My sister in law told me if I didn't get rid of my pets she wouldn't come over anymore: Advice?

Your pet is your family, if she had a problem that’s on her. Don’t get rid of your cat specially if your kids are so attached to her!

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I hope you’re not truly considering getting rid of your cat because of her. My mom and siblings were the same way about my dogs. Because they were excited anytime someone came over she said they would no longer come over because she didn’t like my dogs. So I said ok her loss. She got mad because I didn’t keep my dogs from her when they came over. Don’t let family/friends/strangers make you feel like you need to get rid of your pets for their “love”.

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Bye to her. Don’t come over. That’s your cat, your home. Never let anyone tell you what pets you can and can’t have because they don’t like it. Tell me my cat has to go and ima tell them they can go!

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Ummm…controlling much! Keep the cat. Get rid of the SIL. If your child accidentally hurt her child while playing and she demanded you to get rid of your child, would you? Didn’t think so.
You just stated in your post that cat is like family. And Seems to have a positive impact on your family. SIL has been over 2 times in 2 years… and now she’s trying to make the call of what happens in your home… yeah don’t think so. That shit wouldn’t fly here.

No way that I would get rid of my pets…if they are that demanding, you don’t need them in your life anyway.

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Sounds like your Sister in law is selfish and is just looking for a reason to cut ties with Family

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TWICE in 2 years that’s once a year why break your kids hearts over something that can be medically dealt with

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Wow!!! I’d say sorry but the cat stays.

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Suggest she get some Zyrtec for her child to take before they come over.

Your sister in law is the chick…

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Sorry see ya ! Keep your pet

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Your children keep their pets.

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Take a allergy pill. I have 3 cats and they come first before the in laws.

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Um not her house. She can stay home. Keep your beloved cat.

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Bye bye, i’ll send ya a card at christmas, bet it’ll have my pets in them too.

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Tell her see ya later. She needs to be respectful of everyone else. Get the little girl tested for allergies this time of year could be anything

bugger her let her stay home no loss

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I would say good. Someone who doesn’t like animals is typically not a nice person. No way in hell I’d get rid of my pets

Ditch the sister in law.

Guess you’ll have to see them at their house. Pets are a lifetime commitment

So give the kid an allergy pilll or shot or don’t come over, see ya

She needs to take her child to see an allergist to find out what the reaction is to. It may not be from the cat. Food allergies can present at any time even if she’s eaten it safely before.

Ain’t no way I get rid of my pet just because of that if they want to cut you off just because of that that’s their problem I would not give up my pet I would keep it it’s family

They’d just have to cut us off! Actually We’d be cutting them off!! Bye bye!! :woman_shrugging:t3: It’s YOUR house NOT there’s!!

FUCK THAT. She can stop coming over. It’s not like telling you to get rid of a family member so she can visit. Your kids love that pet. You should not get rid of it.

They’re wrong. If the allergies are an issue they can host the relatives in a space without pets or outdoors. It is totally unreasonable to expect your relatives to get rid of their own pets and cut off anyone who doesn’t comply.

Nobody in the family should enable this and if they are willing to cut off literally everyone, that’s too bad for them. You should treat this like the absolutely ridiculous idea that it is. Laugh in her face.

if you dont like animals do not come around

Unless they have done an allergy panel that shows feline dander is the issue, then she’s grasping at straws. The child can be easily treated for minor allergies.
Your children should not be expected to give up their pets that give them joy on a daily basis for potential twice yearly visits from anyone. If they are not willing to visit with your family anywhere based on your unwillingness to take away your children’s pet, then let them alienate themselves from family. It’s their choice.

Keep the cat. Ditch the SIL.

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My response to that would be, well bye. I have no pets by choice, but having had pets before they are family. You can’t ask someone to give them up because you have an issue…

Keep the cat. Your sister in law is being totally unreasonable and a bully… My Aunty is allergic to cats. When she comes to visit she calls us first, she takes a anti histamine and we put puss in the spare room. Goodluck.

Good bye sister in law

Tell them adios. That’s your house plus if they’ve only been there twice in 2 years they’re planning on cutting you off anyway

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I wouldn’t give a damn what my sister in law thought about MY pets in MY home lol :laughing:

I think there are many ways to get together without causing every one to get rid of the pets .mert at a pet free place, rent a hotel room with pool and stay and play for a day and night , go to their place were clean clothes and showers before going .

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Psh theyre in the wrong!! Keep your furbaby

I wouldn’t give up any of my pets cause someone who doesn’t even even hardly come over has an allergy!!! I’m mildly allergic to my animals and I keep getting more

Tell them stay home then! I wouldn’t get rid of my animal for someone who goes over twice a year! Don’t come to my house if you dont like it

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pets are family. She doesnt like a part of your family f her. Your kids will watch how you love everything including your animals.

Allergies can come on at any point in your life.
It’s unfair for them to expect you to get rid of your pet. Just visit outside :woman_shrugging:t2: my mom has a cat and I’m allergic, she just come to our house to visit instead of us there

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Say bye bye :wave: to the crazy sister in law not her house and don’t do that to your kids. She is just an ass

I would tell her if she doesn’t want to be around the cat, then she doesn’t need to come over

Allergist told me to get rid of my husky because I’m allergic to his long hair. I take breathing treatments and my boy isn’t allowed in my bedroom.

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My SIL just got a dog which my son and I are allergic to. When we go to her house, we just know to take our allergy meds. We would never ask her to get rid of her pet because we have allergies. When we get together at my MIL’s house and my SIL is planning on bringing her dog, we just touch base ahead of time so we know to again take our allergy meds.

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Keep the cat and say f them. It’s ur house. They can’t dictate what you have in ur own home. This is a insane question :joy: you should already know the answer. They have medicine for this stuff. :roll_eyes:

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Wow she cant tell you what to do in your house! She is ridiculous

Your SIL is way out of line! If her daughter is allergic to cats then she can stay away from your home. OR she can give her some benadryl before visiting. She doesn’t get to force you to get rid of your animals.

Cat is technically more family than she is. So keep the loyal one

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I guess she’s not coming over anymore. Keep your pet girl

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There things you can take

She sounds stuck up so deuces sister🥴

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Like… why didn’t you just laugh them out of your house immediately? Why is this even a question? What are you even doing right now?

Bro they make allergy meds.

No one better ever tell me to get rid of my pets, I mean family members. I’d tell them, if you don’t like it, too freakin bad.

I’m allergic to some people, I say keep the cat, get rid of the sister-in-law.
Lol, really, that’s not very realistic. If there are allergies, the child should have meds to control them. Truly they don’t visit that much anyway, why should your children give up their pet?

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Sister in law is wrong. Tell her to go to hell.

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Tell her to take some meds, she will be fine. The nerve some people have. Let your kiddos keep their pets.

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Some of these questions man…they can’t tell you to get rid of anything. If their child is allergic to anything, they need to get her tested and they need to make it known. It is YOUR home, not theirs. If you and yours want pets, have them. If they want to be childish and cut off family members because they THINK their child is allergic to certain animals, that’s on them. The child can also take certain allergy medications to help her.

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Fuck them. My pets are my family.

Screw them. Your home you have pets. It’s ridiculous for someone to demand that. How insane and perverse that relative strangers think they can bully you into doing what they want. I’d be grateful to not interact with that kind of next level rude and selfish.

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Keep your cat. It’s your house!

This is ur life, she’s only in it.

Say bye bye to the relatives. Keep the cat.

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KEEP THE CAT. She sounds like she needs to go :rofl::woman_shrugging:

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Get rid of your SIL & call it a day :grin::+1:

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Tell her not to come over anymore then lol they barely went over anyway

It’s your house, your rules…

Bye!!! Cat is family , shes a seldom visitor and has no right telling you to do that.

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Get a new sister in law

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Nope. Not gonna happen.

Her loss… get rid of her not your pet

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Say goodbye to your sister in law. This is your home and your family! So is the cat your family!

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I know what I’d be telling her :joy::fu::fu::fu::fu::fu::fu::fu:

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I wouldn’t take my kids somewhere that they were allergic to something but I wouldn’t expect my family to get rid of their pets either. She’s not wrong and you’re not wrong. It just is …

I get not coming over anymore, but cutting you off completely, that is super extreme, is she like deathly allergic? If that was my child, I’d be looking at medication that helps and other options recommended by the doctor, not cutting everyone off, poor kid won’t see any family or friends till she moves out of home.

Get rid of your sister in law :joy:

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My cousin has been Allergic to mainly dogs, and a little cats since birth. When I babysat I brought my dog, and when I needed a place to stay he just became an outside dog because thats how family works and pets are family too. My aunt also has always had a cat now 3 that my cousin is 15 but he has meds for breakout allergy symptoms and was taught at an early age to avoid the cats and dogs because of this. Since getting older the allergy isn’t bad they can change yearly (my cousin has been allergic to everything from milk to eggs to chocolate to yeast, the only thing thats stuck or been deadly is nuts and shell fish for him). Bottom line don’t give up a life long friend/ family for a temporary allergy or non severe allergy, it doesn’t seem like she left your house in an ambulance so soo no need to get rid of the cat. Honestly I’d gather some info on allergies and have a nice chat with SIL if she still don’t get it, if she’s really family she will come back around, thats how family is supposed to work.

Yeah I’m sorry an allergic reaction of someone else’s kids to your animals isn’t your problem. Bye girl, don’t come back over then.

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She sounds like a real @itch!

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Tell her to take her daughter for allergy shots

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Girl tell her bye. You and your kids would be better off without her. Have them keep their pets if you don’t they may resent you and your sister in law may still never visit you

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Surely you keeping you furry part of your family and only meeting your sister-in-law and neice in an open space. Is the best option xx

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I bet your children like the cat way better than the pushy self centered aunt. I’d say maybe you need to take your kid to a allergist…there’s medication and shots for allergies but the family kitty isn’t going anywhere. Bye bye now…:woman_shrugging:

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Get more pets! Lol. Buy seriously, meet somewhere other then your home.

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Please don’t punish the cat or any other family pets. There are allergy medications she can take for that. It sounds to me like she’s looking for any reason to be a b**ch. Just my opinion though. Again, don’t get rid of your family, my kids would be devastated if we got rid of our baby Solomon (our cat)

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THEY are definitely in the wrong…smh

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I’m allergic to cats too and my mom and sister have cats. I avoid their houses sooooo much because sinus meds don’t help and I am miserable for days. Meet up away from your home. I have only been in their homes maybe one or two times and I leave soon as it starts flaring up.

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Well I guess she isn’t visiting anymore. Lol

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Nope. That is their choice. You can always meet somewhere away from the house, like a park or the zoo

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You can rehome your sister in law to the shelter. I hear they’re taking strays again.

Its not you bring the cat with you everywhere you go. Keep your kitty. Your cat is family.

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I’d be sending her a pic of me and my cat, giving her the finger with Bye bitch written across the pic :heart_eyes_cat::heart_eyes_cat:

They are wrong, I am allergic to cats and we have 7 and yes I love in allergy meds but it’s ok cause I love them and they spend most of their day outside. No one has the right to tell you get rid of your fur babies ever. We have family that don’t come to our house cause they just don’t like animals at all and that’s their choice.

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Sorry my house my pets no one tells me what to do in my own home my opinion

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Bye bye sister in law
It’s your home!!!

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If people don’t like my pets they can stay away. I won’t be mad or sad about it

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Agreed. There are ways around this, other than all or nothing. Push comes to shove, though, I’d keep my animals.

It’s your house , your pet , your family. She sounds really entitled to think you’ll GET RID of the pet. I would not be doing it lmao.

Keep your pet and meet them at parks, restaurants, etc. it’s their right and duty not to expose their children to things that cause a allergic reaction; however, it’s also your right to keep your pet inside your home.

It’s called allergy medication :roll_eyes: or treating the gut I have almost completely reversed my allergies doing such

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Are you really going to let your sister in law tell you how to live?!

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