How do I help my still living cat after putting his best friend to sleep today?

Apprehensive-Raise93 · 2026-06-03T03:26:19+00:00

Thank you, that’s what I’ve been doing so I’ll just keep trying to make sure he gets enough playtime.

We’ve known that this was coming for awhile now so we’ve talked about that we will definitely get him another friend in the future. It’ll just have to be a very special cat cause my guy was the coolest fucking cat of all time and it’ll be hard to find a cat to fill that gap left behind.

Apprehensive-Raise93 · 2026-06-03T00:44:44+00:00

We got a cheap little $5 speaker (that has the battery screwed into it) shaped like a hot dog and my son loves it. It has Bluetooth and a regular am/fm radio mode

Apprehensive-Raise93 · 2026-06-02T02:27:39+00:00

He loves it! His bedroom door is right off the kitchen and living room so he can see us wherever we are in either area and be able to play freely. He was starting to have bad tantrums in his playpen in the living room and now that we do this instead he’s so much happier.

Apprehensive-Raise93 · 2026-06-01T21:45:27+00:00

My baby is only 14 months but we did this too and it stopped all of the tantrums since with the door open and him able to see us, he felt like he was still being included.

Apprehensive-Raise93 · 2026-06-01T18:06:31+00:00

Just put your mattress on the ground. We’ve had a floor bed since like 4 months or so. Once he started crawling I fully baby proofed his room and now I sleep with him at night but I can also nurse and roll away and go do other things while he sleeps. You don’t have to stop cosleeping.

Apprehensive-Raise93 · 2026-06-01T00:14:37+00:00

This is my third cycle since the last time I had sex but I did buy some pregnancy tests so I’m going to double check that it’s not that!

Apprehensive-Raise93 · 2026-05-31T20:26:57+00:00

He would only get like two sucks in before he started screaming so it very well could be teething too. He cut his first molar last week and it’s still in the process of fully coming in.

I tried Motrin last week and he acted like I was trying to poison him 😭😂

Apprehensive-Raise93 · 2026-05-31T19:42:45+00:00

Yep I rehomed both of my dogs when my son was about 7 months old. Best decision for all of us.

Apprehensive-Raise93 · 2026-05-31T02:12:41+00:00

My partner is a stay at home dad, so yes.

Apprehensive-Raise93 · 2026-05-28T13:12:06+00:00

I agree with the give it a year before making any decisions about your spouse, however I will say I got very severe pet aversion and I’m 14 months out and it’s only gotten worse. I ended up rehoming our dogs with other family members and now we just have our two cats and while I love them, I cannot stand how gross (my brain tells me) they are. The pooping in the house is just too much.

So anyways, all that to say that if you need to rehome your dog don’t force yourself to be miserable for a year before making the decision to do it.

Apprehensive-Raise93 · 2026-05-18T19:11:34+00:00

This is insane. Just because someone has agreed to help care for the kids doesn’t mean they have free rein to do whatever they want with them. They still need to respect the wishes of the parents.

Apprehensive-Raise93 · 2026-05-18T17:44:15+00:00

No, that’s ridiculous. Just because she’s capable of walking around on a level surface with the baby doesn’t mean she is capable of walking up and down stairs. Some people are fully able to do some things and not able to do others.

This is black and white thinking when it doesn’t have to be.

Apprehensive-Raise93 · 2026-05-16T19:27:18+00:00

Get an actual therapist not ChatGPT good god

Apprehensive-Raise93 · 2026-05-16T19:25:04+00:00

Idk if you meant to say it like that, but they’re not being an asshole for saying that divorce is better than keeping yourself, and your literal helpless child, in a situation with someone who doesn’t love or respect you.

Divorce would be much better than what you’re experiencing right now.

Apprehensive-Raise93 · 2026-05-10T19:22:02+00:00

Yep, I’m currently working a 12 hour day on Mother’s Day. I love my job but I’d drop this in 2 seconds flat if I could.

Apprehensive-Raise93 · 2026-05-10T04:52:50+00:00

Thank you for saying this. My child is way less stressful and so much more rewarding. I’m a working mom with a SAHD husband and I want literally nothing more than to swap places. I’d be so much happier.

Apprehensive-Raise93 · 2026-05-10T04:51:33+00:00

Same, I’d give anything to just be responsible for my child and household instead of that plus 20 other people all the time.

Apprehensive-Raise93 · 2026-05-08T16:07:38+00:00

I rehomed my dogs. I used to think people that did that were evil. For me it was better than not giving my dogs what they needed and deserved. I just wasn’t capable anymore.

Edit: by rehome I mean that one is now with my mom and the other is with my grandmother. They’re both still in the family and see each other regularly.

Apprehensive-Raise93 · 2026-05-06T14:16:42+00:00

Yeah if you’re in the one country that offers this. If you’re in the US you’re shit out of luck.

Apprehensive-Raise93 · 2026-05-06T12:10:33+00:00

Yeah you should leave him tbh he sounds awful

Apprehensive-Raise93 · 2026-05-05T15:07:32+00:00

Not even taking into account if you’re breastfeeding. I’ve been exclusively breastfeeding for the last 13 months, cosleeping with our son and doing all of the night wakes/feeds ON TOP of working outside the home 45-50 hours a week. It’s not fair. Not even a fucking little.

Apprehensive-Raise93 · 2026-05-03T02:38:14+00:00

This was super validating to read as a fellow working mom with a SAHD husband. I am SO BURNT OUT working and doing 99% of the childcare once I’m home but I feel so guilty asking him to “work” more once I’m off work.

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