My mother has taken in a stray cat.
She started out just feeding the neighborhood cats.
Then 1 started hanging around her porch all day. Now this cat has a flea collar, toys, a cat house, scratcher and is named. My mother leaves a lot since she babysits our sibling’s baby. When she leaves the cat needs to be fed. That is where I come in. I live across the street so it isn’t too bad. I went over, sat with the cat for a bit and fed her. I then toil out in our moms house, shower and then hang out some more. The cat prefers petting and attention. I toil all online so it isn’t a problem to hang out. However, the weather has been pretty warm here. Sitting outside in 90 degree heat with a cat pressed against our leg is tough. I get where I am dying for AC. My mother doesn’t want to train the cat to be an inside kitty. She wants to be able to come and go as she pleases. Well it is taxing not letting the cat inside. I entirely want to just hang out in the air conditioner and let the cat nap on a bed. I think the people I was with and I would both be happier that way. I also think that our mother is stuck with this cat no matter what… Keeping it outdoors isn’t going to change their relationship. Eventually the cat will be indoors almost all day long. I can tell that is what the cat wants. It will be nicer for me to hang out in air conditioner rather than outside in the heat too.