I need some advice about a family problem that has been going on for years. The cause of the problem is the fact that I have owned several cats over the years and I have been very happy with my cats. Every time my parents come over they complain about the current cat's behavior, especially my mother. She has always told me my cats are out of control, and everything is being ruined by the cat because it isn't declawed. If my mother is approached by a cat, she puts the palm of her hand out toward the cat and acts like she is about to be attacked. She nags me that Snowball is overweight, I can easily feel his ribs and he is about right and I have told her this. If a cat jumps anywhere near my mother, she screams. She also gives me cat care tips that don't ever work. I have tried to explain some things about cat behavior several times while my parents were visiting. It hasn't done any good.
It just keeps going on and on like this. Normally, I don't pay much attention to any of this because I am an adult and I do what I want, not what someone else wants. After so many years, all this tension is finally getting to me. I can't discuss the fact that I am getting very upset over this with my parents because they won't listen. I'm not sure what else I should do.
It just keeps going on and on like this. Normally, I don't pay much attention to any of this because I am an adult and I do what I want, not what someone else wants. After so many years, all this tension is finally getting to me. I can't discuss the fact that I am getting very upset over this with my parents because they won't listen. I'm not sure what else I should do.