Reasons to be a childless cat lady/person Your cat will never: Borrow your car without asking Sneak off to a party after curfew Back into a lamppost. Blow their tuition money at the casino Need you to co-sign a loan Drink all your booze when you go on vacation Put you in a substandard nursing home A cat might get someone pregnant, but you can give the babies away outside a supermarket and nobody bats an eye.