Couple feeling adoption regret a week after adopting 4-year-old orange kitty from shelter, they refuse to return to sender and take helpful insight from internet strangers: 'Now she’s the best thing that I have ever done in my life'

Regret is like a tidal wave, you see it before it falls and your body goes into fight or flight. To run in or run out? Caught between two decisions, two feelings, a reality you're living and an alternate fantasy that you could have been living, it can be dissociating to say the least when you're caught in the cold grasp of regret, wallowing your choice. 

Getting a cat is a big choice. Not everyone is cut out for it, despite its seemingly low maintenance work compared to other pets. But it's still a living creature who needs a lot more care past food and water. In the story below, the protagonists question their decision to adopt a 4-year-old orange cat from a shelter. It's been a week, but the woman can't stop crying or feeling anxious. She wonders when the feeling will pass, or if it will pass, an understandable notion for new pet owners. It can be jarring to realize that you've made a decision you can't easily or light hearted get your way out of. They question what they've done, but remain determined not to let their initial first week anxiety dictate the life and future of their little one.