Not even a day old and they already had clear priorities.
While three of their siblings slept pressed against their mother’s body, two newborn kittens—still with their eyes closed—pushed each other with their little paws, looking for the best spot to nurse. Their mother, lying on a plaid blanket, didn’t even try to separate them. She knew that this newfound energy would run out in seconds.
There’s something deeply familiar about that scene: siblings competing for space, and the mother watching without intervening, with the patience of someone who already knows how the fight will end. Parenting, whether you’re a mother cat or a human, always looks like this: giving unconditionally while chaos unfolds right on top of you.