Get excited cat owners, it's National Cat Day! Cat ladies get a bad rap, but you know what, today's the day to let your feline freak flag fly. So assess where you stand on your crazy-cat-lady status with these GIFs of fellow kitty-lovers. Then go home and hug your BFF (best feline friend).
1. You get a bit defensive about your love of cats.
Source: Warner Bros. [1]
2. You speak fluent meow.
Source: Disney [2]
3. You want to adopt all the cats.
Source: TLC [3]
But luckily you have some self-control.
Source: NBC [4]
4. You've spent more nights in bed with your cat than with a lover.
Source: Paramount Pictures [5]
5. Sometimes you wonder if you're too close to your feline companions.
Source: NBC [6]
Like they might be taking advantage of you.
Source: Fox [7]
But your cats just get you.
Source: ABC [8]
6. You always find the cat in the room (and try to take it home).
Source: NBC [9]
7. You're always looking for excuses to dress like a cat.
Source: Cinetic Media [10]
Even if you're just staying in.
Source: Nickelodeon [11]
8. You've just accepted that you're usually coated in cat hair.
Source: TLC [12]
9. You smuggle them into places they aren't allowed.
Source: Fox [13]
10. You've written songs about your cats (that you sing to them).
Source: NBC [14]
11. You get a sneaking suspicion your cat finds you clingy.
Source: Kadokawa Corporation [15]
And maybe pathetic.
Source: ABC [16]
You don't know what it is.
12. But you can't help it, you just worship love your kitty.
Source: Disney [17]