Woman Is Disappointed Friend Won’t Get Rid Of Her Cats Now That She’s Pregnant To Protect Her Baby
We all have that one overzealous friend who thinks they know what’s best for us. One expecting mom decided to share her ordeal on Reddit when her friend, Josie, overstepped some serious boundaries.
The author of the post is an expecting mom and she also has 4 cats at home
When the author’s friend found out she’s pregnant, she literally demanded the author get rid of all her cats
The expecting mom, proud owner of four rescue cats, was bombarded by Josie with threats of ‘baby-doom’ due to the presence of her feline friends. According to Josie, the cats were going to be the downfall of this woman’s soon-to-be parental status.
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However, the author calmly told her that the cats aren’t disposable, and she’ll keep them all
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So the friend berated the mom-to-be, and then started badmouthing her at work behind her back
Of course, when the mom-to-be didn’t promptly send her beloved cats to the pound, Josie went all office-martyr on her. She started spreading the word that the expecting mom was a ‘terrible mother’ prioritizing her cats over her baby. As you can imagine, the workplace drama intensified.
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What’s the irony here? Studies and expert opinions, including those from Amy Flowers, DVM, assure us that cats and babies can cohabit beautifully as long as you take a few basic precautions. Yes, toxoplasmosis is real, but it’s not the cat-demon Josie painted it to be.
“Cats and babies can live together happily, but it will take some family preparation to make sure everything goes smoothly,” writes Flowers. Practical tips include keeping litter boxes clean, preferably handled by someone else, and limiting the cats’ outdoor activities to avoid disease.
But Josie wasn’t having any of that science stuff. She instead declared an ‘all-out war’ within the office.
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People in the comments unanimously praised the author for her decision, and some folks even recommended to report the ‘friend’ to HR
The comments on the original post were overwhelmingly supportive of the expecting mom’s decision to keep the cats and kick Josie to the curb. From recommending reporting Josie to HR to crafting inventive slogans like ‘Get rid of her, keep the cats,’ the commenters left no stone unturned in their support.
One commenter noted, based on professional experience, that most toxoplasmosis cases don’t come from cats at all but from gardening or other outdoor activities. Isn’t life full of surprises?
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Another clever soul pointed out that all standard advice suggests finding someone else to handle kitty’s business during pregnancy and that getting rid of your furry friend isn’t even advised.
“After all, why should someone pure and innocent get hurt?” the commenters seem to ask. And no, we’re not talking about the baby but the cats! It’s the quintessential show of solidarity as commenters rally around the mom-to-be and her pets.
Sonia’s Opinion
Now, listening to all this, the only thing that strikes me is the complete lack of critical thinking in Josie’s approach. For heaven’s sake, the way she handled this situation, you’d think she was on a medieval crusade against the feline kind. And to take this drama to the workplace? Preposterous! I’m absolutely in the ‘Team Cats’ corner here and would go even further to say that Josie needs a quick course in modern-day cohabitation—preferably far away from her friend’s cats.
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So here’s the final takeaway, folks: Cats and babies can live in peaceful harmony. All it takes is a sprinkle of common sense and a dash of modern-day hygiene practices. And as for friends like Josie? Maybe it’s time for a social detox.
