I should have known me getting cats would be a never ending ordeal
My whole family either truly dislikes cats or is very allergic to them. So both ways mean they really did not want me to get cats. I didnt really care a whole lot what they think because most of them only come by a couple times a year. Well, since Ive gotten my cats my sister has avoided my house like the plague (not been by since last summer). My dad comes by but incessantly complains about the cats and makes grimaces and yucked out faces all the time
Then the worst possible scenario happened. Its never happened before or since but Im embarrassed about it and now both my dad and stepmom are avoiding my house. They finally came by for a very nice visit. We were in the living room (far away from any litter boxes, that I had scrubbed totally clean so they smelled fresh for the visit) and DD looked under the couch for some reason. Makes me wonder if she did this since it seems so coincidental. But she pulled out a cat turd! EWWWW! Yes, I was grossed out by it because even though I adore my cats Im really finicky about their litter box stuff and touching their poop, etc. It was not fresh. I dont know how it got there, but when I told DD to drop it she threw it at my stepmom (by accident) and made it all worse. Ive never seen an adult woman jump so far
So its even worse now. They think I live like a pig and theyre constantly talking about the cat hair and how my house smells
It doesnt!!! I swear to you its not smelly
And I keep it clean. The litter boxes are always scooped and cleaned weekly. And I vaccum at least 2 times a week, and always before company comes over. And the rest of it is relatively clean, ya know? I mean you couldnt do the white glove treatment but they act like I live in squalor just because of the cats. They were never like this before I had cats but now even though I clean just as much as before (and probably even better because of the cats) they act like theyre too good for my house
I really want a 4th cat. I would love another one. I would love more than that! And I have room for it. I have a big house. And I can afford it. I can easily treat 4 or 5 cats with regular vet checkups and even the occasional emergency. So thats not a problem. Its my mean, screwy family that doesnt like most animals in general, but loathes cats. So when I casually mention getting a 4th cat they all gasp and talk about all the negative things and how I'll be the crazy cat lady and how DD wont want her friends to come over, or how no one will want to visit me or that I cant have house guests as it is because of the filth. Do you want to see pictures of my house? Its pretty damn clean
Does anyone else have to deal with this? It makes me so mad and shames me. I really hate my family for acting this way and treating me so crummy when it comes to this. In any and every other way they have never acted like this. But its like cats are equal to the devil or something crazy like that
Then the worst possible scenario happened. Its never happened before or since but Im embarrassed about it and now both my dad and stepmom are avoiding my house. They finally came by for a very nice visit. We were in the living room (far away from any litter boxes, that I had scrubbed totally clean so they smelled fresh for the visit) and DD looked under the couch for some reason. Makes me wonder if she did this since it seems so coincidental. But she pulled out a cat turd! EWWWW! Yes, I was grossed out by it because even though I adore my cats Im really finicky about their litter box stuff and touching their poop, etc. It was not fresh. I dont know how it got there, but when I told DD to drop it she threw it at my stepmom (by accident) and made it all worse. Ive never seen an adult woman jump so far
So its even worse now. They think I live like a pig and theyre constantly talking about the cat hair and how my house smells
I really want a 4th cat. I would love another one. I would love more than that! And I have room for it. I have a big house. And I can afford it. I can easily treat 4 or 5 cats with regular vet checkups and even the occasional emergency. So thats not a problem. Its my mean, screwy family that doesnt like most animals in general, but loathes cats. So when I casually mention getting a 4th cat they all gasp and talk about all the negative things and how I'll be the crazy cat lady and how DD wont want her friends to come over, or how no one will want to visit me or that I cant have house guests as it is because of the filth. Do you want to see pictures of my house? Its pretty damn clean
Does anyone else have to deal with this? It makes me so mad and shames me. I really hate my family for acting this way and treating me so crummy when it comes to this. In any and every other way they have never acted like this. But its like cats are equal to the devil or something crazy like that