Is This Woman Wrong for Telling the Neighbors That Their Cat Is Actually Hers After Her Mom Gave It to Them?
When something stressful happens in a family's life, they may be prone to arguments or disagreements. It's no different for this family.
We've all been in sticky situations with family, and we may have overreacted in certain instances. But let's see if this woman overreacted or if her mom did when it comes to this sad cat story. This woman inherited a cat after someone in her life passed away, but the cat had an issue with spraying, so she kept it in another house while making arrangements for a second cat.
Her mother then gave the cat that this woman inherited to their neighbors because they had recently lost their cat, despite the fact that she had already planned to keep the cat. She went to visit the neighbors to see the cat, and that's when everything happened. She ended up telling them exactly what occurred because they noticed how attached the cat was to her.
The way her mother reacted ignited the fire in this situation, but was she reacting appropriately, or was she being dramatic? There's a lot of backstory and details to this one, so we should dive deep into the story to see exactly what happened and determine who the true asshole is.
Okay, so here is the story...
Boo was rehomed without her consent?
This is how OP feels. Can we blame her?
This is how her mom reacted. Is she the asshole for saying something?
Here's more information on how she feels and how things went with her mom. After hearing everything, how do you feel about this situation?
The first NTA comment: "Your mom sucks." It seems like a lot of people agree with this comment, though.
Many people agree that this probably isn't the first instance where her mom reacted to a situation this way or created this type of situation.
If the cat was willed to her, then legally it is her cat, right?
OP says that she visited the cat, so it was rehomed, but imagine if this commenter was right.
"GET YOUR CAT." I mean... right.
The first comment that actually agrees with the mother and isn't on OP's side. What do you think about this? She did leave the cat alone for some time.
Reddit is starting to come for OP, saying that she was an irresponsible pet owner by leaving Boo alone for so long.
Many commenters on Reddit are saying they need a bit more information from OP to really determine their answer, but it seems like this person is on the mom's side.
It was quite unfair for her mom to give away her cat, though. You can't deny that.
Could she sue for the cat's retrieval? Interesting...
Maybe her mom is just mad that she got caught doing something wrong.
OP left him for 'some months,' and people are highly upset about this. Was she in the wrong for leaving him alone?
NTA: Mom was out of place for giving away the cat.
Again, the cat was WILLED to her, so how much can her mom do legally? If it's her cat, then she should have been spoken to first.
Many people are stuck on the fact that she didn't even realize the cat was rehomed until a week later, which means she didn't check on the cat for a whole week...
Another commenter suggests that her mom is embarrassed or upset just because she got caught doing something wrong.
Her mom was wrong for rehoming the cat, but she was also wrong for leaving it for months.
This commenter says that her mother is childish and unfair, but the reply gives this commenter another perspective.
"YTA"—another person saying she's the asshole. It really does suck that she left the cat alone.
Her mother had no right to give away her cat... very true.
After reading all of the comments, I think people are a bit conflicted. The original poster has some missing information and a lot of details that may be important to the story.
A lot of people think she's the asshole for leaving the cat for so long and not being a responsible pet owner. On the other hand, many believe that the mom is the asshole for giving away the cat without her consent.
Many people are so conflicted because they are kind of both assholes.
What do you think?
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