Today, after recovering from pneumonia and a severe asthma attack caused by my dad's fiancée's cat, he chose to keep the cat. I can't go to his house without having to go to the hospital later. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my wife got drunk and adopted a kitten. She thought I’d be mad because of the money. Nope, I’m pretty sure I’m mad because I have the most severe type of cat allergy that could kill me. I can’t go in the house now until everything is sterilised, so I’m back at my dad's house. FML
Today, my cat managed to lock my dad and me outside of our house. FML
Today, I took my wife's cat to the vet for her yearly check up. I'm finishing the day at the hospital with multiple bite wounds and a deep gash in my leg. My wife chose to comfort her cat instead. FML
Today, I went to the doctors and was told I would need an inhaler. My mom came back from the pharmacy and told me the copay of $35 dollars was way too expensive, so she is making me use my cat's old inhaler. My mom values my cat's ability to breathe more then my own. FML
Today, after 25 years living with my dad, who is highly allergic to cats, I was finally able to adopt two kittens to live in my new place, just like I have always wanted. Guess who else is highly allergic to cats? Me, it seems. FML
Today, I went to the doctor to find out why I've been feeling so sick the past several weeks. Turns out, I'm severely allergic to the cat of my girlfriend of two years. I told her "It's me or the cat." She chose the cat. FML
Today, I spat up blood and had horrible chest pain. My mom still made me go to school, claiming she needed to take the cat to the vet instead of taking me to the doctor. FML
Today, I told my dad to go to the doctor, as he’s been hacking his lungs up every minute for a month, and I've not had a decent night’s sleep since then. He insists he’s not sick, and my mom yelled at me because she sleeps in the same room and is able to sleep through it. FML
Today, I'm going to visit my mother in hospital. She broke her hip and my father refused to take her to hospital for 6 days, insisting she would get better. My dog had cancer surgery, which will cost me a whole month's salary. I’m still recovering from 2 major surgeries myself, and my kids are being total dorks. FML
Today, due to the heat, I had a deadly asthma attack. Where was my inhaler? My dad pawned it for beer money. What did my dad do about my attack? Told me to quit being a Drama Queen. I had to go across the street and beg for a ride to the ER from my neighbor. FML
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ZombieInConverse 13
Hes an asshole. Sorry Op. You deserve someone better
Merylwen 24
No he's not. I can't see why OP's dad should make his fiancée permanently get rid of her cat when OP can just take anti-allergy medication before he goes to their house (yes, it really works, and it's cheap). Even if OP lives there, all he has to do is take some Benadryl every day, that's what cat-owners that are allergic to cats do.
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ZombieInConverse 13
Hes an asshole. Sorry Op. You deserve someone better
hemz_fml 13
He's definitely the worst breed of human
Merylwen 24
No he's not. I can't see why OP's dad should make his fiancée permanently get rid of her cat when OP can just take anti-allergy medication before he goes to their house (yes, it really works, and it's cheap). Even if OP lives there, all he has to do is take some Benadryl every day, that's what cat-owners that are allergic to cats do.
dallaschloe2 15
exactly #20! besides, OP doesn't live with her dad, so why force his fiancé to get rid of her cat.
jamjam12 15
^ not necessarily. I am extremely allergic to cats, I even take prescription allergy medication every day all year round and I can't be around cats for more than an hour without my eyes getting red and itchy, nose runny, horrible headaches, and many times my throat and sinuses will swell up. On another note, the way the FML is worded, it seems like OP does not live with the father, so I do agree with you when you say the father has every right to keep the cat.
jamjam12 15
Oops that was a response to #20
omgitsmoe 26
Asshole dad strikes again
Merylwen 24
@30 : You say yourself that you are "extremely" allergic, that's probably why it works for others but not for you, which sucks. Have you tried a different molecule? Anyway I'm pretty sure OP doesn't live with his father anyway so you're right, it's irrelevant and OP should stop acting like a spoiled brat.
Savine 13
Couldn't agree more #20. Pets are family. And really, how is dramatically altering the dads life by forcing him to "get rid of" a loved family member okay? Not to mention the change or possible end to the cat's life that people are saying should be either abandoned, dumped on someone else, or dumped at a shelter to possibly be killed! Even if the allergy is severe enough that benadryl wouldn't help, expecting someone that you visit to "get rid" of a living being to suit your own interests is selfish and seriously messed up.
addioty 19
It seems like her dad is picking favorites. He is risking his daughter's well being so his fiancee can have a cat? He should put his children before pets.
VasNormandy 14
Actually, it doesn't always work. I have severe asthma myself, and taking an allergy med only suppresses the allergy symptoms but it doesn't protect you from the dander triggering the asthma. I always suffer 2-3 days after being around cats for an extended amount of time. I'm sorry OP the cat was chosen over your health, I understand how tough it is because you are forced to choose your health over visiting your family.
CaitiieBuggs 23
It's not like OP's Dad's house is the only place on earth they can visit with each other. I'm in the same spot as the Fiancée- my mother in law insists I get rid of my cat so she can swing by whenever she wants. As a pet owner, it is incredibly hard to "get rid of" a fury little family member that bonds have been formed with, possibly over a span of years. It's selfish of OP to put this pressure on the Dad and his Fiancée just so they can occasionally visit.
alliewillie 22
How is the dad an asshole? "Honey, you're going to have to get rid of your beloved pet because my kid who doesn't live with us is allergic and doesn't want the cat here when he visits. Sorry." There's no way in HELL I'd get rid of my dog just because my husbands brother/mother/kid/cousin was allergic. They can meet at his house, outside, the park, whatever. All you people saying the dad's a jerk must not have pets.
Paws_Cat 29
#76, why should OP's dad get rid of a cat just because of someone who is probably barely at his house?
soccerluver315 14
It may be possible that his fiancée made him keep the cat, in which case your father is really whipped. It's okay, just tell him how you feel and that it's either you or the cat, if he was a decent parent he would choose you.
dallaschloe2 15
For OP's father's fiancé to get rid of her cat might not be incredibly easy for her. Getting rid of a pet is always hard, you have a special connection with them, one that is not easily broken.
sluttyMouth 3
You could always forget to close the garage door.
Quiet_one 22
Or you could tell your spoiled brat that he/she is free to either use allergy medicine or not visit, since it's not his/her house. "I demand you change your life to accommodate me because I might like to visit occasionally." How about no? They could always meet up somewhere else if it's really that bad. My roommate's friend would complain loudly about her allergies to my cats every time she came over, but she still kept visiting- knowing they'd be here- and never tried to do anything about her problem. Eventually I got sick of it, gave her some Benadryl (which she never even asked for, even with all the complaining about how she "couldn't breathe"), and told her to bring her own next time or stay in a hotel. The whining stopped.
SaturnV 25
28, that's very true, but this is less about the father's fiancée and more about the father. By choosing to keep the cat, the father is choosing the fiancée over OP, his child. Most people agree that there is something very objectionable about a parent who puts the needs of others before the needs of their children. However, this tends to only be a huge issue when the children in question are minors, and the FML does not specify if this is the case or not.
dallaschloe2 15
#60, OP probably sees her father once a month for all you know. That's a great reason to get rid of a pet because someone who rarely visits is allergic. I'm allergic to my father's cat, but I haven't asked him to get rid of it because I'm not an asshole.
oj101 33
Little kittens in suits are slowly taking over the world through mass manipulation by posting adorable pictures of themselves over the Internet, whilst in reality, they are plotting.
OnlyAvailableID 28
Fur sure it'll be an utter catastrophee.
lilhellian 27
And we get yelled at for barking at them. >.< They deserved to be barked at! Those little tyrants.
vballgirly28 16
That sucks OP. Maybe when you never go to his house again he'll get the message.
myoukei 31
He probably won't care. His decision shows what matters to him :/
w_introuble 25
Tell him to shove the cat up somewhere and get out of there until he gets his priorities straight.
Treveyon56 14
The is nothing wrong with his priorities. OP does live with him so they can still meet outside his outside. All he's doing is trying to make his fiancee happy.
skellingtonfart 18
It's funny how different our opinions are, pets are family too.
w_introuble 25
50 - I completely agree that pets are family, but it's never nice when you have to choose between family members.
olpally 33
I'm telling you, cats ruin and run this world... Your fiancée is an asshole.
lovesings 12
It's not OP's fiancée. It's OP's dad's fiancée.
thrAsHeRr9081 16
Yes, but the fiancée must know about the situation as well?
olpally 33
Ahhh **** this... :( god dammit.
thrAsHeRr9081 16
Nevermind, I read everyone's comment wrong. I apologize -.-
FindingYujin 26
Well hopefully you don't actually live at this place? The fiance sounds like that bitchy woman from the parent trap.
JanisEvans 10
How does the fiancé sound like that. All we know of her is that she owns (and assumingly loves) a cat. That bitch! How dare she!? I wouldn't get rid of my cats either; certainly not.
monnanon 14
are you really trying to say that your pnenomia was caused by a cat allergy. bit of a jump there OP. your dad is still an ass though to keep an animal that makes you so ill.
omgthisisgay 10
No. They are saying they had an asthma attack caused by a cat allergy on top of pneumonia.
monnanon 14
the way it reads doesnt really make that clear.
omgthisisgay 10
I guess it depends on how you read it. It could be interpreted the way you read it. I just didn't read it that way myself. Not really sure if an allergy can cause pneumonia. I wouldn't think so. But, I don't have any allergies either.
monnanon 14
no it cant pneumonia is a bacterial infection which was why i called op out. it sounds like op is laying it on thick for sympathy votes to be honest.
CharresBarkrey 16
Are you serious? Allergies CAN cause pneumonia. Pneumonia can be bacterial, viral, fungal, or from aspiration. You should really refrain from making wild judgements if you aren't educated on the subject.
monnanon 14
having had three family members with pneumonia including my own son i am hardly uneducated on the subject. pneumonia is a respritory INFECTION meaning bacteria. an allergy can make it worse but it will not cause it.
bluerara912 12
Cats are absolutely terrible
Merylwen 24
Yeah, right. Because that's the cat's fault.
UsagiArwen 23
I love cats.
roro_superloser 13
Pussy whipped u mean.