I love watching cats get that first taste of actual petting with an actual human hand. Watching them go from “Not sure if want?” to “I need more!” is always heartwarming.

I’m always a little sorrowful people unfamiliar with cats will look at this, see narrow side-eye, and think “Oh, that cat is being cold and distant.”

No. That is a cat content with the world. That is a cat who is totally comfortable and at peace with her perch. Congratulations, and - if those are your legs under the blanket - my condolences at your eternal entrapment beneath the immovable kitty.

“…can I join too?”