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I realize this is NOTHING in the grand scheme of things, but per usual, I have my blinders on and can only focus on the issue at hand. I received an email from a lady that works at a neighboring elementary school. She said she was moving and couldn't take her pets with her-1 dog and 3 cats! She sounded desperate (of course), and I stupidly told her I would take the cats. They're outdoor cats, spayed, shots up to date, yadda yadda yadda, so it should be no big deal. We have our beloved Bella (NOT named after the girl in Twilight since we've never watched the movies, nor read the books) our chocolate lab, and 3 cats of our own who are outdoors except on chilly nights when we put them in the garage.
We already buy the gargantuan size bag of Cat Chow, and the opossums, raccoons and skunks tend to eat whatever the cats have left behind, so I don't see the problem in 3 more kitty mouths to feed. My husband disagrees...wholeheartedly.
We will have been married 22 years this coming November, so IMHO he should be used to my tender heart when it comes to pets needing homes. This isn't his first rodeo if you know what I mean.
I guess I'm just shocked at how vehemently he's opposed to this. He asked me if I'd lost my mind, what was I thinking, why didn't I consult him first...all very valid questions. I knew he wouldn't be happy with it, but I just thought he'd calm down and gradually warm up to the situation. Not so far.
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I think you're going to have to tell the Lady that you can't take them after all. I'm sure someone will come along and take them in. It doesn't have to be you and your family. I'd much rather keep my husband calm and be happy with the pets I have, than add three more and have a grousing and grumbling husband for the length of their cat's stay/lives.
Can you take them with the understanding you will re-home them ASAP?
When my ex's mother gave up her apartment, he brought home a "headboard" she designed without asking me. I came home and found it set up in out bedroom. I still hate it and even though he left some 10 years later, it's still there because it is so big and bulky it's hard to move. Not that great in the scheme of things, but it was really upsetting to me-especially that he didn't run it by me first.
I suspect your DH is more upset that he wasn't consulted than the actual cats.
Can you take them with the understanding you will re-home them ASAP?
I suspect your DH is more upset that he wasn't consulted than the actual cats.
This is what I'm thinking. I think I'd apologize for not consulting him (I know, I hate to admit I'm wrong, but sometimes you just have to suck it up), and ask him if he would be willing go along with the re-homing idea, especially if the woman is desperate. You never know - after a while, he might just decide he likes the kitties.
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Pat (a.k.a., PFlamingo) "We are the people our parents warned us about."
I don't think you were stupid for helping out but I think I agree with the re-homing idea if your hubby is dead-set against having them - especially if your local animal shelters are not the no-kill variety (like ours are). Good luck.
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Apologize? For real? LOL...sigh...I suppose I must.
Hey, I said I hate it, but... do it for the kitties! Think about how many times our DH's are wrong and how many times we're wrong - they have to apologize all the time and we only have to do it once a decade or so.
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Pat (a.k.a., PFlamingo) "We are the people our parents warned us about."
Hey, I said I hate it, but... do it for the kitties! Think about how many times our DH's are wrong and how many times we're wrong - they have to apologize all the time and we only have to do it once a decade or so.
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