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Yesterday my son peed in the exact spot where I just finished cleaning up cat pee.
I mean, if you can't even handle a cat, of course you'll have trouble with a human child.
Sounds like they cleaned it up perfectly fine both times.
That is cool if you want to be a cleaning lady for some public toilets, but parenting is a bit more than that.
Yeah, parenting is a lot more than just cleaning up pee. No one said it wasn't. It also includes cleaning up pee. I don't see what you're getting at.
Cats do not just pee in random areas for no reason. And them having a cat & kid do this very much indicates issues in regards to them.
Isn't that literally one of the things cats are known for?
Only for people who clearly cannot be bothered to take proper care for a pet, which is a frightening amount. Most Americans also think the normal size / look of a cat is an obese one, and that healthy weighting cats are "too thin".
See, this is why I love pizzacake threads. We've gone from "I don't think this is very funny" to "if your cat pees you are a terrible person or maybe an American" in record time.
Yes, that's obviously exactly what I was saying. Maybe if you see so many oddities in social media, it is you, and not everyone else.
Okay? So you handle the problem then. I don't understand why you think that the existence of a problem means someone can't handle it.
The urinating is not a problem, it's a symptom.
Okay? So you handle the underlying problem then. I don't understand why you think that the existence of a problem means someone can't handle it.
I guess you're a bot or some sort of NPC. Farewell.
I'm not saying I agree with them, but I think they're saying that for this particular symptom to manifest, the problem has existed, unchecked, for quite a while, and that's why their cat owner/parenting skills might be questionable.
That would be a fair point to make if it applied.
I can only really speak with any confidence on the parenting side of things, and I can tell you that peeing on the ground is a perfectly normal occurrence for a kid who's undergoing potty training. As for cats, what I've gathered through osmosis from other cat owners is that the moment something happens to their litter box, they'll stop using it. There's probably other problems that would have earlier warning signs, but I would expect many to have no earlier signs than peeing in random places.
There's a pretty good chunk of time when cleaning up your kid's pee without losing your cool is all the situation calls for. Could be a baby who isn't even aware they're peeing but needs to air out their diaper area to prevent a rash. Or a toddler you're attempting to potty train. One of the most common potty training methods involves them just being naked and you trying to get them to the potty whenever you notice them peeing until they get the idea. And you doing anything other than being chill about it is gonna cause anxiety around them learning this new skill.
Cats do not just pee in random areas for no reason. And them having a cat & kid do this very much indicates issues in regards to them.
One of the main reasons a cat might pee outside their litter box is a disrupted routine. I can't imagine how that might happen if you have a newly mobile baby. Must be because this person is a bad parent and cat owner.
The smell is strong with this one!
Showing dominance! Good!
2 years old and already dominant among the cats. Not bad