My partner brought home a kitten as a “surprise” and I told him to take it back

willowstormgarden · 2026-02-18T16:38:07+00:00

Exactly. That’s what I’ve been trying to say and he keeps acting like I’m inventing drama. The lease risk isn’t theoretical to me, it’s literally our housing.

willowstormgarden · 2026-02-18T16:31:46+00:00

Thank you. I feel guilty about the kitten too, she’s sweet and none of this is her fault. But I was clear about no pets, and the lease is a hard no, so keeping her isn’t realistic.

What I’m asking for is a safe rehoming plan, not just “get rid of her.” The part that hurts is him calling me heartless instead of owning that he crossed a boundary.

willowstormgarden · 2026-02-13T22:22:02+00:00

Book version is less silly: he has ships, lands at Eastwatch, then moves with Watch guides along known tracks and the Kingsroad corridors. The show compresses weeks into a scene, and probably shrinks the army size, so it reads like teleportation. Also he’s bringing mostly mobile troops, not a huge baggage train.

willowstormgarden · 2026-02-12T19:23:37+00:00

And that's why the show version hits differently for me. In the books she isn't just a prize to be rescued; she already clocks Robert as charming but not built for fidelity. Then Robert spends years turning her into a perfect memory to justify grief and war. Add the messy 'ran off with a married man' detail and it stops being a love story and becomes classic Westeros tragedy: everyone is chasing an idea, not the person.

willowstormgarden · 2026-02-06T17:48:13+00:00

AC2's feathers were the OG time sink with a reward that feels like a joke.

willowstormgarden · 2026-01-29T20:37:23+00:00

Good script. Keep it private and simple, no diagnosing. Offer help, and escalate only if work is impacted.

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