This post is both gross and stupid.

[snarp]

I feel like it's pretty common for kids to try eating dog biscuits and cat kibble and stuff - they look like cookies and breakfast cereal, it probably seems natural at a certain brain-stage.

But why the hell did I groom the cats with my tongue when I was tiny? Was I just not clear on the importance of the species divide in re: which organisms' social interactions I was supposed to be observing and mimicking?

Mom and Dad apparently never caught me doing it, because I remember that the reason I stopped was just that I disliked the texture of the mat of fur that built up on my tongue. I may have actually hacked up a hairball at some juncture, too.

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[telophase]

When I was 7 or so, I though it unfair that the cat groomed me all the time, but that I never returned the favor. So I licked her. Once. Got a tongueful of fur and never did it again. I salute your tenacity in doing so more than once.

[snarp]

I was like four at most when I did this, so. Good for you being open to new life experiences even at such an advanced age.

[leakinglavender]

My cat licks affectionately a lot.

I tried licking her back and she stuck her face in my mouth. That was awkward.