I just wanna share the story of how I got my lovely boy. When I was 14, I had moved from my mom’s house to my dads for safety reasons. I had been very depressed at the time since it was a tough situation, I didn’t really know my dad and my boyfriend at the time had moved away. At my moms, I had 2 cats and had grown up with them, so there was a lot of changes. One day, my friend had invited me over and told me she was getting a dog via kijiji. We were both 14-15, both very mature and independent, but very depressed and found that animals gave us purpose, hope and happiness.
Then I saw a kijiji post about a cat that needed a home quickly. I had messaged them and said I’d be glad to get him. I know I could’ve asked my parents, but I was sure they would’ve said no. I then spent all my babysitting savings on getting everything needed and hid it all in my room. The next day I told them I could get him tomorrow, made myself look older, got on a bus, got him in the new carrier I got for him and took an uber home. He must’ve been 1/4 the size of the carrier at the time. When he was home, my step mom immediately loved him, but it took my dad time to adjust. We had taken him to get all his shots, and when they weighed him he was 3 pounds. The docs told us he would grow to be a big cat, and we looked at our 3 pounds tiny boy and didn’t believe it.
Fast forward to now, I’m 17, I have a wonderful relationship with my dad and my stepmom, and my dad now LOVES my cat. He even says he never knew he could love a cat so much. My cat is now HUGE and around 23 pounds! We will soon be celebrating his 3rd birthday! I put a photo of him when he was a baby vs now. I love my little guy and just wanted to share🩷