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It ain't easy being a cat—simply entering this world too small gets you a criminal record with your mug shot made public for everyone to see. Well, kind of.

There's a subreddit called Illegally Smol Cats, and it has 391,000 members sharing cute pictures of tiny kittens. "It should be illegal to be that adorable," the online community writes in its description. And they are right.

The images show these furry villains and their crimes such as napping or enjoying the warmth of a laptop charger, and the amount of damage they do to your stomach due to inducing a never-ending "aww" is unparalleled.

Continue scrolling and see for yourself.

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My Baby Void When She Was The Tiniest Of Soot Sprites

My Baby Void When She Was The Tiniest Of Soot Sprites

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The subreddit's size becomes even more impressive when you consider that it was created in August 2019. Also, it has only two moderators running the show, who assign posts into one of these categories: "Criminally Smol", "Smol and Angy", "Honorary Smol Kitty", "Full Grown Smol", "Smol Beach Kitty", and "Smol, Yet Chonk".

As we know, cats are adorable at any age, but figuring out how old a kitten is can help determine what sort of care they need. Sometimes it can be tricky to tell. However, Alley Cat Allies released a guide, which should help us to tell how old the cats in these pics are in no time, at least some time.

When kittens are first born, they are completely helpless—their eyes are closed, their ears are folded, and they can't even stand, keep themselves warm, or eat on their own. At this stage, they rely on their mom completely. They fit in the palm of our hand and weigh 3-5 ounces. These babies spend about 90 percent of their time sleeping and the other 10 percent eating.

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One week into this world, they are becoming more aware of their surroundings, and their eyes are almost completely open, though their eyesight is still unfocused. They have doubled their birth weight to around eight ounces, and at about seven days old, a kitten's ears will unfold as well.

During their second week, kittens continue to grow fast. After 14 days, their ears are almost completely uncurled and they begin to crawl around, although they still depend completely on their caregiver for food and waste elimination.

By the third week, you can tell if the kittens are boys or girls. Their sharp teeth are coming in and they become more confident in walking around. Now is the time to provide them with a litter box and wet food.

Four-week kittens are sturdy on their feet and like playing with each other, toys, and people. They start to look like fluffy, mini versions of their mother and are showing interest in the outside world. They are ready to begin socializing!

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At this point, it's still a while before kittens are ready for their loving homes, but with each day, their sentence for being "smol" gets shorter and shorter.

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Saw This On Instagram

Saw This On Instagram

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The Alarm Didn’t Work And He Overslept. Boss Won’t Like This

The Alarm Didn’t Work And He Overslept. Boss Won’t Like This

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My Best Friends Cat, Jolene

My Best Friends Cat, Jolene

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#10

From Illegally Smol To Absolute Units

From Illegally Smol To Absolute Units

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#11

Shameless!! Not Only Criminally Smol, But Also Trying To Escape Quarantine!

Shameless!! Not Only Criminally Smol, But Also Trying To Escape Quarantine!

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#12

I’m Hostage Of This Vicious Criminal And Now I’m Gotta Take Him Wherever He Wants

I’m Hostage Of This Vicious Criminal And Now I’m Gotta Take Him Wherever He Wants

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#13

A Criminal Trying To Plead Mercy With His Big Eyes

A Criminal Trying To Plead Mercy With His Big Eyes

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#16

Heated Mattress In Criminals Jail Cell

Heated Mattress In Criminals Jail Cell

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#17

Criminal Has Been Successfully Detained

Criminal Has Been Successfully Detained

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#21

My Cat Sampson And Her Mini-Lions

My Cat Sampson And Her Mini-Lions

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Running An Illegally Smol Business

Running An Illegally Smol Business

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E Menendez
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Anything coming from a sweetie like that is of the utmost importance.

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#25

Not My Work But I Thought It Essential For This Sub To See

Not My Work But I Thought It Essential For This Sub To See

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#32

Tiny Cat At Large For Being Unreasonably Cute. If Spotted, Report To Local Pawthorities Immediately

Tiny Cat At Large For Being Unreasonably Cute. If Spotted, Report To Local Pawthorities Immediately

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Znaya
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will never turn her in I would be a willing accomplice to whatever she wants

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#33

Was On A Delivery And She Made A Bee Line For Me, Went Through The Hole In A Chain Link Fence And Jumped In My Car To Get Me. It Was Fate

Was On A Delivery And She Made A Bee Line For Me, Went Through The Hole In A Chain Link Fence And Jumped In My Car To Get Me. It Was Fate

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#34

Upset Even Though It’s His Own Fault

Upset Even Though It’s His Own Fault

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Hilary Mol
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Listen, Martha, could we skip the lecture about drinking too much and get to the part where you bring me a cup of coffee and a bottle of aspirin?"

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#35

No Seriously, His Name Is Literally & Legally Smol Boi

No Seriously, His Name Is Literally & Legally Smol Boi

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#36

Tiny Hacker Commits Cyber Crimes

Tiny Hacker Commits Cyber Crimes

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#37

They Pick Us, We Don’t Pick Them. Even Grouchy Old Plumbers Are Not Immune

They Pick Us, We Don’t Pick Them. Even Grouchy Old Plumbers Are Not Immune

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Moo Moo Futch
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If that isn't the best advertisement for a business then I don't know what is!

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Gus Was The First Of His Litter To Come Out From Under The Porch (And Scream At Me To Leave)

Gus Was The First Of His Litter To Come Out From Under The Porch (And Scream At Me To Leave)

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#44

Our Company Is Gonna Close Bc Our CEO Is A Criminal

Our Company Is Gonna Close Bc Our CEO Is A Criminal

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Kitty Discovering She Has Feet

Kitty Discovering She Has Feet

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Moo Moo Futch
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The video of this kitty discovering all her feetsies is so unbelievably precious!!

Alexandra Habersberger
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"We hacked your phone, send 1000 dollars or we will leak your photos" The photos:

KatKaleen
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The little purrmaid. https://katraccoon.com/comics/behind-the-gifs/the-little-purrmaid

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#48

These Two Delinquents My Friend Recently Adopted

These Two Delinquents My Friend Recently Adopted

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Night Owl
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You're not allowed to move your feet anymore and now have to keep standing there. They're secretly cops or work for cops and successfully detained you

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#49

Is This Illegally Smol?

Is This Illegally Smol?

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#50

Meet Tax Evasion!

Meet Tax Evasion!

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