Morris was a cat that Mariah owned. He was brought home by Patricia Carey's boyfriend, "Henry" when she was in 3rd grade. Mariah refers to him as being an "icon" and as a child she would sit and swing with him in her lap. Morris would also help Mariah feel better:
"I confided in him when I had a really hard day at school, which was often. She would bring her "troubles" to Morris and he really became her friend.
In Mariah's memoir she mentioned a story in which Patricia and her were leaving Henry's estate. At that time, Henry had threatened to kill both Mariah and her mother. When Patricia started the engine to her car Mariah screamed "I have to get Morris; he's still in there!" She would then jump out of the car and search for Morris. After rescuing him, she said "Hallelujah, I got Morris!"
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- Mariah would sit on the hill o' garbage (swings) with Morris as a child
- Mariah adored Morris
- Mariah had an argument with her mom once where she would ran out of the house, grabbed Morris and head to the swings with him.