeable.

The most amusing part of the whole tale is that the entire activity was voluntary. No one was compelled to participate in this Secret Santa gift exchange, which quite frankly, endears me to this team. If folks want to join in on the fun, they can. If they feel it's too burdensome or childish, they don't have to. Everyone wins!

Still, this man somehow managed to find a way to create disaster, as he does everywhere he goes. Unfortunately, it meant that one employee didn't end up receiving a gift.

Oh, no. It's that time of year again. Or should we say, "Oh, yes! It's that time of year again"? Because, don't get us wrong, Christmas is approaching so fast and we couldn't be more jolly - but for every cat pawrent it's that time of year again… The time to find new, original, and effective ways to defend the Christmas tree from the paws of your live-in precious demon. The time to forbid your ferocious feline fiend from reaching the turkey before it goes into the oven. The time to make sure you stop these tendencies in your cat so he won't get on the naughty list (but let's be honest, every fluffy feline angel is already on the naughty list).

And we know every cat pawrent out there deals with balancing our cats with this wholesome wintery time. And we know it comes across in pictures, because all cat pawrents take a million pictures of their cat children daily (we do it too, of course). So we asked our beloved online cat community over on the I Can Has Ceezburger Facebook page to share their most Christmas-y cat photos they have. And oh boy, the results are meowgnificent. Some are true sweet baby angels, resting beneath the Christmas tree like the precious presents they are - while some are plotting to bite every piece of ornament and win the battle the tree dared them to, apparently.

And which kind is your cat?

After one spends a few months working an office job that requires sitting at a desk all the long, one starts to realize just how tiring that can be.

Sure, on paper, sitting on a chair for 8 hours a day doesn't sound that hard, and it definitely doesn't compare to other, more physical jobs, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have disadvantages, especially when it comes to our health.

The employee below, for example, experiences these struggles because of their back issues. Sitting on an office chair all day can definitely do a number on anyone's back, especially for those who already have pre-existing conditions. So, this employee found a way to ease the pain from time to time by sitting on the floor.

That was until their boss called them in and told them it's unprofessional to sit on their office floor. However, the employee refused to give in to the boss's demand and insisted on understanding why sitting on the floor for a couple of hours is such a problem.

It's not like we're going to deny cats are the most purrfect beings to have ever blessed us with their presence. This is a constant truth in the universe that no astrophysicist will deny. Since the big shabang shabung it's way and time started, cats were destined to be the floofiest, cutest, most purrrrrrfect beings to ever set paw in the universe. That's just a life fact. So we'll never deny that, sure. But we have to admit… cats are a little silly, aren't they?

See, the fact that cats can get very silly doesn't take away from their purrfection. But seriously, we have to admit that cats are so silly. Cats can randomly stop their chase of the laser dot because they need to lick their leg. Cats start meowing and zooming at odd hours of the night because they have an urge to parouk all over your furniture. Cats sometimes stare at blank walls (we have no explanation for this one… ghosts, maybe).

So really, it's no wonder that the internet adores cats. They're both the internet's unshaken meownarchs, ruling every pixel with an iron paw - and also the silliest, glitchiest internet creations, in the form of cat memes. And it gets us every time - we log into wherever across the web, and cat memes will find their way onto our screens. And this is exactly what we share with you today - the silly cat memes that found their way ot our screens, just because.

This is why people have dashcams…The answer to all your mysterious new dents and scratches can be found within seconds. This 27-year-old man would know, as he watches his neighbor's daughter star in the latest episode of a hit-and-run into his parked car, via his dashcam. The 'episode' didn't end with a letter regarding her insurance details, nor a frantically apologetic knock on the door…but simply her, analyzing his car and driving away as if nothing ever happened! Little did she know he was able to watch the whole series of events taking place (no, this is not a dashcam Ad…)

He confronted her, but she refused to accept any responsibility for the fender bender, despite the camera footage. So he called up his cop-friend seeking advice, who guided him down the path of legal action. A path he would normally avoid, but due to her bad attitude and obvious lack of remorse for the situation, he thought it was worth a try to get her to cover the costs…But what he didn't expect was for it to turn sour, fast. As she claims to be in real legal trouble, at risk of losing her license…

You would be surprised how much politics play a role in animal adoption. You would think that animal shelters would take any animal that needs help, but that's where you'd be wrong. We once read a story of a purrson who rescued a puppy who was just outside of the shelter's "jurisdiction", and even though they had space, they refused to take the poor pupper based on a technicality. 

The reality is, though, that most shelters are already overrun or over capacity. They simply can't keep up with the number of stray animals, and there isn't enough demand to adopt them since many people like to buy pets. 

That's where this story starts - a caring purrson saved a skinny stray cat from their work, and after deciding that they couldn't keep them for themselves, they approached local shelters to take the sweet baby girl in. However, she was refused from every shelter because of overcrowding. She didn't want to release the cat back outside (especially with this terrible winter weather), and just when she lost all hope, a wholesome hero stepped forward to pawsitively save the day. The hooman not only works at an animal shelter, but was willing to foster her until they found her a furrever family. It's a Christmas meowracle! Read more of their story below, and stay warm out there.

When these job interviews went downhill fast, a few candidates didn't bother seeing it through to the end. Instead, they just left! We have free will to do so, but not all of us have the fortitude to leave our bad interviewers with their jaws hanging open in shock. 

I would never walk out of a bad interview, because if I stuck around, I'd have an incredible story to tell my friends about what a failure the conversation was. However, time is valuable, and I wouldn't blame anyone who leaves an interview for wasting that precious resource. Sometimes you can just tell that the boss is a little too wacky for your liking, or that the office has a revolving door of employees, meaning you won't be staying for long, either. So why bother waiting until the end of a long interview if you know you'll be emailing them a rejection by the end of the day anyway? 

One person left after waiting 30 minutes for the hiring manager to show up to the interview. Why? They explained that if they had to wait that long at a preliminary interview, they could expect that type of treatment all the time while working for that person. It's a prime example of refusing to be treated poorly just to get or keep a job! And they're not the only one who surprised an interviewer by calling out unprofessional behaviors, as you can read all about down below. 

Just when we thought we'd seen everything, cats and cat people surprise us with something we never thought pawssible - a fully-functioning service cat. And not just one, but two! The curious cat mom below claims to have trained her two cats to work as service animals, alerting her before a seizure and grabbing emergency epilepsy medication in times of crisis. They work 12-hour shifts, both know where the medications are, and both know to remind her at specific times throughout the day to take her daily medications. It sounds purrfectly incredible, and almost too good to be true!

We always knew that cats could be helpful little companions based on how sensitive they are. And, it is true that if you give a cat a treat at a purrticular time every day, they will 100% remember to remind you that they're supposed to get a treat then. We just never thought it was pawssible to reliably train them to purrform tasks like this every day, because as much as we love them, they are pawsitively independent and do enjoy doing their own thing. 

But, there's a first time for everything, and we have to say that we're adorably impressed. The owner answered a whole litter box of interesting questions below, so read through them all and see if you'd trust these kitties to save your life!

Any form of online shopping has its risks…If you're not paying the seller directly and receiving your goods or services with your very own hands, there's always a slight chance it might never make it to you. But what we don't often think about is that it could go the opposite way. The seller scammed online, while the buyer sits with their belongings in hand… Cue this special story: gamers edition!

This innocent man was just trying to make some extra cash by selling his PC on Facebook Marketplace. All seemed to be going swell, a potential buyer came over, played with the PC for 20 minutes, and a deal was made, even shook on, if you want the specifics. The seller wanted to receive money through PayPal instead of cash, so the seller agreed and sent those $850 dollar bills through…All was pretty smooth and simple, until it wasn't…Until the moment the seller noticed his payment received had been reversed, and the buyer…a ghost! 

Bonded pairs of cats might be one of the cutest, most special things that we, as humans, get to witness. It's amazing, the bond that these cats have. Bonded cat pairs treat each other like family. They treat each other like each other's other halves. We can see, even without them having to tell us, that their lives wouldn't be complete without the other. That is why it is so important to keep bonded pairs together. Because they need each other. 

It's why oftentimes shelters insist on not separating bonded pairs, because they know the importance of keeping them together. But that isn't always the case. Sometimes, they separate the kitties and carelessly send them on their separate ways. That is what happened to the two beautiful snow kitties in this story. They were bonded and separated. But the humans of the kitty that got adopted found out about the separation just in time, and they did the best thing that they could have done - they went right back and adopted their kitty's other half. Sick, hurt, and in need of much help, they took the other kitty and nursed him back to health. 

Weren't you ever taught to not judge a book by its cover when you were a kid? Apparently, this lesson was skipped for every entitled Karen out there. So when this adult goth woman was boarding her flight, a Karen, of course, had to get in her face. Why? Because she was boarding first class and there's no way a goth could possibly afford a first class ticket! Right? WRONG. This was a full grown woman who worked hard for her money. She only travels first class and pays for it herself. Just because she enjoys wearing all black and having long dyed hair and heavy eyeliner doesn't mean she doesn't know how to do business. What? Did this Karen just assume everyone who enjoys a more macabre style works as a barista for their entire lives?

This  Karen quickly learned the lesson she should've learned as a kid and this goth woman got the satisfaction of a lifetime. Because she not only got to shut down this Karen, she also got to wave her first class ticket in her face and then proceed to sit down in 1A. That's the first seat of the flight, Karen hunny. Pretty sure that's first class! 

One of the things that we tell people who have never owned cats and are looking to adopt - one of the things that we warn them about - is that cats come in two categories. Cats can either be silly little adorable dudes and dudettes who do not have a single thought in their heads, or cats can be smart. Really really smart. Unexpectedly so. And the 29-year-old in this story might be one of the smartest. And funniest. 

Of course, this is not the first time that we have heard of a cat outsmarting a human, but this is definitely the funniest. This is a cat who has used its 19 years of life wisely, learning to get exactly what she wants from humans. She was being cat-sat by someone like us… someone who loves cats an enormous amount, someone who is willing to do anything for cats. She has learned to recognize soft humans like that over the years. And she used it. Shamelessly. And even though we laugh at this story, we know that we would have fallen for her trap just as easily. 

You don't know what you've got till it's gone. Right, folks?

This employee dealt with the experience of being underestimated and undervalued for the remaining months where he worked at his now former company while his boss was conspiring to get rid of him. All of this was because the employee disclosed to management after two warnings that there was a medical reason why certain menial tasks were difficult for him to complete. It had nothing to do with his professional skills or demeanor. Rather, there was medical proof why these few tasks and responsibilities did not make sense for him.

Most employers in this situation would be understanding, or at the very least, they would recognize that pushing back on medical issues is a recipe for a doomed lawsuit for the company. It would have been best to accept the employee's reality and find another person who could complete those tasks. As the author himself states, the core responsibilities of his position were still well within his abilities. At the end of the day, the output was more or less the same.

Still, the author's entitled boss took this whole conflict as some sort of perverse justification for putting the author on a PIP and coughing up fake reasons to fire him. Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from several members of this online community!

Accountability is something many people struggle with for some time, but this finance team's version takes it to accounting levels of pettiness. This woman screenshots Slack messages like she is gathering evidence for a courtroom drama, forwarding examples of confusion to managers while her own mistakes vanish under the fluorescent lights. She is less of a colleague and more of a live-action LinkedIn post about accountability.  

Her hunger for praise borders on performance art. She rushes to managers with news of a minor typo like she is reporting insider trading. She openly roasts ex-team members and quietly edits history to make herself the lone competent survivor. Meetings without you suddenly appear on her calendar, and you can practically hear her typing up her hero narrative before the agenda hits your inbox. Her vibe is corporate mean girl meets surveillance intern.