There is a common misconception that just having a cat as a pet is enough to call yourself a “cat mom." However, it isn’t as easy as you may think to earn this prestigious title; you must accomplish a couple tasks first. Below is a list of things all cat moms have said or done, and if you’ve done these things, then congratulations! You’ve officially earned the title of cat mom!

1. You switch the way you hang your toilet paper to make it harder for her to unroll it all over the floor

2. Her toys are scattered all over your apartment

3. You take her to visit the grandparents at Thanksgiving and New Years

4. You contort your body into strange positions in your bed to make sure her sleep is undisturbed

5. You say “Goodbye, be good. I love you” before leaving to run errands

6. You greet her immediately, kiss her a thousand times, and force her to cuddle for 15 minutes after you come back home

7. You take more pictures of her than you take of anyone else

8. She has her own kitchen cabinet for her snacks

9. You find yourself being a bigger fan of her fruit fly-chasing skills than you are of any other sports team

10. You have to rearrange your bathroom rugs six times a day because, for some reason, she really loves wrestling them

11. Cat hair is just part of your day

12. The first thing your mom asks you when you talk to her is “How’s the cat?”

13. You give her random nicknames that don’t make sense

14. You’re constantly terrified to step down too hard out of fear that she may be under your feet

15. You meow back and forth all day because you actually do understand each other

16. “Do you have poop in your beans?” is something that you’ve actually said

17. “I know you didn’t just puke in there” is also something that you’ve said

18. You swear stepping on kitten food is the equivalent to stepping on Legos

19. You are amazed at how good she is at finding small pieces of trash and batting them around for hours

20. You force your coworkers to watch slide shows of her sleeping

21. You shop at Petco more than you shop at Kroger

22. You start singing “Work” by Rihanna when she shakes her butt before pouncing on her prey

23. You start planning her 1st birthday party two months in advance

24. You have the most intense staring contests of your life with her, and you always end up losing

25. You don’t eat dinner until she eats dinner

26. When she gets a vet appointment reminder postcard, you proudly tell her that she got mail

27. You say “biiiiiig stretch” when she arches her back after taking a long nap