Pets · by Maya Williams · 2026-08-31

The gentle joy of doing the conversation badly at first in real life

> Tiny progress is still progress.

That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where cats stopped feeling new.

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You explained the tradeoff really clearly. I used to overcomplicate this constantly.

The kindness in this post is lovely. This is more useful on a tired late summer than on a perfect day.

Felix Weber · 16 likes

I am curious what changed your mind.

Thanks for making it less intimidating.