This 13-Year-Old Girl Spent An Hour Creating A "Wall of Sorrow" To Convince Her Dad To Adopt A Shelter Cat
One Texas teenager turned a simple wish for a cat into a full-blown campaign, and her dad had no idea what was coming. Thirteen-year-old Peyton missed having a feline around after her family’s longtime cat died, so she decided to make her case in the most dramatic way possible.
She spent nearly an hour building a so-called "wall of sorrow" filled with sad shelter-cat photos and handwritten messages aimed straight at her dad’s heart. The result was part plea, part performance, and it worked in a big way.
Now the family has a new rescue cat, and the internet cannot get enough of the story.
13-year-old Peyton is very close with her father, but ever since her 19-year-old cat passed away two years ago, she has struggled with the absence of a feline companion. Her older sister, who is the reason their story went viral, shared:
Peyton's older sister is Danielle Grubisic, and she is a student at Midwestern State University in Texas. She posted the photos of her sister's epic plea to their father on Twitter, and the post went viral ridiculously fast. At this point, the single tweet has been retweeted over 64,000 times! Danielle told LoveMeow:
In Peyton's "wall of sorrow," she included pictures of shelter cats looking sad, wrote several little messages intended to tug at his heartstrings, and included a note with instructions that he "better read" all of them!
Danielle said:
Messages included a blown-up picture of a cat crying, and Peyton drew a red arrow pointing to the tear and wrote: 'This is because of you.' There was also a picture of a cat crying that she captioned: 'Why did you do this to me?'
Clever girl.
But her plan worked! Peyton's dad took her to a local animal shelter called "Watauga Animal Shelter," where they found a 2-year-old cat named Mittens. Mittens had been in the shelter for a considerable amount of time, and Peyton? Well, she fell in love with Mittens and was happy and eager to bring her home.
It’s a lot like the dads who said “no pets allowed,” then ended up best friends with their new cats.
Big sister told LoveMeow of Peyton's delight:
She loves her cat, and they've been cuddling together since we got her.
But that's not all, of course. As happy as Mittens is in her new home, she hasn't hesitated to express her gratitude to Daddy, too!
It was probably that final photo of Dad with Mittens posted on Twitter that really sealed the viral deal. It's the priceless finish to an epic saga.
Peyton knew in her heart that two years without a cat in her family was long enough, and clearly, having Mittens is just what their family needed. You could say Peyton needed Mittens as much as Mittens needed Peyton!
And Twitter LOVED the idea. Some of the best responses to the viral tweet:
If Peyton can get a cat, then Natalie can get a dog. Right?
Want more heartbreak-to-happiness moments like Peyton’s “wall of sorrow”? Read these pet adoption stories that will wreck you.
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