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aibu about this cat?

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juditz · 04/07/2014 07:59

Before I met my dh, he had cats which have since passed away. Anyway, he always loved them because they are 'free spirits' (his words) and do what they want.
A cat has started to come into the house as it is summer and windows and doors are open. I do not encourage it to come in, but it likes to sit on my lap for about half an hour each night while I watch TV but it has not taken to sitting on his lap and gets aggressive when he is near it-tried to bite him. I innocently brought up the cat in conversation and my dh went on a rant about how we should not be encouraging the cat to come in-I don't 'encourage' it; he just comes in.
According to him, this cat is somebody else's 'possession' and it is wrong for us to encourage him - I don't even understand this as before the cat took a dislike to him he was the one who bought it cat treats (we both agreed that a small treat was OK but not feeding it as such) not me.

I'm quite upset by his rant. AIBU? I know this sounds deeply trivial but I am quite upset.

It doesn't even seem logical to me-the owners obviously let the cat roam free and it's not as if the cat is going to say, 'I've been round Judy's house'.

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passmethewineplease · 04/07/2014 20:28

Definitely a wind up.

Risk injury?

Bit melodramatic.

FunkyBoldRibena · 04/07/2014 20:48

Ok. Yes OP your husband is a hypocrite. But no, a cat that isn't yours should have been shooed out of the house [or squirted with water] if it isn't yours.

But your problem is your husband, not the cat.

FannyFifer · 04/07/2014 21:22

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juditz · 05/07/2014 10:07

^Oh dear seems that I've upset a mad cat lady above-who else could be so personally abusive about a cat?

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passmethewineplease · 05/07/2014 10:36

Think there's only one mad cat lady around here. Grin

DidoTheDodo · 05/07/2014 11:59

See, I'm thinking that your DH is a free spirit too and not a possession.

So maybe you wouldn't mind at all if he let himself into my house, sat on my lap and I stroked him? Because I could make him go home, but that's not my responsibility is it?

tametortie · 05/07/2014 13:13

Dido- very true!! Ha ha!!

juditz · 06/07/2014 07:49

How can you compare a cat to a husband? That's just a mad thing to do. I don't seem to get all jealous over a cat getting stroked my somebody else here, but seems some very much do.

That cat's been in a few times; I continue to cuddle him as he likes it; as do I.

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DidoTheDodo · 06/07/2014 08:37

One person's mad is another's logical progression...

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