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what the best advice you ever gotten in your life? what the best advice you got about cats? what most important lesson your cats thought you?
 

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When I got married - to protect and put my new family first in my life and relationships.

My cats have taught me patience, and how to listen to them.

Not sure re cat advice, I've cats for soooooo many years now that I'm older (had one since I was 2+).
 

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Hm, I think the most important lesson I've learned from my cat is to not care about things, like what other people think about you, grades, stuff like that.  Sasha is always here to lay on my homework or something when I stress myself out.  And cats just don't care.  They do whatever they want without wondering how it'll look to other people.  I love that.  Haha.
 
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Hm, I think the most important lesson I've learned from my cat is to not care about things, like what other people think about you, grades, stuff like that.  Sasha is always here to lay on my homework or something when I stress myself out.  And cats just don't care.  They do whatever they want without wondering how it'll look to other people.  I love that.  Haha.
how do you know that? maybe they do wonder about what they do might look like to other people/cats? but they don't make big deal of it, like we humans do? i just don't think we are in position where we know what go on in a animal brain. maybe one day we will be able to communicate with our pets by looking at their brain waves and translating into a language we understand?,. that just my thoughts. 
 
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how do you know that? maybe they do wonder about what they do might look like to other people/cats? but they don't make big deal of it, like we humans do? i just don't think we are in position where we know what go on in a animal brain. maybe one day we will be able to communicate with our pets.  
Of course I don't know what they're really thinking, I can only interpret their actions/ behavior for myself.  My cat doesn't care about anything else other than food, napping, pets, and sometimes play.  Her wants and needs aren't complicated and I like that kind of simplicity.  As for being self-conscious, I don't know if cats can be but it can never be as intricate as human society.  Things like wealth and body image, etc.    
 
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Of course I don't know what they're really thinking, I can only interpret their actions/ behavior for myself.  My cat doesn't care about anything else other than food, napping, pets, and sometimes play.  Her wants and needs aren't complicated and I like that kind of simplicity.  As for being self-conscious, I don't know if cats can be but it can never be as intricate as human society.  Things like wealth and body image, etc.    
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I've gotten so much good advice over the years that I can't chose just one thing. The best advice I've ever gotten about cats is that if you feed them, they will stay. It works like a charm.  
  The most important lesson cats have taught me is that I love having someone to take care of.
 
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I don't know about the best advice I've ever gotten in general.  The best advice I've ever gotten about cats is that if you feed them, they will stay.  It works like a charm.  
  The most important lesson cats have taught me is that I was meant to be a caretaker...I love caring for people and animals.
what general advice that pops in your head?
 
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