Christmas is almost here! There are many reasons to be joyful during the Christmas season, including guilt-free cookie consumption, mouthwatering cuisine and drinks, and lots of family time. However, the constant shopping, never-ending food preparation, and, yes, family time that accompany the holidays can also add to their stress level.
Like us, our cats experience the highs and lows of the holiday as well. Do you need evidence? Take a look at these adorable cats enjoying the holiday season.
They Look for Earrings
Looking for the Christmas decorations while rummaging through the enormous heaps of trash in your attic and saying things like, “We have to give away everything we own.” Or simply start over by moving to a new residence.”
They Adorn the Tree with Painstaking Detail
Decorating a Christmas tree with ornaments is a true artistic endeavor. Your ornaments must not only be precisely spaced apart, but they also need to complement one another without coming across as overly coordinated, and they must not overpower the lights or tree topper. For this reason, it’s critical to examine your tree from all angles. One person. angle.
They, Too, Enjoy Cheesy Christmas Films
Nothing compares to watching your favorite holiday film with your loved ones—be it Elf, A Christmas Carol, Charlie Brown Christmas, or The Nightmare Before Christmas—while nestled up on the couch with a warm blanket, egg nog (or mulled wine!), and a plate full of Christmas cookies. It makes you feel good to think about it, doesn’t it?
They Display Their Talent for Gift-Wrapping
Gift wrapping is a very difficult task, ranging from the seemingly impossible task of cutting in a straight line (is that just me?) to folding precise corners. However, we’ve all had that one friend who is absurdly adept at wrapping gifts and always has every item wrapped and prepared for delivery weeks in advance of Christmas. Naturally, whenever she gets the chance, she likes to smugly flaunt her wrapping and time management abilities.
You Are Not Allowed to Clean Their Dining Room
It’s likely that your mother began cleaning the house a week or more in advance of the time when your family took turns hosting Christmas dinner, am I right? And when you ventured to wear shoes inside the house, drop a crumb, or even enter the dining room during that week, she most likely shot you this exact same, almost menacing glance that said, “Don’t mess with Socks!”
They are eagerly awaiting Christmas Day
The excitement of waiting for Santa Paws to arrive with your new toys can be unbearable at times. Please make an effort to sleep on Christmas Eve. (You are not going to.)
They Enjoy Receiving Gifts
Christmas Day: The moment you and your sibling discover the magnificent mountain of gifts beneath the Christmas tree at 5:00 AM, startling everyone in the house.
They Go Through Their Christmas Candy Too Quickly
Have you ever felt so sick that you wanted to curl up inside your empty Christmas stocking and take a nap, only to completely crush all the candy inside? Yes. We also do.
They Become Too Obsessed With Cooking
When you start to realize how much cooking you’ll actually need to do before guests start to arrive—not to mention the cleanup that needs to be done before and after dinner—this is how it feels. Just give your sister the honor of hosting Christmas dinner next year. It’s not worth it at all.
They Dress in Geek Christmas Outfits
Mom doesn’t make a lot of requests. You can wear a Santa hat in honor of her once a year, given that she carried you for several months, gave birth to you, and then raised you for more than eighteen years. Perhaps an ugly Christmas sweater. Or, *shiver*, wearing the same clothes as your sibling.
They Make an Effort to Be Calm
That awkward moment at the family Christmas gathering when your super cool, liberal cousin from California brings catnip and you have to act like everything is okay and that you’re fine with it at the dinner table.
After dinner, they goof around
Four egg nog glasses? Verify. Too many portions of gingerbread cookies, mashed potatoes, casserole, and ham? Verify. Put on some sweatpants? Verify. It’s 4:00 in the afternoon, time to collapse on the couch under the cozy glow of the Christmas tree.
Nor Do They Enjoy Their Gifts
Not everything we want can always be obtained, especially when our distant relatives are buying for us. To spare Aunt Susan’s feelings, you probably played with the thing you really, really didn’t want for Christmas for a short while, but whenever she wasn’t looking, you probably glared at it like this cat.
Additional Resources:
- https://www.salon.com/2022/12/18/why-your-cat-is-obsessed-with-destroying-your-christmas-tree–and-how-to-make-them-stop/
- https://www.quora.com/Why-are-cats-so-interested-in-Christmas-trees-The-little-darling-is-destroying-my-artificial-tree
- https://www.catster.com/guides/why-do-cats-like-christmas-trees/
