Redditor Takes Cats Along After Being Disowned By Parents Because Of Sexuality, Gets Bashed By Family Members

"They decided that I couldn't live with them because I liked the same gender"

Maryjane

• Published in Animal Stories
• October 25, 2022

Disownment happens when a parent stops accepting a child as a member of the family. This is typically after the child in question does something that is deemed inappropriate and has major emotional repercussions.

When your family rejects you, you may go through an incredible flow of emotions. It's crucial to look after yourself and establish coping mechanisms as you start to comprehend what happened. 

Being disowned from your family means that either a group of people or a single person in your family system has made the decision to sever relations with you. This is true even if you have already lived independently and legally moved out of the family home.

There are disownments that seem to appear out of nowhere; they can be perplexing, and they can elicit strong waves of excruciatingly unpleasant emotions. As you can already tell, the OP in today’s story got disowned by the parents, and you might be tempted to ask why.

Well, in the OP’s own words, "I have been experimenting with my sexuality. I found out that I identify as bisexual and no longer straight."

The OP opened up about this to the parents, who didn’t take the matter lightly, which resulted in being disowned. But then, the OP decided to take the cats along, but the parents called, demanding the cats.

Find out what happens next as you read the entire story for yourself below. 

This Redditor wants to take the parents cats

They decided that I couldn't live with them

They called and texted me non stop

They have other family members calling and texting me saying...

Here are a bunch of the verdicts that Redditors had to drop...

You did an awesome thing taking the cats

Go take the other two cats

Your parents are terrible people

They are your cats since you took care of them

Tell them the cats would not be welcome in the house

I hope you find more supportive spaces

They told you off for taking your two cats

Your family is actually harassing you

The adoption papers are in your name

Some people are filled with so much hate

Cats are considered property in the eyes of the law

Who you love does not change your worth

This Redditor wishes the OP well in the new journey

Your parents might try to take them back

This Redditor tells the OP to block the entire family

The cats are in your name so they are yours

Get them microchipped as soon as possible

I have no word to keep it civil

Remember that family disownment can occur between people who are biologically related to you, those who are your family through adoption, or those who you believe to be your family based on your interactions with them. Redditors saw reasons for the OP's actions, and they made it clear in the comments.

Do leave your thoughts about this story below.

Maryjane