I have learned that stray cats are really smart and just choose their new owner.
My mother started feeding cats in the neighborhood until this one stray stuck around.
She started meowing at the door, darting in the house and being a sweetheart. My mother now owns this adorable black cat that just wants to be held and cuddled. Well it happened to me but I inherited a much meaner cat. My cat is a giant and quite mean. He battles all the cats in the neighborhood and threatens to swat if I overpet him. He also is very demanding. He wants to be brushed four times a day, get treats every few hours and he rejected his cat bed. My cat has a real person bed that is directly underneath a HVAC vent. I set the home thermostat the way my cat likes it, not me. In the summer I blast more AC than I want since my cat comes in for air conditioning breaks. He sometimes lays on the cold tile or takes a power nap on his bed. During the winter I keep a low heating mode. I don’t want to overheat him with his fur coat, but I want it to be comfortable. He will lounge most of the day indoors with the heater on high. He is so much bigger, meaner and more demanding than my mom’s cat. He chose me though, so there is nothing I can do. He is my cat now. I eventually will need to change my HVAC unit since my cat hates the sound it makes when it turns on.