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    21-year-old woman refuses to let roommate's kitten roam free in the home if owner isn't there, despite her agreeing to getting a kitten in the first place: 'I would not have adopted a cat'

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    Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
    Oct 7, 2025 2:00 PM EDT

    When living with roommates, everything becomes a hassle, a chore, a conversation, and something to agree or disagree on. I used to live with roommates, but I'll never go back to that lifestyle. It's such a pain to have people eat your food, or move your things around, or play music loudly when you want to sleep. The list of issues that could arise with roommates is endless, and it's absolutely daunting. In the story here, the protagonist complains about a roommate who initially agreed to getting a cat, and then turned the tables when she actually went through with it. 

    The protagonist adopts a cat, and while both roommates initially agreed to it, one of them has decided to express her fear of cats after the fact. We always have 20/20 vision in hindsight. Now the protagonist is in a difficult situation, where she is trying to compromise with her roommate, but also let her new kitten have a nice life. 

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      AITA for insisting that my cat be allowed to roam the apartment even though my roommate is severely afraid of cats?

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      I (F21) live in an apartment with my roommates (F22), we'll call her B, and (F21), we'll call her L.
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      Shortly after moving in, I talked. with L and B about getting a cat. L agreed immediately and even ended up coming with me to
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      adopt one. I talked with B several times, and she explicitly agreed and said she was okay with it.
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      Fast forward a few months, I adopted a kitten-Lizard-who is now 5 months old. She is extremely sweet, very social, and
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    • Living with roommates is the worst. It's a classic conundrum where a roommate agrees to something, then changed his or her mind about it. Now you're spending your time talking about boundaries, respect, and living conditions. 

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      like many young cats, sometimes. gets the zoomies and can be a bit hyper.
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      Initially, things seemed fine. However, one day when I was not home, Lizard got rowdy and ran up to B, who was in the kitchen.
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      She playfully "hugged" B's ankle, but her claws were sharp (I had yet to trim them that week), and it scared B. Since then B has said
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      she is terrified of Lizard (and cats in general), and asked that I keep Lizard in my room as much as possible and notify B whenever
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      Lizard is free in the apartment. Keep in mind that B did not mention her fear of cats prior to agreeing to me getting the cat,
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      and we live in a pretty small apartment, with my room being the smallest.
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      I have tried to be accommodating. I keep Lizard in my room most of the time, which is not ideal for me or the cat. I feel guilty leaving my room or
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      apartment because I know she will cry when she is alone or hears people outside my room. It is heartbreaking because this is
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      causing an attachment issue and Lizard is extremely social, this is her home too.
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      I asked B to communicate when she is leaving or returning to the apartment but she has stopped doing that over time.
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      I don't want to be dismissive of B's fear, but at the same time... she agreed to a cat. Cats act like cats. Ive done my best but I feel
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      like the only one compromising for a situation that is not my fault.
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      If B communicated this level of fear from the get-go, i would not have adopted a cat.
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      TDLR: roommate agreed to me getting a cat, but after a playful "incident" that scared her, she wants me confining the cat. After
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      trying to accommodate, I feel isolated and my cat has attachment issues. I said the cat
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      should be allowed to roam free when I am home, but she disagrees. AITA for insisting?
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      shammy_dammy Time to sit down and figure out which one of you is moving. And stop minimizing what happened as a 'hug'.
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      Marla Warf NTA, it's not reasonable for the cat to be kept in your room. Being afraid of a kitten is just too ridiculous...
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