'Have I become her unpaid babysitter?': Pregnant cat gets adopted by kind person, but the feline momma chooses their roommate as the trusted nanny, causing tension between the two friends

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Jun 10, 2025 12:00 PM EDT

Cats are fickle creatures. If you've ever met even a single cat, you know this one purrfectly irrefutable fact. One second, they love you, and the next, they can't stand you. One day, they can't get enough of their food, and the next, they think it's garbage and refuse to eat it. Some cats even choose new pawrents, despite giving them all the love they could pawssibly ask for. It's not a fun thing to have happen, especially when all you want is to love and be loved by your cat.

After adopting a pregnant cat, the kind purrson in this story was ready to be a grandma to kittens and hooman mom to their new cat. But upon arrival, the kitty had other plans. Once she gave birth, the feline momma actually chose their roommate as the "trusted parent" and kept moving her kittens to the roommate's room. Naturally, this caused a bit of tension between the two. Read through this whole mommy mixup below!

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    Momma Cat Keeps Leaving Her Kittens With Me

    'I'm not in a good financial position to take care of a cat.'
    via JACLOU-DL from Pixabay

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    My roommate adopted a pregnant cat in late August. She's really friendly and grew attached to me really quickly so I wasn't too surprised when she allowed me to handle her kittens. The reason I had to handle them though was
    via u/deer_basil
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    because the first couple of days she would hide them under my bed instead of in the birthing space my roommate made. Anytime I left my door open, Momma would bring them one by one under my bed.
    via u/deer_basil
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    She keeps leaving them in my room. And it got to the point where if I left my door closed, she would leave her babies in a pile outside my door! First it was under my bed, then under a shelf in my room, and now she keeps them in the corner of my room in a little blanket nest. (Using my favorite blanket ).
    via u/deer_basil

  • When a cat chooses you, there is no going back. Even if you didn't want to be chosen. Cats might be the most stubborn creatures on the planet, and there's no way you can out-stubborn a cat. Believe us, we've tried. In our 25 years of owning cats, we have never once won in a game of willpower. Not once.

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    Ever since she made the nest, I've beeen chilling on the floor giving Momma some pets while she nurses because she is an attention hog. It's been almost 2 weeks since she's given birth so she isn't with them as much as she was the first few days, but
    via u/deer_basil
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    I've noticed that if I'm on the floor by the kittens, she'll sometimes leave to just chill somewhere else. And if I get up and leave, she yells at me and goes back to her babies.
    via u/deer_basil
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    Does anyone know why this is? Have I become her unpaid babysitter?
    via u/deer_basil
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    two-of-me She trusts you. Pretty much the highest compliment you can get from a mama cat. And yes you are most certainly an unpaid babysitter.
    via u/two-of-me
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    deer_basil I know but she isn't my cat. My roommate. wanted to keep the babies in her room since she's the one primarily taking care of them
    via u/deer_basil
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    Quo_Usque She's chosen you to coparent the kids. Instead of getting up and leaving, bring the kittens over to her, so she knows it's her turn and you're not just leaving them unsupervised.
    via u/Quo_Usque
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    [deleted] Yes you're a baby sitter, it's common for cats to team up and raise litters together. Congratulations on being trusted enough to watch the kids.
    via reddit
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    deer_basil Unfortunately I can't as I'm not in a good financial position to take care of a cat.
    via u/deer_basil

  • We get it. This roommate didn't sign up to be a cat pawrent. It's one thing when you want it, when you really want to raise a whole feline family - but the CDS works in meowsterious ways. Purrhaps this experience will turn them into a cat lover. For sure they should raise one of the kittens. They're practically already doing it.

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    IdrisandJasonsToy The cat distribution network had your roommate get you a new cat who made you a grandparent
    via u/IdrisandJasonsToy
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    Imaginary_Client4666 Lmaooo not she yells at you and goes to her babies "If you're here, Who's watching the kids?!" ee
    via u/Imaginary_Client4666
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    gargravarr2112 Mother cats in a social group will take it in turns watching and nursing each other's kittens while one parent takes a break. She's doing the same
    via u/gargravarr2112
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    with you. It's a high honour! She trusts you with her kittens, but is also basically saying, 'Right, tag out, I'm going for a snooze!'
    via u/gargravarr2112
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    Klexington47 Hahahah I'm so sorry but also this is so funny
    via u/Klexington47
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    artzbots So she's your cat now, and you are absolutely her babysitter.
    via u/artzbots
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    MiaowWhisperer In wild colonies they share responsibilities for kittens. You've become a human aunty!
    via u/MiaowWhisperer
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    Super_Reading2048 Let the kittens stay where she puts them. No reason to stress her out. She trusts you.
    via u/Super_Reading2048
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    BunnySlayer64 Welcome to the wonderful world of being owned by a cat. Mama has chosen you to be her provider-in-chief, and has honored you with access to her precious babies.
    via u/BunnySlayer64
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    Yes, her behavior is completely normal. The cat chooses the person, not the other way around no matter what other may try to tell you. You must be a very good and trustworthy person for her to have picked you.
    via u/BunnySlayer64
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    Ardilla914 We had a stray cat adopt our house who we realized was pregnant after we let her into the house. She had 5 kittens and I took one with me when I got my first apartment. That kitten is 18 years old now.
    via u/Ardilla914
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    Ignatiusthecat Please get mama and babies spayed and neutered as soon as possible
    via u/Ignatiusthecat

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