AIBU - to not feed my mum's cats while she is on holiday.......

[BlueSmarties]

Mum & Dad have gone away on holiday and before they went they asked me to feed their cats. I've got 2 young kids so although it would be a bit of a pain to drag them out twice a day for cat feeding its not far to go and wouldn't be too much hassle, esp considering how much M&D have done for me.

But I said no. Now before you start thinking- 'what a heartless cow'.......

My 20 year old brother is home from uni with no summer job and the reason he can't feed the cats is because he likes to sleep in late so they might not get fed til lunchtime!!!!!

I said I'm sure the cats would adjust to the new feeding time - but my grandad thinks I'm an ungrateful unhelpful cow.

[AnyFucker]

yanbu

lazy brother should do it

what is he? the prodigal fucking son ?

[differentID]

it's about time your brother got a kick up the arse. Tell your granddad to nag him to grow up

[BlueSmarties]

i think so - when i was at uni i was fully expected to work full time even during exams and study leave - but apparently he needs his rest

[BennyAndJoon]

FFS YANBU - brother should do it

Send DH round to put a catflap in his bedroom door, then the cats can remind him

[OldLadyKnowsNothing]

Call your brother every morning at cat feeding time (assuming they don't waken him anyway ). He can go back to bed after.

[PestoSoggyMonster]

I would go & do it to start with, but make sure you do it LOUDLY and have to go upstairs and ASK your brother WHERE the cat food is kept. Your DC's could help you in this task, in a manner that they see fit (possibly jumping on him in bed?).

When he complains, you could then suggest he does the task himself otherwise he will be getting a rude awakening every morning that your parents are away.

[curiositykilled]

YANBU - bro should do it. If your parents are not satisfied with the time your bro would do it they should pay for a cattery.

[monkeypinkmonkey]

Do it and wake him up!!! lazy begger.

[IotasCat]

Yanbu, db is a lazy arse, but I suggest that a bowl of dried food is left out overnight as well.
My cat always has dried food available because he likes to eat little and often.

[LovelyTinOfSpam]

WTF?

YA so not U at all.

My bro is a bit like this

[FabBakerGirlIsBack]

YAB a bit U as it isn't the cats fault your brother is a lazy sod.

I agree that you should take the children round and let me run riot.

[AmazingBouncingFerret]

Yanbu, but I would be torn between wanting to put my foot down and the other (absolutely excellent) option of getting the kids to jump on him first thing in the morning, im leaning more to the latter!!

[MrsGuyofGisbourne]

yanbu, but just for the fun of it, another vote for going and letting the kids run riot!

[MovingOutOfBlighty]

Started thinking YABU but then read about your brother.
Still think you should start doing it at 7 am, armed with your dcs and some cybals, a VERY LOUD recorder and possible some maracas.

Then say loudly 'go and play with your Uncle Blah for a few minutes while I push the hoover around outside his door.'

Then put on a Disney Princess CD at full volume.

I am fairly sure your problem will be sloved

[icedgemsrock]

cats do not need feeding twice a day.
they can be fed every other day if you leave tons of dried food out!
so yanbu - no way would i be round twice a day it's a right pita to drag your children out when you don't want to.

[curiositykilled]

I'm not sure punishing the bro is the way to go. It's the parents that have got it wrong. If they can't make provision for their cats then they shouldn't have them and if their son is too lazy/inept to be trusted to feed the cats then they (the parents) need to sort him out.

[BlueSmarties]

Grandad also asked me to pop round every couple of days to do the washing up - coz there are 2 brothers and girlfriends living there on and off too - and take their laundry back to mine so mum wouldn't have to do it when she got back.

Hoenstly mum islike their slave - she's still having chemo anf running round like their domestic servant.

I will go round morning before they come back to sort out washing and straighten out house.Just can't understand how they get away with it - i was totally self sufficient then moved out as soon as I was an adult - don't know how they can be soooooo lazy and why they get away with it.

[AnyFucker]

you are a mug if you do any of it, tbh

[LovelyTinOfSpam]

crikey bluesmarties what a nightmare - I would be spitting.

Sorry to hear about your mum.

Your brothers really need a good hard boot up the arse.

[MovingOutOfBlighty]

It is not punishing them.

It is just showing them a snapshot of bluesmarties life and showing them why they should get out of their skanky student fuggy bedrooms and feed the mog.

Sorry about your mum being ill Blue.