Parents have a tough job to do. Their entire lives are made to keep their kids comfortable and give them a good life of their own. While it usually isn’t as literal as this picture, it’s still a big part of a parent’s life.
In this image, a proud mom or dad gives a child the perfect bed to sleep on. Truth be told, we wouldn’t mind catching forty winks on such a fluffy bed. Of course, after a little while, the parent is going to stand up, shake the kid off, and get back to work.
Sleeping Just Like Dad
Pictures of kids sleeping with their moms, dads, or grandparents are the kinds of things that a family will treasure forever, even if it isn't a human family. While it looks like this could have been a mom, most ginger cats are male – the orange color is spread to the children through the X chromosome, which makes it much easier for an orange kitty to be male.
One way or another, it's a wonderful image that has three happy cats cuddling up together. There are lots of learned behaviors for animals, and a favorite sleeping pose seems to be one of them.
Learning From the Best
Is this a yawn or a roar? It could be either for the bigger cat, but the youngin' probably doesn't have the pipes required to make much noise. Still, getting the motion right is a good way to start practicing. Likely this little cat is just doing what Mom or Dad is doing to try and fit in.
Both seem pretty happy about the improvement that the kitten is showing. Is the parent proud? It kind of looks like it.
Suckling on the Wrong Thing
We were told that mama goat Maybel had four kids in her latest litter so that thousand-yard stare you see isn't just your tired parent brain connecting with an animal – it's real. At the same time, one of Maybel's new little ones, named Scout, is trying to get some milk from the wrong place.
All goats have a good bit of hair on their chinny chin chins, and Scout is a little confused. Still, if you want another reason to feel like you understand this mama goat, just think about the last time a kid grabbed a fistful of your hair and pulled.
Not Ready to Let Go
Some parents out there will have a hard time with an empty house. It's called the Empty Nest Syndrome, and whether it's because they're worried about their kids or they're just so used to having a home that's full of sounds and bodies, it can hit a lot of people pretty hard.
From the looks of this picture, it's not just humans that are affected. A couple of meerkats cuddle as they gaze ahead at something that we can't see. The parent doesn't seem to be prepared to let go, and for a little while at least the kid is comfortable staying put.