Dispute Arises As Woman Claims Forewarning Absolves Her Of Her Cat's Actions

"My cat sometimes likes to bite the corners of laptops"

Damjan

• Published in Interesting
• February 5, 2024

Living with someone else can be tricky, especially when pets and expensive stuff like laptops are involved. Here's a story about two roommates, a cat, and a $500 problem that shows just how complicated things can get.

OP, a 25-year-old woman had a new roommate, a 23-year-old woman, move in with her and her boyfriend. Everything was going pretty well except for one thing: the new roommate kept taking the cat into her room and shutting the door, keeping the cat with her for a long time. At first, OP didn't like this.

It felt weird because they didn't know each other well, and it seemed like the roommate was trying to make the cat hers. But as they got to know each other better, she let it go.

There was another issue, though. The cat liked to chew on the corners of laptops. The owner had told her roommate about this a few times because the cat had already nibbled on her laptop once, but it didn't do much harm.

Then, one day, the roommate said she had to go to the Apple Store because the cat had chewed her laptop screen, and it would cost $500 to fix. She wanted the cat's owner, OP, to pay half of that. But OP thought it wasn't fair to pay since the roommate kept letting the cat into her room and didn't watch him.

OP's roommate moved in with OP and her boyfriend and nine months ago, they got along well, but she started taking OP's cat into her room without asking.

OP's cat has a habit of biting laptop corners, and OP has cautioned her roommate about this multiple times.

OP's cat damaged her roommate's laptop, and she wants to split the cost , but she let the cat be in her room unsupervised.

OP should remind her of her previous warnings.

She mistreats OP's cat and will face consequences for the cat's actions.

OP should restrict her cat's access to her roommate's room and only allow the cat in shared areas where they can supervise.

She was warned about the cat's habits.

She was aware of the possibility and allowed the cat into her room.

The situation could have been easily avoided since she was aware of the cat's quirk and didn't take precautions.

This was a clear warning, and the responsibility lies with the roommate, not the cat or OP.

OP's roommate didn't like the high price at the Apple store, so she blamed OP.

Leaving the cat alone with the laptop was not a wise decision.

In simple terms, OP should remind her roommate that she had warned her about the cat's behavior before. The roommate allowed the cat into her room, knowing it could chew on things, so she should take responsibility for what happened.

It's not fair to blame OP for the laptop damage when she didn't watch her laptop around the cat. To avoid such problems, OP should keep the cat out of the roommate's room and only let it stay in common areas where they can keep an eye on it.

Damjan