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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/oldveteranknees on 2025-07-12 22:06:52+00:00.
I’m currently away for some work training. I’ll be away for so long that I moved out of my apartment for the duration of training. I can’t keep a pet. I’ve also never had a pet before.
Needless to say, I’m pretty damn lonely.
But I fucked up by going to the animal shelter today. I walked in and saw a pair of beautiful kittens (one grey/black one white/orange). Once the grey cat saw me, she immediately reached out to me from the cage and meowing like crazy 😭😭😭 she tried everything she could to get out of the cage to greet me. My eyes are actually swelling up thinking about it. The other cat warmed up to me as well and began following his sister’s actions after maybe 10 minutes of me being there.
A few hours later, I’m sitting in my hotel room thinking that I made a mistake going to see those kittens. I’ll never forget them. If I didn’t have several months before completing training (training is split between a few locations), I would’ve found a way to take them home today.
TL;DR I went to an animal shelter knowing damn well I can’t keep any pets right now. I fell in love with two kittens there and it’s fucking me up.