My humans don't take property protection and mine (and their own) safety seriously at all, so I - a poor elderly cat - have always had to pick up the slack. AIBU to expect respect, rather than being labelled as a "problem"?
At night, after I've done my meowy security rounds, I take stations on the upstairs landing, guarding my sleeping humans and observing all that happens in the house. Humans are clumsy, blind things, and belong in bed at night, right? Yet mine insist on traipsing back and forth to their loo at any given hour! AIBU to always give them a disproving whack of a paw as they pass me, with just a bit of claw in the mix? They always act as if I'm in the wrong. To me this just seems like a reasonable sleep training tactic!
Humans also allow all kinds of random other humans to enter my house. I'm never consulted! I'm not a great fan of humans at the best of times, but I've made my peace with living with the resident ones (they provide food, have decent laps, are prompt at the poo cleaning, and mostly do no damage around here), but I do NOT accept weird smelling randomers into my home! AIBU? I'm not one these scaredy cats who run away from strangers, but will boldly go over for a good hiss. They're strangers - they might be a security risk, bring strange pathogens, and should not be tolerated. Instead of being thanked for my vigilance, I get chucked out of the room! In my own house?!
There was once a stranger who smelled nice enough (tuna maybe?) and talked sense about national security on the doorstep. I purred at him in appreciation, perhaps the one time in my life. My humans acted surprised and appalled and talked something about a BNP leafletter. They now call me a racist cat, and keep reminding me I'm black. AIBU to find this unamusing?
To answer others, YANBU to suddenly change food preferences, and to generally expect a decent service. Don't lower your standards for the same of human convenience. And dropped tea towels should always be peed on. How else will humans learn?!