He grins lopsidedly, looking briefly amused. "Not exactly, but-- more or less. People can make families because they want to procreate, but they can also make families even when they can't or don't want to. There doesn't necessarily have to be a connection by blood or marriage either, and for instance, a human can still have children even if they're not their biological offspring. We call it adopting. That's more or less what you do with animals too. You adopt them."

He gestures at her kitties. "It's what you did with these two little guys. It's kind of like you're their mother, now."