Imagine your excitement to reunite with your beloved pet after a long semester at college, only to discover a heartbreaking truth: your cat has been dead for over a week, and your family has been lying to you about it. This is the shocking revelation that one college student faced, leading to a deep-seated mistrust towards their family. Let’s delve into this emotional rollercoaster of a story…
A Long-Awaited Reunion…
A Disturbing Voicemail
The Unthinkable Truth
The Family Conspiracy ️♀️
The Aftermath
The Lingering Mistrust
The Family’s Response ♀️
A Heartbreaking Betrayal or a Well-Intentioned Lie?
A college student’s world was turned upside down when they discovered their family had been lying about the death of their beloved cat. The family’s intention was to protect them during a crucial time in their academic life, but the revelation led to a deep-seated mistrust. Two years on, the student still struggles with trusting their family’s words. Their family, on the other hand, believes they’re being paranoid and disrespectful. This emotional saga leaves us with a question: Can a lie, no matter how well-intentioned, ever justify the damage it causes? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…
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“NTA it would be one thing if they just didn’t say anything for a week. But to send you pictures and have other people lie to you is messed up. And to be annoyed by your sadness over the lost of your pet isn’t in your best interest either. However I feel like, for your sake, make peace with what has happened. How you do that is up to you.”
NTA. Family hides cat’s death, OP has every right to be furious
Heartbroken OP not told about cat’s death, family lacks empathy
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Parents’ lie to protect exams causes family trust to shatter
NTA, parents should’ve told you, you did nothing wrong
Family’s extreme approach to hiding cat’s death sparks controversy
Parents’ lie about cat’s death causes fractured trust and resentment
People who justify dishonesty will do anything to fit their narrative.
Parents’ lie to protect from failing finals; dismissive about cat
NTA: Family’s deceit shattered trust, sending fake cat pictures.
Defending the parents’ actions: waiting until finals were over
Delivering devastating news over the phone: a challenging and distant experience
NTA. Family’s cruel ruse to bond over cat’s death is ghoulish
Heartbreaking story of trust shattered and a beloved cat lost
“YTA My parents did something similar when my grandfather died and I was in the middle of law school finals. Yeah, it sucked to find out after, but knowing before would have certainly jeopardized my exam results, and I’m sure you would have likewise had issues with your exams, especially if upon finding out about the death when you did caused you to have such an emotional reaction and stop working entirely.”
Toxic enablers on this sub? You need better coping skills
Heartbreaking loss of a beloved pet. Condolences to OP.
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Lying to spare feelings: relatable or controversial?
A family’s controversial secret revealed, trust shattered.
Parents tried to protect you, time to let go
NTA for feeling upset, parents should accept the consequences.
Parents lied about cat’s death to protect you. ESH.
YTA overreacts to family’s secret about cat’s passing
