I have been friends with someone for almost a couple of years.
However, I am becomign icreasingly aware that this person is extremely superficial and materialistic about certain things and overly concerned about appearances. For example, she screamed at her DS2 for 'totally ruining' his brother's new scooter as he put it on the ground outside and it got a couple of small scratches.
The main thing that bothers me though, is her pets. She has a St Bernard that comes from what basically is a puppy farmer because she had to get a dog the day she decided to get one, although she knew the importance of health tests etc. The dog now has severe hip dysplacia and requires surgery which her insurance will not pay for. The operation will be expensive, but they could affor dit, however, she chose to spend thousands of pounds on two cosmetic surgeries and the dog is still waiting for it's operation. This person now says the dog doesn't need surgery and is fine, but I know that she has just decided that herself and the dog hasn't seent he vet again.
The friend also got a second dog. She had wanted another St Bernard, but again, couldn't get one the same day she decided, so got a pug instead. Didn't train it, the pug became a nightmare and she then decided to 'get rid' of it.
I also found out, as her husband mentioned it when I was there and the daughter was asking if she could have some rats (I have rats) that the last rat they had was left in a wardrobe in it's cage, forgotten about and starved to death. Obviously I find this mortifying.
There are other things, but it is mainly the lack of care for her pets that bothers me. Well, disgusts me actually. I have been avoidng her and I suspect she knows it. I don't really want a confrontation though. However, DH says I am being 'over the top' and am too particular about how animals are kept. Really?!