Imagine coming home to find out your pregnant daughter tried to send your beloved cat to a shelter without your permission! That’s exactly what happened to one dad who found himself in a heated conflict with his eldest daughter. The daughter, who’s currently going through a divorce and living with her parents, decided that the family cat, Lieutenant (Leut), was a danger to her unborn child. But the dad wasn’t about to let his furry friend go without a fight!
Meet the Family

Introducing Lieutenant the Cat

Daughter’s Shocking Decision

Dad to the Rescue! ♂️

Family Meeting Time

Daughter’s Argument

Dad’s Fiery Response

Kicking Daughter Out

Family’s Plea for Mercy

Wife’s Apology

Protecting Leut

Taking Precautions

Cat vs. Daughter: Who Comes First?
In a whirlwind of emotions, this dad found himself torn between his pregnant daughter and his beloved cat, Leut. With the daughter insisting that Leut was a danger to her unborn child, she made the shocking decision to send the cat to a shelter without her dad’s knowledge. But when he found out, he was furious! He retrieved Leut and gave his daughter an ultimatum: find a new place to live in a month or face the consequences. Now, with his family begging for mercy, the internet can’t help but weigh in on this intense family drama.
NTA. Daughter’s entitlement astounds me. Removing a member of your family without consulting you is a**hole behavior. Pets are family and it’s heartbreaking to see them surrendered. OP is right to be angry.

NTA. Putting an elderly cat in a shelter is entitlement.

Commenter sympathizes with daughter and criticizes wife’s behavior.

Old cats and babies: a match made in heaven
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NTA OP gets support for calling the cops and shelters

Rescued cat drama leads to daughter’s eviction. NTA, says commenters.

Daughter accused cat of attacking her baby, wife apologized, daughter sulking

NTA. Cats don’t pose a threat to babies. Sending cat to shelter was unkind. Suggest resources to allay fears.

Commenter calls out wife and daughter for inconsiderate behavior

Daughter’s cat sent to shelter, NTA for kicking her out

Daughter’s actions unforgivable, but kicking her out is extreme. ESH

NTA. Adopted cat for life. Daughter is grown. Wife accountable too.

NTA. The entitlement is shocking! Stand your ground

Supportive comment receives love reaction from a user.

NTA. Keeping a cat and a baby is possible , hope for a resolution
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Comment section demands cat pics, calls out YTA.

Commenter questions details, OP clarifies wife’s apology and daughter’s lies.

Cat becomes baby’s best friend, NTA for keeping it ❤️

NTA dad defends keeping cat, explains cats are not dangerous to babies

Supportive comment urges cat owner to take precautions and protect cat

Commenter shares absurd reasoning from mother-in-law about pitbulls
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Daughter risks cat’s life, gets kicked out. NTA, says commenters.

Pregnant woman’s cat drama sparks debate. Old cats more tolerant?

NTA defends cat and suggests microchip and shelter notification

Cat drama takes over comments section

NTA, pets are family and kicking daughter out was justified

Pet vs Baby drama: NTA for not abandoning the cat

Grandparents willing to help daughter and grandkid, but not her cat

Daughter and wife involved in cat drama, dad punishing daughter unfairly

Respect the cat: NTA kicks out melodramatic daughter

Cat stays, daughter and wife go

Daughter’s entitlement to dad’s cat sparks NTA judgement.

Cat lover defends daughter’s right to keep her pet

Feline love trumps entitled daughter drama

NTA commenter suggests kicking everyone out with a WTF twist

Commenter supports OP and condemns wife and eldest daughter.

NTA. Cats aren’t dangerous to babies. Daughter overreacted and acted impulsively.

Daughter and wife are assholes for wanting cat gone but dad’s reaction was too harsh

Pet should be chipped, family are sociopaths, baby innocent. #NTA

Setting boundaries with family and pets. NTA

Resolving pet drama: NTA for cat owner, but kicking out?

Setting boundaries with family can be tough. NTA wins.

Heartfelt comment defends cats and shames animal abandonment.

NTA. Daughter being selfish about cat, keep child’s door shut
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NTA dad stands up to pregnant daughter’s cat obsession

Commenter calls out OP for threatening to kick out pregnant daughter over cat drama, suggests daughter needs to apologize but forcing her out is not the solution. ESH.

Cat wins, daughter loses in this NTA family drama

Cat wins in family feud. NTA for prioritizing pet.
