'I wish I was kidding': Entitled neighbor demands that her cat sitter take the cat to therapy, accusing her of "trauma-bonding" with the cat while she was on vacation, meanwhile the cat simply seems to have chosen a better human

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    "[Am I wrong] for refusing to take my neighbor’s cat to therapy because it’s "emotionally attached" to me now?"

    "Her 'pet psychologist' 'thinks I disrupted the cat's "emotional processing cycle" by being too calm and attentive (???)"
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    i'm not joking. so back in march my neighbor went on a 10-day yoga retreat or silent meditation cult or whatever and asked me to feed her cat. fine. cat's named marmalade, she's orange and dramatic, we got along okay.
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    but then she starts hanging out more. shows up at my window. waits outside my door.
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    the neighbor comes back, cat won't go home. scratches her. sleeps on my couch. i ignore it, assume she'll get over it. fast forward to now: cat still here, neighbor's mad, says i "trauma bonded" with it (???) and now marmalade needs therapy to "re- establish trust" and i should pay for half.
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    i laughed. i thought she was kidding. she wasn't. apparently her "pet psychologist" (i wish i was making this up) thinks i disrupted the cat's "emotional processing cycle" by being too calm and attentive (???) and now it has abandonment issues. like it's a victorian orphan.
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    i told her i didn't ask to be part of whatever feline soap opera she's got going on and now she's telling people i'm emotionally manipulative.
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    i think she's unwell. the cat is fine. it's currently asleep in my sink. am i the ah_le?
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    Ok_Conversation9750 NTA. The cat adopted you as you provided the better environment. The only one needing therapy is that delusional neighbor.
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    Resident-Finding942 NTA but I kind of want you to go to pet therapy with this cat and tell us all what happens
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    Someonearound here438 That neighbour's probably maltreated her cat which is why it isn't returning to her and staying with you, OP, and now that neighbour is mad that her cat found someone better. Because normally cats are extremely loyal so unless the cat was getting really badly treated, I don't think she would have stayed with you
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    FairyFartDaydreams Tell your neighbor the Marmalade says she is too needy and kitty needs to alone time
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    Careless_League_9494 ΝΤΑ Honestly it's actually kind of weird how common this kind of thing is, but you're definitely not the AH. Pets are like people, they tend to gravitate towards whoever treats them the best. Which seems to be the case here.
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    You didn't do anything wrong by taking care of the cat, and speaking as someone with a background in human psychology, your neighbor sounds as though they might be the one who could benefit from some human therapy.
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    Anglophile007 Cat took it upon itself to initiate emergency cat distribution system. The fact you are blamed for being "too calm and attentive" tells me Marmalade is better off with you. ΝΤΑ
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    1470Asylum OMG, so NTA. Reading things like this makes me happy I don't even know my neighbors names lol.
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