Husband demands that his wife get rid of the cats they've had for years because suddenly, they're "bothering him", warning that he'll leave her and their 2 children if she doesn't: 'He says I don't respect him [and am] "challenging him"'

Cats are family. Adopting a cat is a commitment for life. You do not just get to abandon your cat or toss your cat away like it's nothing when it is no longer "convenient" for you. There are real reasons - worthy reasons - for rehoming a cat, but it cannot simply be: "he's bothering me now, after we've had him for years". If you are going to be like that, then maybe you should not be adopting a cat in the first place.

And sadly, that is kind of what seems to have happened in this story. Suddenly, after years of having these two cats, this woman's husband told her that he wants to get rid of them because they're "bothering him". She said no, of course, and kept standing on that… until he told her he'd leave her if she did not, which made her question herself and turn to the internet. It's a good thing that the people of the interwebs sill have some sense in them.

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Okay, so none of this looked good as we were reading through, so getting this extra little explanation helped. It's not quite as simple as saying: get rid of the husband, keep the cats. And while he's not being so great right now, it does sound like the cats are not the problem and like there are some underlying issues to deal with. Try to find ways to help him with those, and then, hopefully, the cats will not be at the forefront of his mind.
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We're glad to see that some people agree with our assessment. If it was a boyfriend, we'd say dump him, but since he's her husband and father of her two kids… try to work it out. There's a chance here that things will be okay.
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