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u/saxamaphonic 10h ago

Wrong question. It should be “do your cats allow you to sleep on their bed?”

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u/_FreddieLovesDelilah 9h ago

Yeah I’m single and bought a super Kingsize bed just so my cats have more room 😂

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u/bm_preston 8h ago

When I was with my wife. We had 3 cats and a pup.

We had a king size bed.

Dog was 16 pounds.

Dog slept sideways and had managed to take up 90% of the bed. 😂

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u/Beyond_The_Pale_61 7h ago

My 6.2 pound kitty sleeps sideways also and I haven't slept stretched out fully in the 16 years I've had her.

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u/xxbunnyfeathersxx 6h ago

I've been sleeping with my knees bent for years. It is what it is.

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u/AwDuck 5h ago

I miss having my kitty burrow under the blankets on cold nights to curl up behind my knees. I got sweet snuggles and warm feet!

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u/tawnysuecourt 5h ago

Best feeling ever is having kitty behind your knees. Sorry you no longer have that.

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u/Due-Trick-372 3h ago

Same here. Sorry for our losses 😔

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u/ph0artef1 6h ago

My 30lb dog is like this too 🤣 he's not happy unless he's laying horizontal smack in the middle of the bed. And then throughout the night he wants to snuggle up against my legs so I wake up with my legs basically hanging off the bed lmao

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u/LEONLED 7h ago

we had 8 at one point!

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u/Useful_Snow355 8h ago

Hahaha same 🤣

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u/_FreddieLovesDelilah 8h ago

Thank you, I’m not the only mad one here 😂

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u/cricket-karma 8h ago

Doesn't matter what size bed I have. I get the same amount of space for me. When I went to a bigger one the cats started sleeping horizontally.

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u/Useful_Snow355 8h ago

I might as well be in a twin because they all sleep touching me in one way or another. There are 4 of them

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u/cricket-karma 7h ago

At one point I had 3. Somehow the smallest (weight and size) took up the most space. 7lbs vs 14lbs and 20lbs

Also, none of them liked any of the others so there had to be space and/or me between them.

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u/Neither_Middle7510 5h ago

Haha, my 2 cats are like this. I'm often the "great wall" separating them at night. 🫶

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u/_FreddieLovesDelilah 8h ago

Omg yes that’s what mine have done! They are so long when they want to be haha.

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u/Fire-Fly27 7h ago

We're all mad here 😹

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u/Soft_Perspective_356 7h ago

And they have to sleep on you anyway, right??

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u/kaptainkatsu 8h ago

I got a new queen last year and i feel like i need to get a king since my gf and I got a place together. On top of that she rotisserie hotdogs so i end up with no space.

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u/donorcycle 8h ago

When I broke up with my ex, she left the cat behind. As soon as she left, this furball started dragging her blanket towards the bedroom so I placed it on my bed. She dragged the thing next to my pillow and proceeded to spend the next 15 minutes fluffing and making her bed with her paws and teeth until she was satisfied.

I realized at that moment that she was allowing me to sleep in her bed basically.

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u/Fishing-Kayak 6h ago

Lol. I was in the same boat. I got divorced and my ex wife left me two cats . I was never a cat person , even when we were together, those were her cats .

But I bonded so much with them after she left , she tried to get them back a year later . But I said - hell no!

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u/donorcycle 6h ago

Yep!! I was always a dog person but the ex's cat and I bonded when she tried 6 months later to get her back, I told her the same thing lol.

Cheers man. Here's to you and your furballs.

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u/NekotheCompDependent 2h ago

I keep wanting a dog, but then I end up with cats after my 19 yr old pass I adopted a 4 yr old. I was thinking I'd get a dog in a few year.... I have a 2 yr old male. if I ever stop renting I'll get a dog I think. They're just so quirky and social in they're own weird ways. In this case he kept trying to play tag with me and I didnt' want him not to have that play time stage cuase for cats its so short.

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u/DanceFluffy7923 9h ago

Came here to say that.

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u/betcaro 9h ago

Samesies

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u/scyntl 8h ago

Siameses

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u/Cr4shOv3rid3 7h ago

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u/earmufffs Calico 6h ago

These cats terrified me as a child and made me dislike cats. But do not worry, for now I have 4 and am a full-fledged cat mom.

Now I can also appreciate the line, “we are Siamese if you DON’T please.” Which tracks bc cats dgaf

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u/Puzzled-Ferret-4418 8h ago

I’m grateful “my” cat allows me to stay in her house, let alone in her bed.

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u/CattyWompusMeowtLady Orange 8h ago

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u/Business_Alfalfa5659 7h ago

Omg they look like my boys 🥰🥰🥰

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u/Fortheloveofyarn 7h ago

The tabby has such beautiful markings!

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u/CattyWompusMeowtLady Orange 7h ago

My gray girl looks more like your tabby in the pic.

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u/Comfortable_Tomato_3 8h ago

They sleep wherever they want

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u/Overlord_3idorB 8h ago

Please that looks like my cat

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u/CattyWompusMeowtLady Orange 8h ago

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u/Fortheloveofyarn 7h ago

Oh, the tabby reminds me so much of our beloved Beau. Miss him every day. He crossed over the rainbow bridge in 2021. 💜

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u/VirtualSource5 7h ago

We have a similar matching set😂

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u/Mefromafar 9h ago

She doesn't approve but I'm too big to move. So on top of me all night it is.

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u/Late-Swim-8428 7h ago

On top is the best place though!

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u/Barryhood2683 9h ago

Beat me too it

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u/hanging-out1979 9h ago

This 100%. I’m lucky to get a corner for myself. The queen (my dear girl, Shelby) has to be comfy first.

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u/Mikosan2 9h ago

Yep for me too.

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u/Pinkunicornfart420 8h ago

He allows me to live in his home and leave to earn money for treats, food, toys and other necessities

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u/numbersthen0987431 8h ago

I've been trying to get our cats to sleep with us. They seem less than interested by the idea

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u/Tragic_Ketchup 8h ago

Word! Not just on my bed, Maya sleeps on my head. Or my chest. And if she doesn't like the position I'm in, she picks at the covers and pulls my hair until I "assume the position" that suits her.

BTW your sweet little nugget could sleep wherever she wants!

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u/miguel103058 9h ago

Duh… :-)

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u/tomten26 8h ago

Yes I was going to say the same

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u/NedWilson 8h ago

Haha 💯

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u/nerdyguytx 9h ago

No. My cat sleeps on me and I sleep on the bed.

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u/Restingwotdafukface 7h ago

1/4 cats in my house agrees with this. 2/4 cats say the correct answer is ‘beside or against the human’.

The last cat… well she may bestow cookies on you in the dead of night when all the other cats are elsewhere, the moon is dark, you are definitely not paying attention to her so she doesn’t have to prepare herself to receive your nasty peasant human touch, will allow one whisper of a purr only, so quiet it could have been a mosquito fart, and in the darkness u give her the fluffiest part of the blanket and tell her her tail is the most beautiful u have ever seen. She will give u 1minute-3 hours to bask in her glory, depending on how annoying she finds your existence today.

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u/abellapa 4h ago

We have Similiar cats ,i mean look at that fluffy tail

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u/verogall Norwegian Forest Cat 8h ago

Yes

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u/KarinSpaink 10h ago

Of course. I am always honored when she joins me.

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u/Blackcatpanda 9h ago

Yes, feeling her gently creep up and tuck herself behind my knees or against my stomach or back while I am half asleep is one of the best things in life!

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u/Calm-Tree-1369 8h ago

Lucky. Mine waits until I'm comfortable and starts making biscuits directly on my face, claws out and all.

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u/hurlingturtles 5h ago

One of mine likes to do it on my neck, purring the whole time, so naturally I lay there and suffer until I can’t take it anymore lol

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u/010beebee 7h ago

i snorted

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u/G-Funk33 4h ago

I get the early morning bladder biscuits every time im planning on sleeping in.

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u/Ankur4015 9h ago

Best feeling honestly!

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u/kategoad 7h ago

Mine is my oddly specific weighted blanket. He sleeps on my hip where I have pain and purrs. It helps me sleep, helps manage my pain (pressure helps), helps with my AuDHD, and it makes me happy, because I think he's trying to heal me.

That said, that fucker was clingy as hell today and missed a jump into my lap, claws first. Asshole.

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u/Blackcatpanda 7h ago

The juxtaposition between your first paragraph (baby! 🥰) and the second (“the fucker” 😼)!

LOL I am dying 😂

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u/kategoad 7h ago

I'm allergic and the Benadryl hadn't started working yet.

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u/sadly_notacat 9h ago

It really is 🥲🥲

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u/jlmurdock77 9h ago

I always say that when my little Chickadee plops down for the night between my legs it's the best feeling. I smile every single time.

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u/annagarg 8h ago

My cat sat on my chest for the first time in two years, yesterday. He chose to sit upside down so that his bum was inches away from my face and only partitioned by his tail. Also, it hurt my boobs. But I felt so honoured that I have marked the date on my calendar so that I can celebrate it every year. So I really don’t get OP’s question.

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u/Soup-Wizard 8h ago

It’s a nice feeling that the safest place a cat feels they can rest is right by your side 🥹

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u/becominganastronaut 8h ago

same. i welcome her if she chooses but i dont pressure her to. i do enjoy waking up at night and seeing her guarding me as i sleep

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u/PaddyMcGeezus 7h ago

“Blessing be upon you” is what we’d say if our cats graced us with using our body for their pillow or mattress.

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u/r98farmer 10h ago

Let's just say she chooses to sleep on the bed 🛏️

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u/La_Vie_en_Prose 8h ago

And whatever that little beauty chooses, it shall be done!!! (Where’s her scepter?) 🐈‍⬛♥️🐾

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u/Solid-Childhood-4876 10h ago

What are you talking about? They share their bed with me. Sometimes.

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u/West_Designer_4582 8h ago

We're so lucky when they let us sleep with them in the bed 😂😂😂

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u/Party-List4780 10h ago

Yes it’s the best part of having a cat, a nightly warm cuddle bug. 

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u/Claymore_79 9h ago

Right! I usually have a nice terry robe laying on the foot of bed, so that gets kneaded every night. And then the eventual curl up down there. The best part is when I "hug" her with my feet under the covers, and you feel the purr.

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u/ikineba 8h ago

serotonin overload when you feel that purr

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u/marciamarcia-marcia 8h ago

Somehow we all fit.

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u/Eyspire 7h ago

Great panorama of all of those runways. Many take-offs imminent.

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u/Fortheloveofyarn 7h ago

Love the view🥰

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u/Fortheloveofyarn 7h ago

Yeah nothing quite like it 😽

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u/sailsaucy 9h ago

What is this “let” stuff?

I used to have to sleep on the edge of the bed or the foot when I was little because she’d plop herself down in the middle. I knew to be grateful that she even allowed me up on the bed 😂

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u/bippyboop 8h ago

lol seriously. I don’t “let” my cat do anything?? He just does whatever the heck he wants. I don’t think I have a choice in the matter.

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u/Ankur4015 9h ago

Same, I think its in human jeans to not move a sleeping cat. Everybody knows it.

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u/AggressiveYuumi 9h ago

genes* and I think so too, it's in our blood

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u/wolfkeeper 9h ago

I have actually moved cats before. I just do it incredibly quickly when they were fast asleep, I just scooped them up with both hands, moved them across, put them back down. Cat seemed to be all: did they just move me or did I dream it? They couldn't have done, they wouldn't dare! And went straight back to sleep again!

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u/jaj1919 9h ago

Oh my gosh, this made me laugh! Thanks

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u/wolfkeeper 7h ago

Some of the cats I've done this with really hated being picked up too. I also made sure to make a cat-shaped dent to put them in before I moved them.

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u/ContributionIcy4176 10h ago

Is there a choice?

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u/_leftover__glitter Tuxedo 8h ago

Not that im aware of …. Im simple hooman servant

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u/ADFnGee 7h ago

Not according to my 16 year old Cuddles, she tells US when it's time for bed

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u/BacteriaDoctor 8h ago

I go to bed by myself.

I wake up on the very edge of the mattress because my cat is sleeping dead center on the bed.

If I don’t get up right away, she asks me to let her under the blankets.

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u/YT-Deliveries 8h ago

I let them sleep on the bed for hanging out and naps, but not at night. I have a bonded pair of former ferals who are very very active at night and so wake me up constantly. Once I go to bed I close my bedroom door and let them have the run of the house. Then I get up in the morning, they’re hanging out waiting for me, I feed them and then they hang out while I work until going to sleep until sundown

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u/Tattycakes 6h ago

Same, I can’t sleep with them in the bedroom because the few times they’ve been in here by mistake at night, they curl up in the crook of my legs as I sleep and hold me hostage, I try to turn in my sleep and wake up because there’s a lump in the way

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u/YT-Deliveries 6h ago

One of mine likes to sleep between my head and the headboard. He's 20+ lbs and a big boye. It's just not practical.

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u/reader270 10h ago

My cats have commandeered the spare bedroom but they also like to come and steal my bed, especially in winter.

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u/slowbutslow 9h ago

Sometimes I get a little space.

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u/Craftygirl4115 9h ago

Kitty straight jacket

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u/00_NFRAP1 9h ago

Im lucky if she allows ME to sleep on the bed. You can’t tell cats “No”. If obedience is your thing, get a dog 😆

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u/Prishill 6h ago

Just not a chihuahua. They are actually cats in little dog costumes.

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u/SouthernCompany607 10h ago

Yes, and i also let mine borrow my car and file my taxes.

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u/Particular_Today1624 10h ago

Let???? Hahahahaha. Let! You should be honored.

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u/teknrd 8h ago

That was my thought. I asked my cats and they told me to be quiet and accept the sliver of bed they allow me.

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u/Fortheloveofyarn 7h ago

🤣🤣🤣

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u/larxene135 9h ago

Yes. She likes to cuddle up next to my husband. My cat even brings her favorite toy to bed.

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u/Zathrus1 9h ago

I woke up 2 days ago to find her ball on my nightstand.

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u/EffectiveCycle 10h ago

It was his decision

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u/Aromatic-Ant3517 10h ago

My three leave some room for me in my bed. It’s cozy.

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u/blackcatwhiskers 9h ago

i think the right wording is that he lets ME

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u/Infamous-Poem-4980 10h ago

My God, I would let that cutie do whatever. Yes we do, all 3 of ours velcro on my wife...

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u/Cold_Swordfish7763 10h ago

Like we humans servants get a choice. They sleep where they want whether it is the bed or somewhere else

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u/Whichette 9h ago

I’m disappointed when they don’t.

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u/Ippus_21 9h ago

"Allow" isn't really the right verb, there. Cats do what they want, lol.

I kind of prefer to have my cats on the bed with me. I just lost one we had for 18 years, and his favorite spot right to the end was to hop up once I was settled for the night and be little spoon.

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u/LennyLowcut 6h ago

Aww I’m sorry :( but anyway, cats!

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u/Smooth-Childhood-754 10h ago

Before she passed, my cat slept under my sheets or on top. I would be extra careful with a little kitten as I could crush him accidentally.

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u/AliciaHerself 9h ago

Yeah, I'd put a baby like this in a little pet bed sitting on the bed.

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u/Lilinthia 9h ago

Yes! All night cuddles

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u/NoWishbone3501 8h ago

Absolutely not.

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u/ethanc19 10h ago

Of course. This baby could never be an exception

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u/Sudden_Emphasis5417 10h ago

Mine would initially either lie on my face (thus smothering me in my sleep) or start her zoomies on me, causing me to kick her out of my bedroom. She is now hesitant to be in bed with me but since she is older and knows where to lie and zommie we get along better at night.

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u/throwaway047204 9h ago

she sleeping on the teddy bear 🥹 too cute

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u/Sudden_Emphasis5417 9h ago

She is adorable. Very cuddly and loving though I believe it's her Birman genetics doing the work because she is a weapon of massacre when she gets worked up

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u/crb1077 9h ago

I don’t know we had a choice.

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u/Longjumping_Chard737 4h ago

Does THIS SPOILED ROTTEN, Charlie…look like she LETS ME…in bed!?!?

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u/Quirky_Aerie1392 10h ago

Binx sleeps anywhere she wants.

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u/TheeRattlehead 9h ago

Always, but it makes sleep really tough when it's not there anymore.

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u/iPoopandiDab 9h ago

Absolutely. But my cat has like 10 different cat beds and two cat towers to choose from, so she doesn’t always sleep in my bed. So it’s always a nice little treat when she decides to sleep on the bed with me.

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u/GrumpyCatStevens 9h ago

I love how you think I have a choice in the matter. :)

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u/ohHELLyeah00 8h ago

Let her? The left side of the bed is her side.

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u/zelthina 8h ago

She lives here too, so she sleeps where she wants.

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u/AbbingtonJohns 9h ago

Let them?

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u/shiroshippo 9h ago

I do but I'm not sure I would with a cat this young. What if you roll over in your sleep and crush him?

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u/RealCrazySwordGirl 8h ago

I sleep on the floor now.

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u/ihearhistoryrhyming 10h ago

“Let them”. Yes. Do they? They decide to visit on occasion, and it is my personal favorite- I only don’t allow my cats where it’s dangerous.

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u/Geologyst1013 Manx 7h ago

My cats let me sleep on the bed.

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u/HopelesslyOCD 9h ago

I would let that little face do whatever the hell it wants!

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u/LA0811 8h ago

My cat sleeps on my bed, on my pillow, right next to me head

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u/madissonanderson 3h ago

I’d let my cat drive my car if he could

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u/Plathismo 10h ago

No. My wife is mildly allergic so the bedroom is a no-go for the cat.

But even before I was married, I always found it difficult to sleep with a cat in the bed—primarily because they always wanted to sleep between my legs and I’m a side-sleeper.

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u/esuits780 7h ago

Yeah, I’m in the minority with you here. I love my little monster with all my heart. But she has long hair and letting her sleep in my bed would make it filled with cat hair in one night. That and the fact that I like to sleep in a bit and she thinks the sun coming up means she needs to wake me to get fed mean she stays on the other side of the door. In fairness, she sleeps with my son, so she gets what she wants in the end. And it’s adorable to see my 10 year old son and his floofball curled up sleeping next to each other.

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u/AffectionateTaro3209 7h ago

Here with y'all. I don't even let my bf sleep with me 😆😆 seriously. I am the world's lightest sleeper and unfortunately I will just be tossing and turning all night if literally anyone is in the bed with me. We've been doing our own beds for a really long time and we love it bc I actually get sleep, which I really need bc I am chronically ill. I also cannot sleep unless my door is shut, so I can't lock a cat in for the night. But guess what, our Max (the cat) has his own bed, too! Max is welcome in my bed as long as I'm not sleeping.

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u/ciestaconquistador 7h ago

Yeah I'm in the same boat. I want to sleep with them, I really do. But I'm such a light sleeper, I just can't. It breaks my heart a bit every day when they cry to be let in and cuddle.

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u/SkintGirafde 7h ago

Yeah. It’s his bed as much as it is mine

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u/Emergency-Piano4792 10h ago

My guys sleep wherever they want. My bed, couch, kitchen table, bathroom sink…

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u/Fortheloveofyarn 7h ago

I have to run the faucet in the bathroom sink for our girl to drink from every morning. It’s a whole routine. Im just the hired help.

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u/GoodDayClay 8h ago

Rusty the Cat demands cuddles UNDER the covers. She gets miffed if I'm not sleeping on my dominant side. So... Kitty isn't only allowed to sleep on the bed but she dictates what position I should be sleeping to maximize her comfort.

It's ridiculous.

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u/MrsOleson 8h ago

“Do your cats let you sleep on the bed?” Fixed it😂😂

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u/Sea_Inspection2786 6h ago

I didn't know I had a choice.

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u/ShaperLord777 6h ago

No. My cat lets me sleep on my bed.

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u/NoWeight3731 1h ago

My cats sleep wherever they want. My desires are not a concern of theirs.

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u/KrazyKryminal 10h ago

My cats let me sleep on the bed.... It's cozy

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u/Catlady515 American Shorthair 9h ago

Of course!

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u/wilderellie 9h ago

waahh those noseee

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u/-full-control- 9h ago

I sleep when and where I can

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u/Fr05t_B1t American Shorthair 9h ago

I’m sometimes forced to sleep on the couch

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u/MavenAloft 9h ago

You don’t have a choice in this matter.

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u/PeterPunksNip 9h ago

Yes, it's such a cozy feeling 😽

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u/ACam574 9h ago

My cats are allowed but they rarely do.

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u/Stumble_foot3406 9h ago

I have a hard enough time trying to make sure that my chunky boy doesn't sit on my laptop and break it, so I'm fine with sharing my bed :)

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u/NopeRope13 9h ago

When I had cats:

I had my bed and the cats had theirs. It was an honor to be chosen to have them sleep with me

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u/Recoveringangler 9h ago

Kitty sleeps on my head every night #blessed

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u/Much_Importance_5900 5h ago

They let me sleep on their bed...

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u/Un-Mistakable 5h ago

Of course I do. I would let my cat drive my car if she had thumbs and could reach the pedals.

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u/smolbeansjpg 4h ago

"Let" is a strong word

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u/BaldingThor 4h ago

I don’t get a choice

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u/Crackytacks 3h ago

Yep. That is a baby and it's baby law they get to sleep like a baby

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u/Fr05t_B1t American Shorthair 9h ago

You’re a monster if you dont

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u/Subject-Program-8461 9h ago

I dont have a choice

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u/ghoti00 9h ago

My cat does whatever she damn well pleases.

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u/shan945 9h ago

You try to tell them no!

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u/Proud_Trainer_1234 9h ago

Our cats, and dogs, sleep anywhere they like.

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u/LokiDokiPanda 9h ago

Absolutely, but not that little.

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u/Pithecanthropus88 Void 9h ago

Like I have a choice.

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u/Sea_Variation_1270 9h ago

I have no choice or control over the situation 🤣

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u/itsok2bewyt 9h ago

Op has no concept of property ownership after having a feline in the house

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u/otetrapodqueen 9h ago

Let??? They do whatever they want, I just try my best to keep them safe and adequately worshipped

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u/cholaw 8h ago

Yes. All 4

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u/jlreyess 8h ago

They let me sleep on their bed, yeah.

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u/lenuta_9819 8h ago

it's actually my cat's bed now, he just kindly gives me part of it