’There’s no room in [my] wedding for liars’: Cat Mom Fires Her Maid of Honor When Her Cat Goes Missing Soon After MOH Moves in; She Finds Out MOH Secretly Rehomed Her Fluffy Feline Behind Her Back

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Dec 23, 2024 12:00 PM EST

Buckle up, feline fam, this cat-centered Reddit post is about to take you for a wild ride. Enter the bride from stage right; she has a cat named Paulie and loves him dearly. Enter the maid of honor from stage left, she has a mild cat allergy and requests to stay with the bride for a couple of months. She asks the bride if she can have a friend watch Paulie while she stays with her, but the bride rightfully refuses because it's her cat and the MOH is a guest in her home. But then, two weeks before MOH moves in, Paulie suddenly and mysteriously goes missing.

MOH helps our protective cat mom put up posters for her missing cat, even going to nearby shelters to help find the poor, lost baby. Fast forward four months, and the cat mom finds out that her MOH secretly kidnapped and rehomed Paulie before she moved in. The bride kicked out and fired her MOH, then blocked her. The level of audacity in this post is too heckin' high! You have to read it to believe it, so scroll down to enjoy all of this juicy, feline-focused, wedding cat-astrophe story below. It's one for the record books.

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  • 01
    ATTA For Firing & Kicking Out My MOH Over A Cat?
    via u/Illustrious-Top-7776
  • 02
    STILL MISSING MO is Lost 'I thought that was it, but 2 weeks before Diana moved in, Paulie disappeared. Diana helped me put up posters and check shelters, but we had no luck.'
    via Erik Mclean

    She, the woman who actually rehomed the cat behind her friend's back, helped her put up missing cat posters knowing that she was the one who caused the cat to go missing in the first place. We would never trust this woman again! If anyone did something like that to our cats, they would be kicked to the curb with the help of the police. She's lucky the bride didn't press charges. We would have. That is a new level of crazy that we can't even imagine.

  • 03
    I (37F) was adopted by my parents (67F & 68M) at age 5, after years of struggling to conceive and many miscarriages. My brother Adam came along when I was 8. Adam was my parents' miracle baby that they had given up on ever having. Mom's pregnancy was super difficult and high risk, but she pushed through it for the chance to finally have a biological child. Sadly, 3 years ago, we lost my brother in an accident, at 26 years old. It was sudden, unexpected, and absolutely destroyed me and my family.
    via u/Illustrious-Top-7776
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    During our time of grief, his fiancé Diana (30F) was a lifeline for us. She was grieving as well, but she helped us through those first terrible, unbearable several months and I've struggled to find ways to repay her kindness and care ever since. We became friends when she started dating my brother over ten years ago, and when I became engaged, it seemed only natural and obvious that I would choose her as my MOH.
    via u/Illustrious-Top-7776
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    When I asked her to be my MOH a year ago, she said yes. 4 months later, in the midst of planning, she came to me and said she needed a place to stay for a while. I said come on and make yourself at home. In the weeks before moving in, she asked about my cat Paulie (9M), wanting to know if somebody could keep him, as she has a mild cat allergy. I said I couldn't, and she said she'd take Benadryl and deal with it. I thought that was it, but 2 weeks before Diana moved in, Paulie disappeared. Diana
    via u/Illustrious-Top-7776

    The fishiness here is starting to smell. It's the purrfect crime, that is, until you get caught. But seriously, what kind of person would do this to anyone, let alone a friend who chooses you to be their maid of honor? 

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    Well, come to find out, Diana is the reason Paulie was missing. She had used her key to my home to take him, but let me believe he slipped out, and had a friend keep him for the four months that she ended up living in my home. I found this all out almost 2 weeks ago and I pitched an absolute fit, threw her stuff out of my house before she could properly fully move out, kicked her out of my wedding, and told her in no uncertain terms to stay. away from me for a while. I blocked her
    via u/Illustrious-Top-7776
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    after the third apology text because I was sick of seeing her name on my phone, then blocked her across all social medias. She even showed up at my work the other day, and I stayed in the back until she finally left. My parents, who adore her as an extension of my brother, want me to make up with her and let her stay in the wedding, but I don't see us coming close to even being civil before my wedding date. Adam helped me pick out Paulie, and he's one of the few things I have left that connects
    via u/Illustrious-Top-7776

    All the connection to Adam aside, she went behind her back and broke up her family just so she could stay somewhere and not have to take allergy medication. Excuse us while we pick our jaws up off the floor. Who does this? Who raised this woman? How was this her conclusion on how to solve this problem?

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    going to do about the open MOH spot or anything yet, but I'm wondering if maybe I did go overboard. I don't think I did, but I could use some outside perspective, AITA? Edit: Thank you to everyone for your responses and support. Yes I did get Paulie back! I'm going to try and read the comments and answer any lingering questions if I can.
    via u/Illustrious-Top-7776

    The important thing is that Paulie is back safely with his hooman mom, and that she hopefully never has to deal with this woman again. Now, onto these juicy comments. We can't wait for all of the shade to begin!

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    many_hobbies_gal • 10mo ago • Professor Emeritass [95] NTA No only did she expect that you provide her housing, she then manipulated that situation by taking it upon herself to remove your cat from your home after she had already been told NO. This is not what a friend would do. I don't think your over reacting by kicking her out and removing her from your wedding. Your parents can continue contact with her if they choose. That is their choice, you have made yours. Wishing you many many years of
    via u/many_hobbies_gal
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    [deleted] 10mo ago • NTA at all! Holy sh, is your family serious? She kidnapped your cat! Imo she should consider herself lucky that she isn't facing any legal consequences. I could never forgive someone who would make you believe your precious cat, who shares a connection with your brother, was missing for 4 months.
    via Reddit
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    ParagonOfAdequacy • 10mo ago • Ahle Aficionado [17] ΝΤΑ I don't care if she's a saint otherwise, but she stole your cat and gave it away. Now she's harassing you, including at work. And your mother wants you to just suck it up and make like it never happened? All the nope on that sh
    via u/ParagonOfAdequacy
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    Apart-Ad-6518 • 10mo ago • Commande... NTA 100% Top 1% Comme... What she did was disgraceful. She entered your house without permission. She kidnapped your beloved cat and broke your heart twice over while lying to you. "Adam helped me pick out Paulie, and he's one of the few things I have left that connects me to my brother."
    via u/Apart-Ad-6518
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    Keep her blocked & don't let her within a hundred miles of your wedding. I wish you, yours & Paulie all the very best.
    via u/Apart-Ad-6518
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    Dszquphsbnt • 10mo ago • Prime Ministurd [450] Cat's out of the bag! Diana's an a hle. NTA She used up all 9 lives in that one imo.
    via u/Dszquphsbnt
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    WholeAd2742 10mo ago · Commander in Cheeks [291] What the h_.l? She literally kidnapped your cat and went through the facade of lying about it and posting missing photos with you? F her and your family's excuses. There is zero reason to ever trust her again NTA, and I would have a restraining order on her
    via u/WholeAd2742
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    CODE_NAME_DUCKY 10mo ago Part ipant [1] Nta let Paulie be your MOH. No you don't need to make up with Diana. Diana lied and stole and threw your cat out. Tell your mom there's no room in your wedding for liars and thieves and she needs to respect your feelings that you want nothing to do with Diana.
    via u/CODE_NAME_DUCKY
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    Let your mom know that if she trys to sneek Diana into your wedding your throwing her out. No you did not overreact. Your cat had more if a right to live there then Diana did.
    via u/CODE_NAME_DUCKY
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    • Knit Sheep 10mo ago • INFO: Paulie is back home where he belongs, right? This has zero bearing on an unequivocal NTA, just, as a fellow senior cat mom, I need to know the baby is home where he belongs.
    via u/KnitSheep
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    You are correct. Anyone who thinks being a guest in your home gives her a right to rehome your actual, living being who has shared your home for 9 years, is not the sort of person you need in your life. Overboard is not a word you need to concern yourself with in regards to your reaction.
    via u/KnitSheep
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    Brief Horror Supreme C... NTA 10mo ago · Top 1% Comme... She ripped away your pet and a connection to your dead brother. She made you think that the animal you cared for was in pain and scared and could be dead because she didn't want to be uncomfortable for a few months. What kind of person did she turn into?
    via u/BriefHorror
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    Simple-Code-3229 10mo ago • NTA. You didn't go overboard. Your reaction is very normal for someone who has been lied to. It's a heartbreaking moment knowing that the person who have been nothing but a saint to you, whom you have nothing but love and gratitude for, could hurt you as well. She has proven herself to you as a manipulator and a liar. I may have overlooked it, but did you get Paulie back, OP?
    via u/Simple-Code-3229
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    Own-Kangaroo6931 · 10mo ago • Professor Emeritass [81] NTA obviously. That's an awful thing to do. And not just to take the cat and have it in the care of a friend, but to WALK WITH YOU AS YOU PUT UP POSTERS FOR YOUR MISSING CAT?!?! That's deranged. 1000% NTA for kicking her out. I hope Paulie is back and happy now.
    via u/Own-Kangaroo6931
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    ⋅ V Crafty_Solution_86... 10mo ago • Part ipant [1] Nta. She kidnapped your cat. Causing untold emotional distress to both the cat and to you. After you were doing her a favor!! She is a monster
    via u/Crafty_Solution_86
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    iamthatiam92 · 10mo ago • NTA Cats are members of the family. In some states, they are talking about considering it kidnapping as well. Considering the special bond too, she should consider her lucky that's all you did. Keep her away, cuz she's finally shown her true colors. Sorry, but you have to be extremely deranged to pull off something like this
    via u/iamthatiam92
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    [deleted] 10mo ago . NTA. • What Diana did is unacceptable, regardless of what she's done for you in the past. Don't award this behavior by going back on your word. She'll never learn that way. Not that it's your job to parent her, but you certainly don't want to set that precedent in your relationship. What she did was a symptom of bad news... Wonder what else she's been hiding over the years...
    via Reddit
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    Head_Rain7564 • 10mo ago • Part ipant [2] NTA. You gave her somewhere to stay when she needed help.and in return she stayed you in the back and took away your cat to make her life easier. Your parents are blinded by their grief and need to understand she is not your brother and you still exist and should matter more than her. They chose to adopt you and you should matter just as much as your brother did.
    via u/Head_Rain7564

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