‘I’m not giving you my cat’: Entitled mom asks cat owner to ‘loan’ her their cat for her daughter's birthday party, owner refuses but mom shows up on their doorstep the day of the party

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Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."
Nov 12, 2024 1:00 PM EST

First and foremost, pet owners are very protective of their animals. Rightfully so, as you never know what kind of crazy is lurking around the corner. It's in the owner and their pet's best interest that they don't let just anybody hang around their animals or watch them unsupervised. 

If someone wants to be in an animal's company, they better go adopt their own! It's not up to pet owners to fulfill an entitled person's pet fantasy for a day, especially after they refused to do so on multiple occasions. The pet parent in this story experienced this first-hand.

An entitled neighborhood mom asked the original poster (OP) if they could lend her family their cat for her daughter's upcoming birthday party. Cats are not similar to dogs in the way they interact with humans, and the pet owner politely refused. They didn't want to put their cat in an uncomfortable position. The entitled mother doubles down and exclaims that the pet owner "owes it to the community" to have their cat, Mochi, attend her daughter's birthday party. 

The pet owner thought she got it through the mother's head that no means no, but the mother shows up at their doorstep with her daughter in an attempt to guilt-trip them. Scroll to read.

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    "She launches into this loud, dramatic rant about how I'm 'ruining her daughter's special day' and that I 'shouldn't show off my cat if I don't want to share.""
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    The Time an Entitled Mom Tried to 'Reserve' My Cat for Her Kid's Birthday
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    So, I (18F) have a very fluffy, very adorable cat named Mochi. He's basically my little buddy, and he's got one of those Instagram accounts where I post his funny antics, so a lot of people in my
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    neighborhood know about him. Including this one mom I'll call EM, who has a 6-year-old daughter super into cats. No biggie, right? One day, EM messages me on Instagram, saying
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    her daughter is "absolutely OBSESSED" with Mochi and asking if I could bring him to her daughter's birthday party the following weekend so the kids can "play with him." I politely decline, explaining
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    that Mochi doesn't do well in new environments and would likely hide or freak out around loud kids. EM's response? "Well, can you loan him to us for the day?" Yes, she literally
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    wanted me to just hand over my cat as if he were a library book or something. She promised they'd "take good care of him" and even offered to pay me $20 "for the inconvenience."
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    I politely refuse again, saying that Mochi isn't up for loan, and I don't think it would be safe or comfortable for him. EM immediately switches tactics, calling me "selfish" and accusing me
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    of "gatekeeping joy" from her daughter. She rants about how it's "just one day," and I "owe it to the community" because I "flaunt" Mochi's photos online.
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    Now I'm getting irritated. I tell her that my cat isn't an accessory, and he's definitely not something I "owe" to the neighborhood. I assume that's the end of it... until the day of the party.
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    I'm in my apartment when I hear a loud knock at my door. It's EM and her daughter, with the girl holding a sparkly cat carrier. EM smiles and says, "Oh, we came to pick up Mochi!" She acts as if
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    we had agreed on this and just expected me to hand him over on demand. Completely stunned, I tell her, "I never agreed to this and I'm not giving you my cat." EM's smile drops instantly, and she
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    launches into this loud, dramatic rant about how I'm "ruining her daughter's special day" and that I "shouldn't show off my cat if I don't want to share." Her daughter starts tearing up, and EM gives
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    me this accusing look, like I've just broken her kid's heart on purpose. My neighbor down the hall actually poked her head. out to see what was going on, which was enough for EM to grab her daughter
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    and storm off, yelling, "I'll make sure everyone knows how selfish you are!" Later, I found out from mutual friends that she spread a story around the neighborhood that I
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    "baited" her daughter with Mochi, "only to withhold him out of spite." No one really believed her, but she still gives me the dirtiest looks anytime I pass her. Mochi? Completely oblivious and unbothered, living his best life as usual.
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    emsielehanne84 · 3d ago I would post screenshots of the messages with a follow up explanation including the doorstep altercation that occurred at YOUR home. Let the neighbourhood know they have a Karen. Also, hugs to Mochi
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    ponybau5 • 3d ago . I can only imagine what other lies EM told her daughter
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    purpleja 3d ago She assumed OP would just give in if the kid was there. Typical manipulation.
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    Dewhickey76 • 3d ago Sounds like it's time for Mochi to use his Instagram account for the greater good. I would totally post an account of the events from Mochi's POV, as tho it's Mochi telling it. Ya know, the CRAZIEST sh happened to my human and me. Can you believe some lady tried to BORROW me for her daughter's birthday?!?
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    Thankfully my human is the bomb and told her no. I chilled out and curled up, relieved my human had made the sane decision. I'm eating some Fancy Feast in the kitchen when there's a knock on our door. I hid under the coffee table, I was scared shitless by the smell of a human kitten. That's
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    when I heard this crazy lady trying to guilt my human into letting me get my fur pulled out by an entire pack of the little beasts! Thankfully my human told the crazy lady to kick rocks. I'm still a little shaken up but my human's given me unlimited lap privileges, so I'm going to be alright. Watch out for crazy humans in the wild, they really do exist!
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    Kaffapow21 • 2d ago • This is absolutely insane. This woman obviously should never own a cat. Hopefully her daughter learns that they're living beings that need respect and care, not rental equipment. Really this made my skin crawl.
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