The World Supports The Girl Who Refused To Shelter Her Roommate's Cat For Three Weeks
Some roommate arrangements are easy until a pet gets involved. In this story, one woman says her roommate expected her to look after a cat for three weeks, even though she never agreed to take on that responsibility.
The situation quickly turns into a clash over boundaries, fairness, and who should actually be responsible for the animal. What started as a simple favor ends up feeling a lot more like an obligation.
Now the internet is weighing in on whether she was right to refuse. Read on.
Story of the girl who refused to shelter her roommate's cat for three weeks.
She didn't have the slightest idea why she was given instructions to take care of the cat.
If you did it once, you will have to do it all the time.
The situation she was put in is totally unfair, especially considering that she works full-time.
The roommate's request already sounds like a stretch.
Exactly, the roommate should have asked her first before assigning her the entire responsibility.
It would have been better if she had said 'NO' the very first time, so this wouldn't be repeated again.
Crying her way to get things done according to her convenience.
This should be a national motto: "Not your pet, not your problem."
That line seems to be where a lot of people landed.
Three days seems too long alone; then three weeks alone with the responsibility of a cat would seem even longer.
I disagree; it's so insensitive to place a pet's entire responsibility on someone who didn't even agree to take it on in the first place.
If she agrees to take care of the pet once, she will have to do it every time.
The roommate should have definitely checked with her before giving an ultimatum.
And that is where the argument really starts to harden.
Certainly, especially with a responsibility on your shoulders.
The communication was lacking on the roommate's side.
When people are forced to do something, they don't perform to their full potential.
She could probably be compensated with half a day's salary to take care of the cat, creating a win-win situation for both.
Being someone's roommate doesn't obligate you to do everything they ask.
Provided she really enjoys this new job of taking care of a cat.
It's not fair to make someone clean cat litter if they don't even like cats.
She could probably feed the cat and call someone else to clean the litter.
It is absolutely unjustified to leave a pet with someone who doesn't truly love them and won't care for them to their full potential.
Share this story with your friends and family who are pet owners so they can learn to arrange proper care for their pets while planning a getaway for themselves.
Nobody wants a surprise pet-sitting job.
And for another roommate cat conflict, see what happened when a friend’s needy cat pinned the petsitter down.
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