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> -cat likes to knock over your breakable things just cause it likes to see them smash

My cats are super careful and have maybe knocked over 1 thing.

> -wake up at 2 in the morning to some weird noises only to find the cat spiderman-ing up the screen on the window because some rats or something were outside

My cats not only sleep through the night, they insist I go to bed on time (no later than 11) or they start getting upset.

> -Oh, you were 5 minutes late feeding the cat, well have fun with non stop fucking around for the rest of the day or night

My cats are under weight (!!) so I try to feed them as often as possible.

Never had them really beg for food, though if I am eating string cheese they'll beg for that.

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> My cats not only sleep through the night, they insist I go to bed on time (no later than 11) or they start getting upset.

My boy Dudley is the same. It’s so funny I’ll be in the living room watching TV and at a certain time he’s like “okay good night” and wanders off to the bedroom. He sleeps through the night, but will be up at dawn to watch the birds outside through the window.

> My cats not only sleep through the night, they insist I go to bed on time (no later than 11) or they start getting upset.

I wasn't ready for this - my kitten started doing this lately (or I have to seal off the room I'm working on, ignore her pleas and let her go sleep in a kids bed).

Every dog I've ever had has done the exact same thing.

My current kitties also get upset if I wake up too early.

Then again a lot of things upset them, including spending too much time with my wife, skipping home workouts (they get petted in between sets), and standing up too often to stretch (one of them spends ~50% of the day sitting on my lap while I code).

Otherwise they are pretty chill.

Ours is upset we don't watch more TV [1] - amazingly good cuddle time for her and I'm not sure she isn't also watching.

[1] TV watched when we should be playing with cat results in frustrated and distracting cat.

You got to be more assertive with your cats, your literally 10-20 times their size, give them food and protection and they know it. One good technique I've found that doesn't escalate things is to blow air in their face (with your mouth). They tend to go away, but they also don't get pissed off. Don't want them somewhere, physically move them , without emotion. Find them annoying, blow in their face or move them (gently) away. You can escalate with water spraying.

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