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[–]inthedrink 122 points123 points ago

The best part of being a kid is being so small. That's the adult equivalent of cuddling with a full grown friendly lion.

[–]nataskaos 174 points175 points ago

Adorable. However, this cat doesn't flip out in the car? I NEED YOUR SECRETS!

[–]turtlekitty30 85 points86 points ago

To hell with the car; I can't even get mine in his box without incurring injuries. He's climbed up my back, clawed wallpaper (I cornered him in the bathroom), jumped over 5 feet high from the floor (no running start). He does somersaults in the box to try and escape (the cardboard box, not the plastic one).

he who must not be caged

[–]theflyinderp 6 points7 points ago

That is insanely creepy. Damn.

[–]lizzyshoe 17 points18 points ago

And when you grab him by the scruff of the neck?

[–]InvertedEight 28 points29 points ago

Death ensues.

[–]Freifur 4 points5 points ago

did he know his mother? if not then that might be why, my cat remembers her mother so everytime we grab her by the scruff she's just like okayyy D: and goes limp

[–]SCHROEDINGERS_UTERUS 13 points14 points ago

My cat likes his box. If I leave it standing around and open, he'll soon sleep in it. I think it is a case of the fits/sits rule.

[–]Dogbiker 11 points12 points ago

Mine too. In fact, she got into another cat's carrier and when we stuffed that cat into his carrier we couldn't figure out why the box was so darn heavy...that's when we noticed four eyes staring out and realized our cat had snuck in earlier.

[–]montyp2000 4 points5 points ago

Is he considered both alive and dead in his box SCHROEDINGERS_UTERUS?

[–]SCHROEDINGERS_UTERUS 5 points6 points ago

...I didn't even realize that my username could be relevant. Oh my.

I'd never let my cat even partially die..

[–]sipos0 8 points9 points ago

Upvote for 'he who must not be caged'.

[–]Yoyochan 6 points7 points ago

"I gots my eye on you, human." o_=

[–]zoeypantalones 4 points5 points ago

A little late to the game and not sure if you're looking for advice, but do you happen to freak out slightly when you're doing it and it isn't going well? If so, try to do it as calmly as possible (leaving plenty of time before you need to leave for, say, the vet helps). If you freak, the cat freaks. Also, maybe let him explore it a bit? Put some treats in it, that sort of thing.

If you've tried all that already, then your cat simply cannot be tamed ;)

[–]greenstriper 52 points53 points ago

The secret is, the car was never started with the cat in it.

[–][deleted] 214 points215 points ago

The trick is to build a running car around the cat, incrementally, so it doesn't notice a thing.

[–]runs-with-scissors 40 points41 points ago

As a cat-owner, I can vouch for this. Start with a car, and then work up to a house.

[–]JoeRuinsEverything 18 points19 points ago

Why would you build a house around a running car? Seems kind of dangerous.

[–]D8-42 14 points15 points ago

Ugh, you really do ruin everything huh?.. We just wanted fun, JOE!

[–]rock122 17 points18 points ago

Pretty sure it has to do with how much car exposure they get as kittens. My first was deathly afraid of them but by the time I got my second kitten I had to travel up and down California a lot and she got used to it. Now she turns into a purring machine when she gets in the car.

[–]sars_kills 9 points10 points ago

Yeah, my cat started riding in cars when she was about 3 months old. She is a horrible bitch to anyone that enters my home, but as soon as she gets in a car, she sits on anybody's lap, purring and begging for attention.

[–]KurayamiKifuji 6 points7 points ago

I think early exposure to the car and/or feliway would work.

[–]samsaBEAR 2 points3 points ago

I had a cat that got used to travelling in a car from an early age due to health problems. He recovered as he got older, but his fear of cars was gone. We wouldn't even need to put him in his little cat box

[–]KurayamiKifuji 4 points5 points ago

I've been hearing that you should keep your loved ones in the box or a similar carrier for obvious reasons.

[–]ColisaLalia 2 points3 points ago

I was looking or this comment in the whole thread. Thank you! I don't know why all of those "oh I wish my cat could be like this in the car" don't think about the moment the driver has to make a full stop.

[–]miss_trixie 5 points6 points ago

i've had 5 cats - 2 hate the car, the other 3 love it. crap shoot.

[–]tardy4datardis 4 points5 points ago

You can clicker train cats just like you clicker train dogs , i would start clicker training in regards to travel like things, like clicking when the kitty is near , around or in the carrier and eventually carrying the carrier for small increments of time, etc. etc.

[–]deepblue622 925 points926 points ago

That's a cute picture, ThrobbingWetHole!

...

ಠ_ಠ

[–]spyder22446688 221 points222 points ago

Thank you for pointing that out. I laughed out loud. Good grief.

[–]AQUA2 76 points77 points ago

Mercy me

[–]rakimallah 89 points90 points ago

Ah do declare.

[–]soosuh 11 points12 points ago

Heavens to Betsy!

[–]jschwabee 29 points30 points ago

You don't have to keep saying 'I do declare.' Every time you say something, it means you're declaring it.

Ryan was always my favorite.

[–]dtrb 35 points36 points ago

I...declare...BANKRUPTCY!!!

[–]Mystery_Hours 6 points7 points ago

Oh my

[–]mumuuu 47 points48 points ago

So fucking adorable I can't stand it.

[–]Hypno-Rims 41 points42 points ago

Saw the user name, knew it'd be the top comment. Reddit never lets me down.

[–]Himhimself 35 points36 points ago

Saw the user name, knew there'd be this exact comment about the top comment. Reddit never lets me down.

[–]MintClassic 29 points30 points ago

Saw—fuck it.

[–]PunishableOffence 51 points52 points ago

That's... quite the fetish you have there.

[–]zZGz 12 points13 points ago

insanity wolf's fuck buddy

[–]GarryMohr3318 26 points27 points ago

I think the only way he could make his username more WTF is if he replaced "wet" with "moist". Something about that word

[–]fahvergnugen 154 points155 points ago

Why does everyone get all weirded out about the word moist? Stop associating it with vaginas and taints and you'll be fine.

How else do you describe delicious cake?

Moist, delicious cake is moist. "This damp cake is delicious" said no one, ever.

[–]lehcar_slohcin 38 points39 points ago

Cant stop laughing about damp cake

[–]VegetableTowelling 20 points21 points ago

Someone left the cake out in the rain...

[–]runs-with-scissors 40 points41 points ago

You mentioned moist taints and then cakes and now I'm ruined for cakes for a long time. You bastard.

[–]fahvergnugen 40 points41 points ago

Oh yeah? Wet pie.

[–]Amoral_Batman 9 points10 points ago

throbbing cake?

[–]GarryMohr3318 9 points10 points ago

I just avoid anything relating to moisture content in general. Sweet, succulent, scrumtrillescent, what have you. I have no desire to describe even the most decadent icing as moist.

[–]corran__horn 13 points14 points ago

And yet for me, it will always be Dead Like Me that defines moist.

[–]Asorae 4 points5 points ago

I knew I was going to love DLM the second she ghost-wrote 'moist' with the fridge magnets.

[–]13853211 22 points23 points ago

One day, this kid will grow up, and will have no idea that her aunt/uncle posted her on the internet for imaginary points, under the handle ThrobbingWetHole... I wonder what things like this we don't know about from our parents and family. Hmm.

[–]Mystery_Hours 36 points37 points ago

You're adopted

[–]ModestCuntDestroyer 9 points10 points ago

I concur.

[–]miss_trixie 5 points6 points ago

you would

[–]turtlekitty30 3 points4 points ago

Oh, my!

-George Takei

[–]awwsnmoreawws 159 points160 points ago

I made this account just to say...

That is without question one of the cutest things I've ever seen. I hope this picture will stay on the internet forever! :)

[–]Annarr 41 points42 points ago

I wonder how many times it will be reposted from now.

[–]doublsh0t 24 points25 points ago

That's where the "and ever and ever and ever and ever" comes in.

[–]Mystery_Hours 11 points12 points ago

I'm already looking forward to the first repost.

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points ago

I can't wait.

"Hey reddit! Check out this little gem my girlfriend took of le niece. Cuteness level: Nailed it." - NotThrobbingWetHole

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

I'm completely okay with that.

[–]randomsnark 3 points4 points ago

Everything on the internet stays on the internet forever.

[–]nothingintellectual 34 points35 points ago

you. I know you. Congrats on Linus making it to the front page!

[–]UberHonest 106 points107 points ago

I really out loud said, "awww, that's so sweet!"

[–]sleepyhobbes 26 points27 points ago

SHE LOOKS SO HAPPY

[–]quotejester 17 points18 points ago

They both look so content.

[–]nmp12 40 points41 points ago

The sound I made when I saw this image is simply impossible to describe through text.

[–]Mystery_Hours 32 points33 points ago

It was sort of like a demonic growl.

[–]SaintSexburger 5 points6 points ago

From the stomach region.

[–]FluffheadOG 9 points10 points ago

Agreed, I instantly saved this for a rainy day smile

[–]Lotusflowerbomb13 5 points6 points ago

My kitty is the best sleeping buddy ever. They just know how to cuddle!

[–]counting_kittens 11 points12 points ago

Mee too! This may be the first time I have said, "aww" in response to an /r/aww post!

[–]EaterOfGruffnuts 12 points13 points ago

i always see pictures like this of cats,but if i tried to do this to a cat it would fuck me up...

[–]Kachi6391 21 points22 points ago

How in the living SHIT did you get a cat to sleep in a moving car? Let alone a car?

Every single cat I've owned goes ape-shit once it gets in a car. Teach me your ways... No, seriously. I need to know how to do this so I have some kind of a arm/face next time I take one of my cats to the vet...

[–]Elanthius 22 points23 points ago

When you write "X let alone Y" the harder thing should be second.

[–]misterx15 3 points4 points ago

E.g- conventional sex, let alone anal.

[–]singlehopper 2 points3 points ago

Mine just whines from his carrier, but doesn't flip out.

[–]ashdog137 11 points12 points ago

Dyawww, that looks exactly like our Maine Coon that went missing around Christmas. He's pretty much the most social, loving, gregarious cat ever, so we assume he just walked up to somebody when he was out one day, charmed their hearts and walked right into their lives. He'd spend hours cuddled up to our daughter just like that. :D

[–]turtlekitty30 9 points10 points ago

I hope your cat comes back

[–]XaVierDK 2 points3 points ago

Twist: This is his cat.

[–]Arx0s 21 points22 points ago

Well. Bout time I go and get myself a kitty.

[–]pugwalker 11 points12 points ago

Better go steal a baby while you're at it.

[–]turtlekitty30 8 points9 points ago

Kitty = karma machine

[–]odxzmn 60 points61 points ago

That is the most aww-worthy thing I've ever seen. I said it out loud too..

[–]lirio2u 33 points34 points ago

So cute:) I wish kitties would always be good sleeping buddies

[–]IMakeIce 17 points18 points ago

Especially in moving vehicles.

[–]baddrummer 35 points36 points ago

Mine will shit its fur in a moving vehicle.

[–]btirabail 12 points13 points ago

That is exactly what I thought when I saw the picture. I was envious. I am moving across the country soon and I am NOT looking forward to the drive with my cat, even thought I'm picking meds up from the vet for her before I go...

[–]CowsWithGuns304 4 points5 points ago

Somehow I was reminded of this

[–]MedievalKnieval 6 points7 points ago

Mine just curls up in a ball with her paw over her eyes and waits for it to stop.

[–]IMakeIce 9 points10 points ago

If only all cats could be copilot cat

[–]turtlekitty30 5 points6 points ago

Not sure which I want more

[–]Chellliie 42 points43 points ago

God... I can just imagine you showing this to the wee one in several years. So you show her your reddit account... And she says, "Awwwwwwwwwww that's sooo cu- Wait? ThrobbingWetHole? I'm scurred."

[–]randomsnark 20 points21 points ago

That's where you came from, kiddo.

[–]gaberino 22 points23 points ago

This moment brought to you by Cosco. We care.

[–]BigDawgWTF 6 points7 points ago

What kind of cat is this relaxed in a moving car?

[–]turtlekitty30 5 points6 points ago

Drugged

[–]pinkem22 13 points14 points ago

That is the most insanely adorable thing I have seen on reddit yet

[–]wacojohnny 5 points6 points ago

I'm not an "aww" guy, but that photo is awwsome. Feel free to downvote me for the horrible pun, I don't give a shit about karma.

[–]ReAzem 2 points3 points ago

Don't tell me what to do. Upvoted.

[–]GetYourAlbatros 10 points11 points ago

Soooo much snuggle.

[–]merglegurgle 13 points14 points ago

So I was all like "Z'AWWWW! My eyes are going to pop out from too much CUTE!" And then I read your username and my awgasm went away.

[–]RobSamson 4 points5 points ago

Why does everyone else get a nice huggable cat while mine just wants to watch the world bleed?

[–]bogeyegod 21 points22 points ago

Looks like I need a new heart, mine melted.

[–][deleted] 14 points15 points ago

Nice try Dick Cheney.

[–]LongJohnson-iced-tea 6 points7 points ago

Your niece is a cat?

[–]Mookchook 7 points8 points ago

On a related note, where did your niece find a baby?

[–]LookMaNoHands9822 1 point2 points ago

not the type of post I'd expect with a username such as yours. Great pic nevertheless.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

At first I was like "dawwwww!", but then I realized that if that cat hears a car horn or some other loud sound, things are going to get real ugly real fast...

[–]LookedAtIt 3 points4 points ago

Might want to wash the kids foot after the cuddles.

[–]Tory_Rox 3 points4 points ago

The starting point of a crazy cat lady. This really is a sweet picture. It made me smile.

[–]TheLeagueGloryy 2 points3 points ago

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

I am so jealous right now. White noise of driving, soothing vibration of road, fuzzy warm kitty blanket. Adults pay through the nose to be half as pampered as this!

[–]Broseidon_75 6 points7 points ago

That's a big ass cat.

[–]getcolorr 6 points7 points ago

No, it's a small ass person.

[–]wootykins 5 points6 points ago

Then the cat wakes up and claws the shit out of the little kid.

[–]Bacon_Generator 10 points11 points ago

Your niece will be fine, until the cat figures out that it is in a car and tears her to pieces.

[–]stfu_n00b 6 points7 points ago

Holy aww'ness. The cat looks like my old cat that died in November. :'( lucky little girl to have such a cuddly little friend!

[–]miss_trixie 2 points3 points ago

looks like my maude that died last year, too...hugs

[–]stfu_n00b 2 points3 points ago

Internet hug :(

[–]Joghobs 2 points3 points ago

So happy to see your niece find a nice loving human to take her home!

[–]Ilikehair 2 points3 points ago

I don't even like kids, but this is so cute.

[–]Pseudodigm 2 points3 points ago

Til they hit a bump.

[–]ilikzfoodz 2 points3 points ago

I wish my life was like that

[–]aweg 2 points3 points ago

Wait a minute... is her name Sydney? She looks exactly like a little girl I've babysat a few times, haircut and all. Could just be the angle I guess.

[–]SomeGuyInOttawa 2 points3 points ago

Is it a male cat ?

I was just reflecting that my first cat (male) was very friendly and willing to put up with almost anything from small children. I've had 3 others (all female) since, and none of them were ever remotely as affectionate as the first and each of them have no tolerance for children.

[–]Gone-Postal-Narwhal 2 points3 points ago

This my friends is what we call a ticking-time bomb. When awwww suddenly turns to aaaahhhhh.

[–]TastyJams 2 points3 points ago

nigga buckle that cat up

[–]bubble_bee_tuna 2 points3 points ago

This is entirely too cute! This could break the intern

[–]you_guys12 2 points3 points ago

This is one of the cutest pictures on the internet

[–]DoktorTeufel 2 points3 points ago

This is the final boss of Reddit.

[–]junkyardmessiah 2 points3 points ago

Gods the cute, the cute is melting my reddit frozen heart.

[–]RideBMX4life 2 points3 points ago

Cant...Look...away... too cute

[–]Velvet_Minotaur 2 points3 points ago

Cuteness overload!

[–]Deathh 2 points3 points ago

Why is your niece being strangled by that child?

[–]Joocyy 9 points10 points ago

Too much cute in one picture...

[–]OnTheRocksWithSalt 4 points5 points ago

That. Is freaking. Adorable.

[–]lifesaver10 2 points3 points ago

Beyond adorable.

[–]Meadslosh 5 points6 points ago

Username.

[–]andybent25 3 points4 points ago

Potentially the cutest picture I've ever seen in my entire life.

[–]RicheTheBuddha 3 points4 points ago

That pic gave me diabetes.

[–]RoXaZ 4 points5 points ago

this photo made me squeal out loud and also made my boyfriend sigh in annoyance (at me not the photo) but thank you for sharing it's fucking adorable!

[–]ap-ness 1 point2 points ago

Yes, it seems as though she has a nice little human girl to snuggle up on.

[–]Tyko 1 point2 points ago

Just the trip?

[–]engagedtone 1 point2 points ago

I am so impressed by that cat. Ours would be crawling everywhere and yowling at the top of their lungs when we had them in the car.

[–]ksrutledg 1 point2 points ago

Congrats on having a cat not complaining during the whole car trip

P.S. this is ADORABLE!

[–]boq-boq-boq 1 point2 points ago

How did you get a cat to sleep in the car? Mine yowl and puke everywhere as soon as you put them in one.

[–]quotejester 1 point2 points ago

That head tilt downward means you know that it is one intense nap. This is so damn cute!

[–]teerav42 1 point2 points ago

WHY DON'T THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN TO ME. Oh wait, it's because I'm 18, not 2.

The fact that my parents never let me have pets as a kid didn't help either :(

[–]BlackSpicedRum 1 point2 points ago

The sound this picture made me make is about 4 octaves higher than hetero.

[–]shirleymcclures 1 point2 points ago

So adorable, super cute! This picture made me smile. I want to be hug like that.

[–]kimau97 1 point2 points ago

No cat has ever been so happy.

[–]teacher_lady 1 point2 points ago

First time I've literally "awww'd" at this subreddit. So cute!

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

Man.. if I tried that I would get so many scratches.. Cute picture!

[–]games820 1 point2 points ago

Super cute!

[–]TentacleFace 1 point2 points ago

you mean she'll be .....cat-atonic...::bows::

[–]kawaiigardiner 1 point2 points ago

Reminds me of my cat - when my niece comes over to visit my cat looks after her as if my niece was one of her kittens lol

[–]FatalisReigns 1 point2 points ago

wish my cats would do this...instead they bite mah face! jerks....

[–]PhatPanDa122 1 point2 points ago

Adorable

[–]nee617 1 point2 points ago

I don't even care what your screen name is!!! That picture is so adorable, take my karma nowwwww!!

[–]tobywan91 1 point2 points ago

That cat is planning something... Cats are always plotting...

[–]thelbane 1 point2 points ago

This is the cutest fucking picture I've ever seen. And I have really cute kids. That is all.

[–]Mimi149 1 point2 points ago

The cat looks so happy too, so cute!

[–]binod_d86 1 point2 points ago

not only niece, cat is also taking sound sleep

[–]yesnomaybeuhh 1 point2 points ago

That's adorable, until the kid jerks and the cat wakes up. At least for me this would end bad...

[–]beall49 1 point2 points ago

the king of all awwwww

[–]MaamaJama 1 point2 points ago

Awwdorable!!

[–]CantBeginToSay 1 point2 points ago

Umm - what's the kinetic energy of an unrestrained cat flying around inside a car --- bad things predicted --- ski instructor meme resisted

[–]talkie-toaster 1 point2 points ago

your niece is a nice cat

[–]siestas_and_olas 1 point2 points ago

Do I want to have kids or cats? Kids? Cat? Kids? Cat? Eh, flip for it...

[–]VonBrewskie 1 point2 points ago

That's the first picture in a while to pop out an involuntary "awwwww" from me.

[–]AllThePurples 1 point2 points ago

I seriously just teared up a little bit. This is one of the cutest pictures I've ever seen.

[–]fa_cube_itch 1 point2 points ago

There is seriously too much aww in this picture!

[–]schoolairplane 1 point2 points ago

Whatever you do, do NOT pop a balloon right in front of the cat.

[–]RoxiSmith33 1 point2 points ago

Hands down the best aww post I have EVER seen here. And coming from a mother of six and a cat lover...yeah, that pretty much covers it.

[–]pippsqueak 1 point2 points ago

I can't. Too cute. I think my brain might have exploded.

[–]colonel_clusterfuck 1 point2 points ago

I...I can't take it. This has got to be the cutest picture I've ever seen.

[–]responds-w-reactions 1 point2 points ago

This is so fucking cute.

[–]neesters 1 point2 points ago

You're a cat?

[–]popnfresh7000 1 point2 points ago

Your niece is adorable cuddled up with that child

[–]speaktodragons 1 point2 points ago

Cat thinks: this tiny human will serve us well, after our nap.

[–]rramosbaez 1 point2 points ago

Never before have I actually upvoted something on r/aww ... but this was way too cute.

[–]Pmall3535 1 point2 points ago

I am a grown man and that is by far one of the most easy things to say CUTE too.

[–]demouseonly 1 point2 points ago

Karma jackpot

[–]revital9 1 point2 points ago

Best kind of sleep possible.

[–]patrickajacobson 1 point2 points ago

There's a foot coming out of the rear end of that cat!

[–]nandao 1 point2 points ago

That's so cute! :)

[–]raoulduk3 1 point2 points ago

cannot upvote hard enough

[–]dirtbagg86 1 point2 points ago

I had to reread the username

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

I never see this in real life. It's always tails being pulled and claws being swung.

[–]Bsketbalgrl101 1 point2 points ago

Aww I hope my son and cat get alone like this one day :)

[–]hosam37r[!] 1 point2 points ago

i love the cat

[–]SnitchQuadrant 1 point2 points ago

SOMEONE SAVE THAT CAT THAT BABY IS STRANGLING HER.

[–]MelbyToast 1 point2 points ago

100% cat blanket :3

[–]fordprefect48 1 point2 points ago

this is really sweet, I can't stand that view of the cute cheek of the baby. Kinda reminds me of the little girl from Toy Story 3