Jordan Harbinger

At the same time, y'all are going to be housemates and this is your husband's mom.

So that gives you guys a little more influence over the situation.

Also, she should want the house to be safe for you and your kids and your cats too.

Honestly, yes, I would have straightened this out before committing to moving in together.

It feels like a deal breaker to me.

But OK, you guys were excited.

Maybe you didn't think about this until later.

And here you are.

Now, I know your husband and his siblings have tried to get her to get rid of the cat.

She won't even take it to the vet for a checkup because she's afraid they're going to be like, hey, there's a zillion things wrong with this cat.

You got to put it down.

I agree that's sad.

And I have some compassion for her.

She's just gritting her teeth and ignoring this nightmare because the thought of having to euthanize this cat is too sad.

But come on.

But this is a crazy way to live.

Crazy, bananas way to live.

She's probably giving herself health problems by not getting a full night's sleep because the cat could just scratch your face off in the middle of the night.

But here's the thing, and I think this could be very useful.

My understanding is that if you take a cat like this to the vet, most vets are not going to automatically jump straight to euthanasia.