Daughter refuses to buy gifts for her mother's cats after a year abroad, explaining that she is on a tight budget, mother's humorous reaction sparks family tension: 'Your sister is not going to buy you anything'

People dress up their pets, bedazzle their collars, and even bake them pet-friendly birthday cakes. It's cute and it's socially acceptable. We, more than anyone, understand that some people (us) truly view their animals as their babies, completely understandable. However, there are certain boundaries that should be addressed. Like ensuring you don't push your 'pet mother/fatherhood' self-appointed title onto anyone else…It just makes things complicated, and ultimately quite strange!

I'm sure if you ask nicely, your family members will allow your pet to sniff their shoes, and maybe even give them a cuddle or two..But when this mother expects her daughter, who's visiting from abroad, to bring gifts for her entire family and her cats…she might reply with a confused paw-don me?! How can she ask her daughter, knowing she is on a tight budget, to buy gifts for her pets when she can barely afford gifts for her own family? And then proceed to get offended when she refuses?!

I'm starting to wonder who (or what) this mother views as her favorite child…?

Tension rises, and this daughter eventually ends up ignoring her mother's calls. Okay, perhaps there is some oversensitiveness present or a case of some major miscommunication? Not every family member will have mirroring priorities, so this mother should stick to the gift-purchasing for her cats, whilst this daughter works through having a more open approach to others' humor.
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AITA for not answering my mum's calls after she got upset at me for not buying her cats anything?

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