In all my years with my cat, I’ve left her in someone else’s care only once. Since then, I’ve taken her everywhere with me, even on short trips and quick vacations. It wasn’t a negative experience, but I simply feel more at peace when she’s with me.
The woman behind this story understood that feeling, but she faced a very different situation when her longtime friend asked her and her husband to care for two cats for an entire year. Unsure how to refuse without damaging their friendship, she turned to Reddit to share the situation and ask the community how to handle the conversation.
