Coworker who carpools with her neighbor to work gets mad because the two of them were late to work due to the neighbor cuddling her cat, despite the fact that they have been late multiple times because of the coworker's children: 'That's just an animal'

There is this joke among us, cat folks, about how when a cat chooses to sit on you, you are stuck… forever. Until they deem you no longer comfortable enough to sleep on. Doesn't matter if you need to go to the bathroom. Doesn't matter if you get a call and your phone is across the room. Cuddling your cat is the first priority forever and always. It doesn't even matter if you are late for work. First, hug your cat, then tell your boss why you were late.

And actually, sometimes, that is not a joke at all. Sometimes, you really do get stuck cuddling your cat on the couch for a little longer than you anticipated. And of course, you appreciate and cherish every moment of it, but yes, you are late to some places sometime because of that. Like this peron was. Their cat wanted some love, and they decided that being a little late - not too much, not unreasonably - is okay and worth it. The coworker that they are carpooling with though did not quite agree with that.

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"[Am I wrong] for not caring if I made coworker late?"

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Turnabout is fair play, we agree. You make me late because of your children, I make you late because of my cat. Happens. Babies have many needs, sure, but cats have needs too. And although we probably wouldn't be the happiest to be in the neighbor's situation either, we wouldn't complain, not after making them late multiple times in the past and causing them the same discomfort too.
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We're glad that the decision to stop carpooling has been made, because that was clearly the best solution in this situation. And you know what? If you hear this neighbor complain any more about being late because of your cat, you have your own stories to share too if you want to.
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