My husband thinks I am heartless. I am not. We had 2 cats, Wyatt and Cecelia. We got them, with the deal that Emerald would take care of them, with Shawn to back her up. That hasn't happened. Well, obviously Emerald can't take care of them, she isn't here to do that... but Shawn was barely doing his job with them. They started peeing all over my basement. The whole place reeked of cat pee. I couldn't stand it, and I felt like my other stuff, Emerald's stuff, her old clothes and toys would get ruined because of the cats. I just couldn't live that way. I tried threats to get him to understand that they needed to be taken care of daily, or twice a day. He just couldn't do it. In his defense, he works a lot, he will be going to school soon, there just wasn't time in our day for the cats, kids, work, school, dog... etc.
So the lady, Marie, picked them up today. Anya cried. Shawn said she was hysterical when they got picked up, and she has been making cards to them ever since.
Marie seemed really nice. She wanted both the cats, and that was a priority for me. They are beautiful. With them gone, part of Emerald left too. I hurts me. I am sad. But it will be easier here for us. A tiny bit more time for each other. Less to argue about. That is worth something too. After all, we are still here.
2 comments:
i know its hard, but try not to feel too guilty. you know afterall, that it was the best thing for the cats and thats what you needed to do. you do have three kids and a dog to take care of, plus everyone else! im glad you did it (and remember, animals is what i DO) LOL, LISA
Its hard to give up a pet for any reason, but I think you did the right thing. If they weren't getting the attention they needed finding them a new home is the least selfish thing to do.
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