Today, at my new job, I realized I have been spending too much time with just my cat. As I passed some coworkers in the hall, I nodded and gave them the "slow blink of trust" that is used with cats. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was talking to my boss about dogs and cats. I'm a dog person; he's a cat person. He told me that he likes cats better, because they are laid back and don't do anything all day. Before I could stop myself, I blurted out, "Just like you?" FML
Today, same as every morning recently, a neighbour's tabby cat showed up on my balcony. We've developed a routine where I say hello and he sits nearby for a few minutes. During the day, I learned it belongs to the woman I've been awkwardly avoiding in the elevator for two years. The cat likes me more than its owner does. FML
Today, in what was probably a freudian slip, I 'accidentally' sent my boss a text message meant for my therapist, containing an elaborate plan to sneak my cat into the office as my "emotional support animal." My boss replied with a simple "Denied." My dreams of a feline-fueled workspace shattered. FML
Today, I sent my boss a picture of my cat instead of the report I was supposed to send. He replied, "Maybe I should've hired him instead of you." FML
Today, trying to make a good impression and be helpful, I volunteered to look after my manager's cat while she moves house. The cat hasn't stopped meowing since he got here this evening, it's now 4 am and I have work in the morning. FML
Today, I got a promotion. I was really excited until I realized that the only friend I had to celebrate with was my pet cat. FML
Today, I realised that I have a better relationship with my cat than I do with my boyfriend. FML
Today, I realized that since I started working full time, the only friend I have left is my cat. Lonely and bored out of my mind, I told him about my day. He decided to end the conversation by shitting on the floor. FML
Today, I discovered my cat prefers my neighbour. I know this because she posted pictures of him on Instagram, captioned "My new baby." FML
Today, I was pretending a long corridor at work was a catwalk, when a coworker walked out just in time to see me prancing around like an idiot. Now the whole building is laughing about it. FML
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Top comments
Burle 17
Your cat is training you well
emeraldisle 30
There's no such thing as spending too much time with your cat.
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MrsPanda 14
I would have been your friend if you slow blinked at me :)
jessebelle0714 16
What is the "slow blink of trust"? I've never heard of that
delfino1604 24
it's one of those things cats do to their human counterparts to show their trust in them. like showing their tummies or head butting.
DoomedGemini 38
It means they are comfortable enough to be relaxed and not alert around you. You wouldn't slowly blink at anyone you wouldn't trust, you try to keep watching them at all times.
Namenlos_fml 20
What 30 and 32 said, plus returning the slow blink to the cat is much preferred to just making eye contact and staring, which they perceive as aggression.
Villy23 12
....I've never done that to my cat. However, I have a lock on my bedroom door to keep my cat from just barging in, and when either me or my boyfriend accidentally locks the other out, we'll scratch at the door and meow because that's what my cat does. Then whoever opens the door will meow back. It's just silly fun, right? Except the other day I was at my cousin's and meowed at her when I opened the door. *shakes head*
GoogieWithers 25
Could have happened to anyone of us who owns cats, that is why people call us crazy.
MercyRoseLiddell 8
Haha. I do the same thing. Often.
IorvethTheXolo 8
I think it happens to a lot of us. This is the first I've heard of cat people doing it, but dog and horse people do it all the time. I've made the mistake of using "housebroken" when talking to people about potty training or little things like that from being with the dogs, but horse people seem to do it a lot and I'm guilty of it too. I frequently use one finger on my husband's hip and saying "over" to move him over a step so I can reach the garbage under the sink just like I would do to move my horse over from the ground. I learned the other day on a walk that my dog responds to "whoa" because I said it out of habit and he stopped. I've even clicked my tongue at them to get them moving faster. I think it happens because it becomes second nature to us to use it as part of our communication and I think it sticks because, a lot of the time, it works. My husband moves over, my dog stops, etc.
Fang713 28
I have three cats. And I've had cats all my life. I do this a lot. Especially to children. I don't feel bad about it anymore. Haha.
tiacat11 3
I'm so glad I'm not the only person who does that! One of these days I'm going to meet someone who speaks cat...
uchihastephy88 25
It's ok. I do it too. They understand. Sometimes they get peeved when I call them with a clicking and whistling though..