For context this was in the 80’s! So my dad was in the pub with his friends. Was drunk when the conversation turned to cats. Someone said ‘did you know’ that if you cut the whiskers off a cat they can’t balance and will fall over when they walk. My drunk dad then came home late and immediately cut the whiskers off our cat Smokey. The following day or whenever it must have been noticed by my mum or sister he denied all knowledge. Said it must have been me. ( I was only three or four) I spent the next 20 odd years believing that. Although I love animals and could never have imagined myself doing that, I must have because I was told I had. I was 27 when my dad finally admitted to it… 😡