Gotcha Day
(US) A day celebrated by the family of an adopted child or pet to recognize the day they received the child or pet.
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Happy gotcha day to this beautiful 4 legged menace 🥺🥰
It's the 3rd Gotcha Day for #Milly and #Charley! This photo is the very first time we ever met, and they came home with us the same day. #CatsOfBluesky
Happy Gotcha Day to Penny and you! A year already! Woof! 🐶 😄🎉🎂🐾❤️
It’s Auggie’s Gotcha Day! open.substack.com/pub/jfriorda...
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(US) A day celebrated by the family of an adopted child or pet to recognize the day they received the child or pet.
“Happy gotcha day to this beautiful 4 legged menace 🥺🥰”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It's the 3rd Gotcha Day for #Milly and #Charley! This photo is the very first time we ever met, and they came home with us the same day. #CatsOfBluesky”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Happy Gotcha Day to Penny and you! A year already! Woof! 🐶 😄🎉🎂🐾❤️”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It’s Auggie’s Gotcha Day! open.substack.com/pub/jfriorda...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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