Do you love your pet? Silly question—of course you do. But what if it’s, for example, your friend’s, relative’s, or roommate’s pet? Do you still love it? Okay, but what if it so happens that this wonderful animal just made a complete mess in your room, ruining some important things of yours?

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The author of the post has a roommate with a very adorable yet mischievous cat

Cat looks over a partially completed puzzle on a table, surrounded by disrupted puzzle pieces.

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The cat likes to sneak into the author’s room and make a mess there, as she did recently

Person writing a letter on a table with books, related to a cat and puzzle incident with a roommate.

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What infuriated the author the most was that the cat ruined the puzzle she’d spent hours assembling

The cat owner attempted to make apologies on behalf of the kitty, but the author stood her ground, not willing to let the cat into her room from then on

So, the Original Poster (OP) is a 27-year-old woman sharing an apartment with her friend “Lily.” And Lily, in turn, has a cat named Muffin—adorable, but, alas, quite mischievous. And one of Muffin’s favorite things to do is sneak into our heroine’s room and make a mess there. The OP caught the cat doing this several times, but the recent incident really stands out.

So, Muffin snuck into her room again and ruined a big puzzle with many elements, which the author spent several hours assembling. The cat not only scattered the pieces all over the room—but chewed several and even lost one. Needless to say, the original poster saw red. And who wouldn’t be really outraged if they were in her shoes?

If you were expecting some kind of sophisticated story ofpetty revenge, then you’re definitely mistaken. Our heroine simply told Lily that from then on, Muffin was strictly forbidden to enter her room, even supervised. The cat’s owner agreed, but, at the same time, admitted that Muffin was very ashamed, and she wanted to apologize sincerely.

Two women having a disagreement, one looking upset, in a room with wooden paneling.

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Of course, the cat is not to blame for anything, and it’s in theanimal’snature to sneak into a closed room and explore it. For example,Petoasays that cats love to dig into different things, finding new things for themselves. At the same time, you shouldn’t sacrifice your comfort for this. “Living with abeloved catdoesn’t mean you have to sacrifice a spotless home,” this dedicated article onCat Treeclaims.

“From the cat owner’s point of view, it was a sweet but rather clumsy attempt to smooth over an unpleasant situation,” says Irina Matveeva, apsychologistand certified NLP specialist, with whomBored Pandagot in touch for a comment here. “But, on the other hand, one can perfectly understand a person whose many hours of work on assembling a complex puzzle got ruined in just a few minutes.”

“So the decision not to let the cat into this woman’s room anymore seems completely justified. And this is not an insult to the animal – just a firm desire to avoid such cases in the future. If herfriendwanted to compensate for her pet’s misdeed, then she shouldn’t have written notes and attached cat treats but, for example, sat down and reassembled the puzzle together. Or just bought another one,” Irina concludes.

Commenters on the original post also sided mostly with our heroine, claiming that her friend took the offense in vain. And that cats, no matter how much you restrict their movement around the apartment, sooner or later will still find a way into a closed room to do whatever they want there. “This would be cute if it was a joke,” someone aptly summarized. And what do you, our dear readers, think about this story?

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Text comment humorously discussing a cat’s “apology” after destroying a puzzle, mentioning treats and a note in Lily’s handwriting.

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Text comment joking about a cat named Muffin, rent, and a puzzle mishap with a roommate.

Text exchange about a roommate’s cat destroying a lady’s puzzle, discussing respect for belongings.

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