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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/spooky-enby on 2026-07-03 13:51:18+00:00.

I know it's ridiculous to be 37 and still scared of my mom's opinion but here I am.

The last 10 years I've been on welfare, and my mom's been helping me a lot. Because she's helped me out so much she feels entitled to question every purchase I've made.

Last March, I got a job, just a scoche above minimum wage (17$/h) and over the past year I got back on my feet, moved to a better apartment, and... adopted the cat.

Well, over the past year every time I bought something she questioned it. Told me to "stop buying things because your apartment might burn down" (??????) and even though I'm financially independent with a decent credit now, my mom is still on my lease as a guarantor so I think it makes her feel entitled to give me shit over every little thing.

So in February I adopted the cat. I panicked and told her he was a foster (ADHD knee jerk thing that Im working on with my therapist) but today I found out that she's trying to get her partner to adopt him (he won't, but still).

I brought this on myself, not looking for advice, I know I'm the idiot who did this. Just needed to get it out 😅

TL;DR I adopted a cat and lied about it and now I'm facing consequences