>>Cats are not meant to ‘stay inside’.<<
You weren’t meant to eat with a fork. So?
Keep your cat in your house for safety. Enjoy your animal. It’s your pet. For safety and the consideration of your neighbors who OWN their property and have the right to keep it however they want, keep your cat inside. Personally, I think that anyone who lets a cat out to roam as they want and poo in my kid’s sandbox is a selfish, lazy person who doesn’t want to deal with a litter box.
I have a great big screened porch for my inside cats to enjoy....but, there are abandoned stray and feral cats I have all over the place who deserve to live.
They all seem happy with their chosen lifestyles, and all get together in the morning for breakfast.