So true! I used to put Floppy in my shirt pocket when he was a baby, but at some point in the last 15 years, I can't quite remember, he decided he won't be picked up, and fights any attempt.
That doesn't mean anything, Gracie has been a tame cat (sort of lol) all her life, and she doesn't want to be picked up. My goodness, what a crime if you try it!!
This was actually the first pic, when I walked up with the camera. That's about as far as his eyes opened before he went back to sleep. Pretty much a tame cat in all ways except he still can't be picked up.