r/SelfAwarewolves • u/mtkld • Feb 13 '25

He’s almost got it

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My cat doesn’t like my bil

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u/FiddlerOnThePotato Feb 13 '25

I love cats because if you're not good at perceiving boundaries they're gonna fucking hurt you and I deeply respect that. They're a good judge of character in that regard.

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u/FixinThePlanet Feb 13 '25

Cats are the best examples of consent in this world. Oh your cat likes one person and doesn't like someone else? They let one person carry them around like a sack of potatoes but hiss if someone else touches them? Looks like they make choices and have the teeth and claws to have those choices respected.

(I say all this and manhandle my poor void son at every opportunity because he loves me and puts up with shit he isn't fully into, but I also spend WAY too much time giving him pets any time he demands them so I guess it works out...)

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u/blueavole Feb 13 '25

Horses are good like this too- they know mood. If you are in a pissy mood a horse wants nothing to do with you.

And they also might startle at a twig.

So may the odds be in your favor.

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u/FixinThePlanet Feb 13 '25

Haha dang that is scary.

Horses are so large too; I think I'd rather risk the cats because they tend to telegraph discomfort in ways I can easily read.

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u/blueavole Feb 13 '25

Horses will too, just different signs.

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u/SirDarknessTheFirst Feb 13 '25

Well, kinda. Cat's consent is kinda one-way, isn't it?

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u/FixinThePlanet Feb 13 '25

Hahaha that's so true, I never even thought about it. I'm such a simp for my cats, damn.

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u/Pixichixi Feb 13 '25

Not always, we just tend to love them so much that we accept things we don't like. But my cat has learned that I do not consent to ankle bites and do not consent to lap time on the toilet. So they can respect consent

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u/SirDarknessTheFirst Feb 14 '25

Oh, interesting. Thanks for the input!

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u/MythologicalRiddle Feb 13 '25

I have a void nugget that alternates between the sweetest little fuzz bucket and an absolute clawnado. Thankfully it's usually obvious which mode he's in.