Reader, I have a confession to make: I am a woman who owns cats.
This may seem like a strange thing to call a "confession." The word is associated with secrets and shame. Like most cat owners, I struggle to stop bragging about my cats. Like all cats, they are the funniest and sweetest and cutest pets to ever grace Instagram. But with regularity, one of my many male critics will seek out my Instagram profile, and, in a tone suggesting they are exposing my darkest secret to the entire internet, unveil their accusation: That I am a "cat lady." Usually on a post about my cats.
