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First rule of cat ownership, recognize cats are assholes. It doesn't matter how cute they start out at, they are assholes and they will do asshole things (yet we still somehow love them).
Second rule of cat ownership is your house is no longer your house. You will be allowed to live there. That's it. You cease being the owner of your own domain, get over it.
Third rule of cat ownership, you WILL buy things from Amazon and often. You think you're just getting yourself things, no. You're actually buying the box for the cat.
Fourth rule of cat ownership, if it fits it sits. This means laptops, keyboards, on top of the newspaper you were reading, etc.
But in all seriousness...make sure they have a scratching post (we have a floor to ceiling they can race on that has a lot of boxes with holes for them to bat at each other from) and toys. My girl cat was returned to the shelter at 4 months because she played with hands too aggressively. Turned out they didn't have any cat toys...when she came out of the crate into our living room, you could see her eyes grow wide from all the cat toys everywhere.
Also, invest in rollers to get hair off your clothes. You'll need it.
Good luck! You'll fall in love, I'm sure. ;-)
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