I’m 20 in community college. I live with my dad because I have 2 cats that are mine, and another 2 kittens I’m fostering for my local shelter. I’m really passionate about animals and hope to seek a career with animals such as biologist or vet.
I can’t afford rent right now and I wouldn’t want to cram my cats in a small apartment with somebody else and pay an extra fee and I really don’t think there would be many girls my age that would be okay with two cats anyways!
Here’s my really big issue with this. My dad is one of those country republican men that like to act really tough and his whole motto is that he hates cats. He stereotypes cat people as liberals or old crazy cat ladies. But that’s not me at all. And I’m not judgemental to anyone who is like he is.
This is funny at times because I’ve caught him cuddling with one of them many many times or even feeding them treats and giving kisses. But he likes to stick to his act that he hates them.
However somehow there’s be a movement of teasing one of my cats, the boy one. My dad has nicknamed him a bad word. My little sister jumped on the train and claims she doesn’t like him and that he’s ugly and “disgusting”
I really think my ex boyfriend started this because he’s the one who gave me my second cat because he didn’t have a place for her. He lives with his sister and she is allergic.
So he always acted like his cat was better and superior than my first cat as a joke. I truthfully believe that’s where it stemmed from. And I never really cared because I still love my cat he’s an amazing smart cat. I’ll never forget the day I found him skinny and starving, I saved him. He helped me out of depression.
But now I think this “joke” has been taken too far. Today I couldn’t find him and my dad said he was hiding under my sisters bed which was extremely unusual he’s very friendly. I asked my dad why he knew that and he said because he threw a towel at him cuz he’s an A** hole.
I too have been hit by a towel and my dad throws HARD. If it hurt me, it definitely hurts him. My dad thinks it’s funny. This irritates me so much. I need them to stop treating him like a “disease” and to atleast leave him alone. I don’t want him to become one of those cats that run away from people because they are scared.
How do I address this and put a stop to it??? It’s really annoying. As soon as I find an oppurtunity to move out I will. But come on. People that go out of there way to hurt animals I hate. He also joked about almost running my cat over. Help anyone?
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