This is such a tiny little thing

Dh never calls the cats by their real names. Dh used to do that to get a rise out of me. He thinks he's being funny. After all of these years I'm used to it. He's very gentle and playful w/the cats and that's what counts.

Perhaps you could let your friend know that it's confusing to cats when they're called by another name. It is a gentle way to tell her to stop w/o causing a stir. BTW-I doubt it's true.

Another vote for she forgot her name. Sometimes I get a name block for certain people and I cannot remember if I am remembering their name correctly so I avoid calling them by name. (I don’t know if that makes any sense at all!) Or maybe she thinks giving your cat her own nickname shows she loves her.

My petty problem is that everything is so sticky right now do to humidity. Floors, countertops, door handles - it skeeves me out. I have gone through a whole container of disinfectant wipes in 3 days.

I adopted an older cat recently. He was either abandoned or ran away from home. I'm thinking abandoned. A rescuer found him in her neighborhood and brought him to the vets as he had been mauled by something. He got patched up and neutered. She posted on FB looking for a forever home for him, and I answered. It took a couple of months before I could bring him home. I changed his name, and kept calling him by his new name. I didn't think he liked it so I also gave a couple of nicknames. One day he was lying on the floor near my bed and I called him by the name I gave him. He lifted his head and looked at me and got up and walked over. I was so happy! He liked his new name and answered to it!

Names are important. Even for animals. Next time she asks how Sushi is by saying "your little man", tell her that he does have a name and his name is Sushi. It's a lot easier to spell out than "little man".

Hey at least she's acknowledging him. My cats all have nicknames and one of them gets called MY LITTLE MAN all the time 🤣🤣

Along with a ton of other names such as Fuzzman, G-Man, G Unit, Tufty, Fuzz, Fuzzlet, and Fuzzy Wuzzy. I'm sure he finds them all equally distasteful! My friend calls him TingTing. He is, indeed, very fuzzy. He has a "government" name for when he goes to the vet, which was his original name, but we changed it because he responded better to the second choice. So he is officially Ali (as in, Muhammad) and at home he's Geralt (as in, the Witcher).

They all know their proper names, and the nicknames, they vaguely know because of the voice I'm using.

Yeah that would bother me too.

My sister calls my dog Scouty, MY SCOUTY every time she calls. How's My Scouty doing? If she is claiming ownership, then he has a vet bill coming up because he needs his shots. Send some money. Otherwise, call him Scouty or Scout - I don't care - but leave the MY out of it.

My son, John, has a really nice girlfriend. She's A very, very nice girl. But when she's annoyed with him, or he does something stupid (in her eyes), she'll playfully say "Oh, Jonathan". It makes my blood run cold. And I know, believe me, I know in the grand scheme of things this is no big deal. Its not even any of my business. And she's a super nice person. And I'm being petty. But I can't stand it!

That would annoy me also. Totally a small thing, but yeah...

My small thing today is where THE HECK did I put the pillow case to the body pillow on dd's bed? omg. I KNOW I took it off to wash it. I'm positive of that because when I first looked at it I thought it didn't have a cover on at all. So I went to Amazon to order another one and that's how I discovered that most body pillow covers have a hidden zipper. Went back to dd's and sure enough it did. So I am positive I took it off, and almost positive I took it down to the laundry along with the sheets. I say "almost" because I suppose I can't swear to that, but it sure isn't in dd's room. There's not that much stuff left in there anyway, and I've looked under the bed and in the black hole between the bed and the wall. 

So I just ordered a new one from Amazon. I guess that should ensure that I find the first one. 

I absolutely detest when people call their young sons, "little man" or variations.  I have a relative who calls her grown sons her "man boys" or something like that.  Love her and I can't think of anything else about her that isn't great, just that one thing. 

So yeah, I probably wouldn't care for it much in a cat either, but I could probably deal.  But if the OP doesn't care for it, just say the cat likes to be called by it's proper name. 

I think her cat is now officially "big momma."

Anyhow, my petty thing for today is that I have to spend my free parking days at work to be at work all day a few days this week and there is no one else in the garage, really. I get the congestion pricing during the school year when the garages are packed, but it's empty! No one is using it! If I come in to work too many days this month (I'm teaching a night class) I'm going to end up having to pay for parking.

I'd respond with "Who??" If she says "your cat", respond with, Oh, you mean Sushi!"

We bought a cabin a few years back.  There is no way it's a "home" by my standards.  It is about 1,000 square feet and has a tiny shed.  There is no mailbox and no driveway.  My MIL refers to it as our "lake home".  It grates my nerves.  Then she always likes to tell me how she could never keep up with two houses.  Um thanks, but this is your son's dream so quit crushing it!

LOL! I validate you OP. Not saying that particular thing would bother me but I know I've felt like this before.