Are you their meowmy (or daddy?)

I'm just wondering how you guys define your relationships with your cats? Is it like a parent child relationship? This is how I've come to feel about my babies over the years. I didn't really think this way at first and actually got a little embarassed if anybody referred to me as Katie's mom. She was my first cat, so our relationship really had to develop into that. Now, I definitely feel this way and am proud to be considered mom to my three beautiful babies.

I feel that I'm Katie's Meowmie, she is my fur kid and I love her more then anything. My FiancÃ[emoji]169[/emoji] thinks I crazy

i think of it as the cats owner. i know courtney thinks of it as her child which i fin a little weird but whatever.

For sure they are our kids. Rob doesn't actually refer to himself as Daddy, but he doesn't object to the name and he sure behaves that way. I do look on this relationship as parent/child, and also evolving from parent/infant to parent/teenager, and sometimes beyond.

I've come to accept the title Meowmy (as close as I'll get to Mommy for a few years yet), but more as a matter of convenience than really feeling that way. Bella was already an aging adult cat when I adopted her, and I have always thought of us as equals, even though I am the caregiver.

And having adopted four cats formerly owned by MY Mommy, I can't bring myself to think of them as my furkids - more like siblings. Not to say I don't baby-talk to them occasionally, but I believe they have their own personalities and allow me to share their space, as roommates.

They're my babies... so, yes... I refer to myself as their mommy.

Abby is definitely my child and I am the Mom... Fran is right about it being an evolving relationship.

i can see the way courtney acts toward oscar like our child and it kind of worries me how she would be with an actual child when we have one. i scold the cat for doing something wrong and right away she turns around and coddles the cat like everything is ok. he hasnt learned anything right from wrong yet because of this.

They are our babies. We are their mom and dad. We love them like they are our children, so why not call them that.

Yep, Meowy and pawpy.

I call myself their Meowmie on line, and I tell them "Mommy loves you!", but when holding them etc I don't feel much like a Mommy to them. None of my (non-fur) kids are so independent, yet still living under my roof. I put down food and water for the kits, but it is more of an equivalent relationship than the parent-child relationship.

I do worry when they are ill, and I am very concerned that they have happy lives, but there is so much less teaching and care involved than with the other kids.

Originally Posted by Kellyyfaber

Shy and I are definitely parents to our kitties. We refer to each other as "mom" and "dad" when we talk to them

. He even found Mother's Day cards for me the past two years that were "from kitties to their mom". I don't know how he found them lol. We even give each other Christmas, Birthday and MOther/Fathers day presents "from the cats". They run to us for reassurance and protection and give us affection like children. I really couldn't love a human child any more than I love our little furries.

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Yup! The gift and card stuff, too!

We are definetely mommy and daddy. Whenever I let one of our babies do smth they are not generally alowd (for exp. when Nafanya eats Kuzya's food while Kuzya turned around) and my hubby would come in and say smth like "Nafanya, while mommy is not looking you're eating your brother's food" or whenever I talk to my babies I'll refer to him as daddy (for exp: "Kuzya go kiss daddy" When we wake up our kitties are between us and I'll say "Who do you love more mommy or daddy?" I feel like they give me the parenting lessons that I will use in the future with my human children. Also I have noticed that as they grow up they become like teenagers indeed. We used to be able to kiss them all the time, now they'll put their paws on my mouth and push me away. "don't kiss me mommy, I'm all grown up"

Sorry to take up so much of your time.

I love my babies. They complete our family. I can't live without them.

Well I say I am Pawpa or Purrpaw on the site but I dont really feel like their dad but I'm not their owner either I see myself as their Guardian. I care for them feed them love and yes occasionally scold them them but I don't own them

I'm not my cats Meowmy, but I am the Mommy. My cats are just little human babies with fur.

I feel much the same way. We call ourselves Meowmy and Dad in reference to them, and we love them like crazy, but I mostly see them more as companions. I don't feel that I am superior to them, and, for the most part, any scolding that happens is to keep them from getting injured.

I do feel more like a mom to Forest than the others. Maybe that has something to do with his disability. Even though he's an adult cat now, he still seems very kittenish.

My cats are my fuzzy children, end of story. Of course, I've never had kids of my own, being only 20 and still in school, so I really have nothing to compare it to!

I think in when all is said and done, though, my cats are the best (and most consistent..sheesh) companions I have, and nothing can change my view on that!

I think the boy is beginnging to accept this about me

Im their meowmy fo' sho'

~SARAH~

the boys are my babies