There’s (Almost) Always A Solution

Dear Katie & Kelly: My husband and my kids wants cats but I don’t. I’m so tired of fighting them but I really, really don’t want any. I used to have them and they destroyed my furniture by scratching them and peeing on them.

Signed: Catgirl in Casper

Dear Catgirl: Oh man that’s precisely why Kelly never wants to own cats. Worst nightmare. In the end of the day, the person who wins out is the one who is more determined to get their way. We don’t mean that they’re more selfish, just that it means more to them. Zero in on why you don’t want the cats — for you sounds like the destroyed furniture and carpets — and see if there’s a solution you can live with. There are pet furniture buzzers to keep them off couches or invisible fences you can install in your house to keep pets from certain rooms. If there’s no solution that you can think of that’ll satisfy you then maybe you’re the one who will win out.

All our best: K & K