Amanda the Great by Amanda El-Dweek for March 27, 2023

Sandpaper washing hurts. Fortunately, the two current cats do not wash, kiss or lick.

Cats are made of hurty bits. I wouldn’t have them any other way.

Our 2 oldest cats both like to lick, my wife is more tolerant but we both allow it

Hard to tell a cat no when it’s trying to give you affection

My Dufresne gives me kisses too!

I have a beard like Dan. I get kisses and one cat even tries to groom me with her paws. I’ve got no complaints, it’s all love.

Sanibel kisses my hands. Currently, the knuckle of my right-side ring finger is raw.

Sweet.

My experience is that the cat grooms my beard but won’t lick my facial skin.

Ha! Sandpaper tongue is nothing compared to kneading claws – catupuncture.

Mmmm, kitty breath.

We had a cat that loved to groom humans. We called her the Exfoliator.

It’s a special spa exfoliating treatment. Be sure to tip your aesthetician!

My cats think the best alarm clock in the world is a cat snort in my face first thing in the morning. 3 snorts from three different cats, and I’m up.

And then they think they need to use the teeth to groom your nose. Ah, love!

As a child, my family had a Siamese kitten named Harriet who used to mark my face with hers. I ended with worms after one of those sessions and had to take medicine.