What really sucks is cats only live for 20 years or less on the average so much for long term

why? I don't want kids and my 2 cats act like kids, so they are my kids and they have aunts, grandparents. uncles. lol and my family just has a furry niece and nephew.

I'm with you, 28. My cats and dog are my children, but I'm gathering from the FML that OP probably does want children someday and is having her feelings crushed by her parents. FYL, OP.

right. the parents are just being jerks, but it's not their decision or anything on when to have kids and a relationship. maybe OP doesn't want one right now, or maybe she does. who knows. regardless As long as the OP is happy how things are that's all that matter and the parents need to just butt out. simple as that. they definitely did not need to go around hurting people's feelings so they can get what they want.

Unsupportive? Psssh okay! My grandpa calls my kittens his boys. When he comes to visit me he'll yell, "Its grandpa! Where's my boys? Booooys awww how are you today." I'm 19 and not going to be having children till I graduate six years of College. So I think of my kittens as my babies. Literally. My mom won't even touch my cats with a stick. If my dad pays them any attention. Its to torment them, by shoving them into a cylinder cat tower and rolling them sideways across the room. I tried to get my parents to accept them as their grandchildren! They hate my little kittens though!

The difference 32 is that you have cats, Op doesn't even have cats yet. They're just making fun of her, not trying to accept the kittens as family.

Oh my bad. My cat cracked the screen on my phone. It's kind of hard to read things now, so I didn't see the word future.

I didn't read "future" cats until the second time around. No worries. :)

I'm actually surprised my parents haven't resulted to this yet. :/

Lol! I'm going to hell for laughing at this!

I'd prefer to be stuck in a house full of puppies to be honest

I'd take pets over kids any day, but that's just me. I've never wanted children, ever. I doubt it'll change either. It's fine with me though; just gives me more funds, time, and space to rescue animals. ;)

some people prefer to be single and independent, without any worries or sacrifices that come with relationships