Cat's Cafe by Matt Tarpley for June 01, 2021

Oh, no! What are Cat’s feelings, and what are they about? Maybe sadness or grief? Rabbit is there for you and so are we.

Rabbit’s Mom would come in handy right about now!

a BIG hug for everyone who has “feelings”. Matt a BIG thank you for these strips.

Many {{{{{Hugs}}}}} and much love to you, Matt, and to all who feel overwhelmed right now. It’s hard, but you need to let that pain and those emotions work through you.

I often feel like cat: overwhelmed with no time to just relax

All too often this comic gets me misty-eyed.

Keep your chin up Matt. It hurts now, big-time, but, the pain will ease. Remember your Dad with all the love you carry in your heart & don’t let anyone tell you “how long” to mourn. All of us are here for you, in our own lil digital, way & we’re sending you what support we can.

The last panel is for the people in the wars who have died. Happy late Memorial Day.

(((((Hugs))))) to you Matt.

Happy children’s Day! ☆*✲୧( ○ ╹ 〰 ╹ ○ )୨✲*☆

Matt I know you’re sad, but we all have feelings we all luv you and your strips <3 :’( Hopefully cat feels better! ( Heartwarming hugs)

Very good lesson to learn, for those of us who have trouble letting ourselves ‘feel’. Thank you.

I hope, Matt, that you have lots of good memories to sustain you through this time.

❤️

Feelings = EMPATHY

Thank you for this comic, Matt—we all need this reminder from time to time.❤

Yes . . . allowing yourself to feel the feelings is part of the process of them transforming with time.

comfort him…. DOOOOOOOOOOOO IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT

I am with you Cat. I have been trying to suppress my feelings for the sake of others right now. I wish I could go to your Cafe, I could use a Rabbit hug right about now.

We feel your pain, Cat.

Thank you for sharing your feelings, Mat.

With deepest sympathy to you and your family

That’s the thing about feelings, if you keep trying to ignore them, they will pop up strengthened by your fear of them. Or worse, if you succeed in shutting them down, you could lose the ability to feel much of anything. Ask me how I know.

He has feelines

I think there can be a time to distract yourself from feelings temporarily. Like, if they’re too much for you to handle all at once, distracting yourself for a while can help you handle them in pieces. That’s my experience, anyway.

When overwhelmed, I think of being a kitten, being tenderly held, it helps me to relax and gain perspective on feelings.

Aww

My dog tries to be tough but he isn’t on the inside

Sad hug (っ˘̩╭╮˘̩)っ