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Can I identify as a cat

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Ohtobemycat · 25/06/2025 11:26

Just that really.
I get up at 5, do some work, housework, gets kids to school. Carry on with work. Get kids, work, dinner, work, tidy, clean and washing, every day.

My cats are just lying around during all of this, watching me work, sleeping and requesting food sometimes they do feel like helping and remove/eat a spider. But other than that, just freeloading and looking cute. Nothing to do all day, permanent summer holiday feeling. No bills, no washing, no work.

If I identify as a cat, can I tell my family that I have transitioned and request to be treated as such?

Yabu = no, you can't be a cat.
Yanbu = yes, go for it.

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Outofthemoonlight · 25/06/2025 23:39

Boiledbeetle · 25/06/2025 23:25

😁 I really should read The Metamorphosis

Or watch?

XenoBitch · 25/06/2025 23:26

Only if you are prepared to be posted on FB all the time about looking like a stray, being picked up and removed from your neighbourhood and taken to the vets for a scan of a chip you should have (but don't).

Boiledbeetle · 25/06/2025 23:25

Outofthemoonlight · 25/06/2025 23:18

Are you Gregor Samsa…

😁 I really should read The Metamorphosis

Outofthemoonlight · 25/06/2025 23:18

Boiledbeetle · 25/06/2025 12:14

Definitely

😺

I identify as a beetle. It's very liberating

🪲

Are you Gregor Samsa…

Olivesforteatonighty · 25/06/2025 23:17

Yes @Ohtobemycat , go for it but don’t moan when my dog chases you.

HeisenbergMum · 25/06/2025 23:11

If you have to ask surely you are not a cat?

Confusedmeanderings · 25/06/2025 23:06

Are your family likely to cater for your every whim? If it's just you obeying your current cat's demands then I think they might ignore you and life might not be as comfortable as you are hoping.

mumofoneAlonebutokay · 25/06/2025 19:14

This thread 😄😄😄

UtterlyUnimaginativeUsername · 25/06/2025 19:14

I also envy our cats daily. They're always so bloody comfy looking. And they have little soft paws to hug their little soft faces with when they're sleepy. It's ridiculous.

BeachPossum · 25/06/2025 19:03

I have often said that in my next life I am coming back as a house cat

Boiledbeetle · 25/06/2025 18:59

BexAubs20 · 25/06/2025 18:54

Perfectly reasonable. Before you fully transition be sure to go shopping for essentials, litter tray, scratch post, a bowl for your cream, some nice tuna steaks. Live your life! Meow

And catnip. Must not forget the catnip! Judging from the way mine roll around in it and become slobbering stoned totally out of it versions of themselves it's good stuff!

BexAubs20 · 25/06/2025 18:54

Perfectly reasonable. Before you fully transition be sure to go shopping for essentials, litter tray, scratch post, a bowl for your cream, some nice tuna steaks. Live your life! Meow

FuzzyPuffling · 25/06/2025 13:47

I would have trouble with this, as I am unable to jump onto my shed roof.

SabreIsMyFave · 25/06/2025 13:37

😆 Do it @Ohtobemycat !

WearyAuldWumman · 25/06/2025 13:36

Ohtobemycat · 25/06/2025 12:29

Lot's of food for thought here, thank you all...
Some things raised that I hadn't though about are:
Licking my bum, I actually couldn't reach.. so then what?
Defecating.. where? Gardens or litter box.. being a cat I would not be able to poo in my own garden so options are limited to other peoples or a tray in the corner.
Food- i actually think this can be resolved as i would eat plain chicken and tuna, and be happy stealing scraps off my childrens plates, which I currently do anyway when they have finished eating.
Actually thinking I can live with these three things as the benefits outweigh these not so negatives.

Bum licking?

Pilates classes. They can't kick you out for being a feline. That would be discrimination.

Toileting: if you're in Fife, you're welcome to use my garden facilities, on condition that you keep out all the other cats. Just don't use my flower beds. You're welcome to pounce on the pigeons and seagulls, but watch out for the magpies - they're fierce.

MadameCholetsDirtySecret · 25/06/2025 12:35

If you shit in my garden the hose is on you OP 😉

arcticpandas · 25/06/2025 12:33

Ofcourse you can! If we can decide to be male/female/non gender then I'm all for the cat people as well!

Ohtobemycat · 25/06/2025 12:31

Emonade · 25/06/2025 12:14

Daily mail is that you?

No, it's just me, a woman who is jealous of her cats 😂

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Boiledbeetle · 25/06/2025 12:31

Re toileting options...

You could be one of those really clever cats that's learnt how to use the human toilet.

Ohtobemycat · 25/06/2025 12:29

Lot's of food for thought here, thank you all...
Some things raised that I hadn't though about are:
Licking my bum, I actually couldn't reach.. so then what?
Defecating.. where? Gardens or litter box.. being a cat I would not be able to poo in my own garden so options are limited to other peoples or a tray in the corner.
Food- i actually think this can be resolved as i would eat plain chicken and tuna, and be happy stealing scraps off my childrens plates, which I currently do anyway when they have finished eating.
Actually thinking I can live with these three things as the benefits outweigh these not so negatives.

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MedievalNun · 25/06/2025 12:18

GasPanic · 25/06/2025 11:46

Yes.

But don't be surprised when your family feed you cat food and keep the good stuff like ice cream and pizza for themselves.

But my Luthien loves both (Bengal, pizza has to be scoffed away from her or she WILL grab a piece and hang on for dear life) so why shouldn’t @Ohtobemycat have some too?

yes of course. Just remember not to come in yelling the song of your people and jumping onto the bed soaking wet, then shoving your bum in their faces.

Limth · 25/06/2025 12:15

Alsoq · 25/06/2025 11:51

personally I identify as a millionaire, but my arsehole bank won’t acknowledge my truth :(

go for it, personally I couldn’t be dealing with the litter box situation, but go live your dreams!

I'm so sorry that your bank isn't validating your authentic identity. Just know that I see you, you are stunning and brave for living your truth.

Call the bank out on social media.
This kind of bigotry against the self-identified millionaire community needs to be stamped out. It's basically genocide.

PuppyMonkey · 25/06/2025 12:14

Are you a stunning and brave enough cat though? This will be key I think.

Boiledbeetle · 25/06/2025 12:14

Definitely

😺

I identify as a beetle. It's very liberating

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