It’s like cutting fingernails, totally fine if they’re indoor cats, and it’s not the upholstery so much as the 16 tiny knives that puncture my legs when they jump in my lap lol

It’s fine as long as you’re careful you don’t cut them too short, they only have nerves/blood close to the paw, the rest is really similar to fingernails with no nerve endings. Our cats don’t even care when we trim their nails.

My mom would straight up tell us we were supposed to take care of her when she got old, it’s literally the only reason I was ever given for why I was made. For that and other reasons I’m no-contact now, but it’s an incredibly toxic mindset and even worse that you’re inflicting that on your kids.

I feel so seen 😊

Its the title of a Philip K. Dick short story that later became the basis for Blade Runner. Excellent read if you’re into scifi