Man Refuses To Briefly Take On The Task Of Scooping The Cat Litter Until His Wife Gives Birth Because For Him It Is A Matter Of Principles

"I looked it up and as long as she wears gloves and washes her hands she should be good. So I told her absolutely not."

Ayoub

• Published in Interesting
• December 23, 2022

You've probably heard before that pregnant women should avoid coming into contact with cats and their litter to evade birth abnormalities. In fact, cats do indeed expel a parasite called Toxoplasmosis in their feces that can harm a fetus. 

However, the parasite can be contracted in other ways, not just through contact with cats. Expectant mothers don't need to shoo away cats for fear of affecting their babies' health since there are many ways to prevent this parasite from infecting a fetus.

Pregnant women should avoid cleaning the cat's litter box because it could expose them to the parasite. The fetus can be at risk for serious complications if the parasite manages to infiltrate the woman's body.

A Redditor who goes by the username u/mozzz22 made a post on the r/AmItheA**hole subReddit where he explained how he refused to scoop the litter box for his pregnant wife, despite her worries about Toxoplasmosis. The user tried to justify his decision in the post, and the Reddit community had a lot of different reactions to his unwillingness to help his pregnant wife.

Scroll down to check out the full Reddit post, and scroll a little further to read the comments from the original post.

Here's the original post by Reddit user u/mozzz22:

OP "looked it up" on the internet and concluded that he doesn't have to help his pregnant wife.

OP never wanted to have a cat and feels he's in the right for behaving that way.

Here's how the Reddit community reacted to u/mozzz22's post:

Even if OP never wanted the cat, he should make sure nothing bad happens to his baby.

If you care about the health and safety of your family, scooping the litter box is the least you could do.

"Why be married to someone you care so little about."

The quality of her life could seriously get reduced because of it.

"Cats and other pets and walking red flags."

OP hates cats more than he loves his wife.

Googling things is obviously superior to anything else.

This would be the next logical step for someone of this mindset.

OP's decision is selfish and shows how little he cares.

It doesn't seem like OP would admit to being wrong.

It's not worth taking the risk.

"Your wife is kinder than you are, because I wouldn’t be if you were my husband."

It doesn't always lead to death, but why risk it?

Changing diapers is much worse than scooping the cat litter box.

It's something you would do for a complete stranger.

OP is being immature by taking this stance.

It's not that hard to be a good husband.

Well, this was quite a story. OP should reconsider his decision and be mature for once.

He's putting his baby's health at risk by acting this way; it's not a risk worth taking. If you enjoyed reading this, make sure to check out similar content on our platform.

Ayoub