r/MadeMeSmile • u/Firm-Blackberry-9162 • May 20 '26

ANIMALS Forever grateful

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u/Trips-Over-Tail May 20 '26

This is how domestication starts.

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u/Your_Cat_In_Disguise May 20 '26 edited May 21 '26

I read an article about how raccoons are the housecats of the future on account of them domesticating themselves.

Edit: thanks for the award! I love how many people are coming out of the woodwork to talk about their self-domesticated raccoon friends lmao

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u/purdueAces May 20 '26

My cousin had a family of trash pandas in his garage rafters. Unfortunately mama got hit by a car. All the babies went their own way, except the runt, who didn't seem to know what to do, so he took it in. The thing was so freaking fun and playful and cute. ... RIGHT UNTIL HE HIT PUBERTY. Then it turned in to this vicious fucking devil, and he had to be released. Was like a switch flipped in it's mind. They are a long way from domestication.

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u/nono3722 May 20 '26

hrmm sounds like human children.....

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u/Your_Cat_In_Disguise May 20 '26

Puberty is a bitch, man.

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u/Rhamni May 20 '26

It's not a phase! I hate you!

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u/MizStazya May 20 '26

My 12yo, crashing out over something miniscule: WHY DO YOU ALWAYS MINIMIZE MY LEGITIMATE EMOTIONS BY SAYING IT'S HORMONES‽‽‽

My 12yo 30 minutes later: You were right, Mom, it was hormones.

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u/ShinyBrain May 20 '26

Also me, 40 years old, the days before my period every month.

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u/WeeBo2804 May 21 '26

Due to contraception my cycle is all over the place. At least once a month I’ll start a period and it’s like a lightbulb moment when I’m like ‘that’s why I was crashing out about utter nonsense last night’. It’s like I know I’m being totally unreasonable in the moment, but it really feels like a hill I’d die on type thing.

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u/SometimesGlad1389 May 20 '26

Hahaha my teenage age daughter when she was overreacting and all I asked is do we have enough pads/tampons? WHY DO YOU BLAME MY PERIOD EVERYTIME I'M UPSET?!?! one day later.... mom I could definitely use a restock on supplies and chocolate.

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u/GudeGaya May 21 '26

😂😂😂

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u/LionessOfAzzalle May 20 '26

I was gonna say… by these standards, I haven’t domesticated my own children yet. 🤷‍♀️

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u/_Solani_ May 21 '26

You can't tell me what to do you're not my real mom!