Current Events > Roommate's father was sent to hospital; she left without...

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...putting any affairs in order. Specifically, her cat and guinea pig had no food in the house, the latter hadn't had his cage cleaned in weeks, the former's litter box was too full for him to use, and there was days-old food left all over her room.

I know that emergencies happen, but life can't stop because of them. If she lived on her own, her pets might have starved (she'll be gone 5 days in total).

Don't get pets if you can't look after them or make arrangements for them.

Am I being too cold here?
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CE, don't you do it.
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Depends on if you are friends or not. If you just live with her and don't really socialize, nope. If you are a friend, then yeah, that's cold.
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Cheese_Crackers posted...

Am I being too cold here?

Yep
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Most people wouldn't just leave their pets for 5 days. Chances are she'll be back to feed them or ask a friend to do it.
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You sound like a bit of a dick. The things you need to do for those animals will take about 2 minutes each day.
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Well I would hope she'd make arrangements or come back when able to take care of them if she didn't live with somebody else who could do it. Should she clear it with you or something first? Yes. But under circumstances like this I wouldn't be too hard on her unless this is a pattern of negect.
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Cheese_Crackers posted...

...putting any affairs in order. Specifically, her cat and guinea pig had no food in the house, the latter hadn't had his cage cleaned in weeks, the former's litter box was too full for him to use, and there was days-old food left all over her room.

I know that emergencies happen, but life can't stop because of them. If she lived on her own, her pets might have starved (she'll be gone 5 days in total).

Don't get pets if you can't look after them or make arrangements for them.

Am I being too cold here?

How far is she traveling? Flying out of town?

If not she'll probably come back to take care of them. Otherwise she'd be a complete idiot.
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if faced in that situation i wouldn't mind covering for the cat, not so much for the guinea pig :(.

dog's and cat's welcomed.
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'Did you manage to see your father before he left?'
'Nah I was cleaning out my cat's litter box'
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eston posted...

Most people wouldn't just leave their pets for 5 days. Chances are she'll be back to feed them or ask a friend to do it.

I dunno, I texted her about it and all she said was "I have other things on my mind". Which is fair, but no indication of concern or forethought.

Maybe I'd be more understanding if she were more responsible in the first place. This isn't the first time she's left town with her stuff in a disgusting mess.
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myztikrice posted...

'Did you manage to see your father before he left?'
'Nah I was cleaning out my cat's litter box'

She was waiting around at home for half an hour for her family to come pick her up before leaving. Plenty of time to do some type of preparation.
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i like animals but people come first and that's literally her father
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The lack of empathy some people on this board have is astounding.
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I know how she feels being told her dad is in hospital, getting told that focuses your mind on that one thing.

Still kinda irresponsible, i'd take care of tha pets for the animal's sake not hers.
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JustMyOpinion posted...

AlabamaLove posted...

i like animals but people come first and that's literally her father

So the thirty minutes beforehand she couldn't have done anything? Couldn't have texted someone to take care of the pets? How long would that text take? A minute maybe? She could make that text while pissing. Is she not going to have a minute until her father gets better or dies? She's not going to pee at all for however many hours/days/however long this goes on?

When someone's loved one is potentially dying, people don't think straight.
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