Taylor Swift shared a story about meeting Jason Kelce and his family when she first started dating Travis Kelce, and how she helped her daughter develop a love for cats. The Grammy winner opened up about her experience getting close to the Kelce family. In addition, she even introduced Jason’s children to her cats, showing the closeness between the pair.
Taylor Swift Brilliant Cat Strategy
Swift talked about her cats during her August 13 appearance on the New Heights podcast hosted by the Kelce brothers. Travis revelead that Jason told his kids that cats are poisonous, something that Taylor Swift sought to disprove. Let’s be honest—telling your kids that cats are “poisonous” is probably not going to win you any parenting awards. It backfired spectacularly when Taylor Swift entered the picture.
Swift explained during the podcast, “It was actually really a great challenge because as soon as I got the kids around the cats, it was my goal to prove to them that they weren’t poisonous. And there’s no better way to prove that than to hand them Benjamin, my ragdoll cat, who lets humans hold him like he’s a baby.” What better way to address the “cats are poisonous” narrative with a fluffy feline that acts more like a stuffed animal than a predator.
In addition, Swift explained, “My favorite thing ever is when Bennie will come up to me and just go, ‘I find Benjamin, I find him.’ And she’s just over there laying with him and petting him and holding him. The cats are so good with kids. They’re just like, ‘Meredith is here’ I’m like, ‘And you know what? She didn’t bite you, she wouldn’t be poisonous.’ They’re like, ‘That’s not what our dad said.'”
Swift wasn’t done. In what can only be described as a masterclass in psychological warfare, she allegedly told the girls they were going to get a cat. Because why stop at proving someone wrong when you can completely upend their household pet policy? She even jokingly teased, “Thise girls are gonna be sneaking that cat into their beds every single night!” And honestly, she’s probably right. Once those
Final Thoughts
This whole story perfectly captures Taylor Swift’s approach to relationships—she doesn’t just date Travis, she wins over his entire extended family demonstrating that cats are friendly and not wild predators. Something tells us that barn cat is going to have a very comfortable life inside the Kelce household.
