She’s Not Visiting Her Parents For Thanksgiving Because They Banned Both Her Service Dog And Pet Dog From Their House
This woman lives several states away from her parents, and she hasn’t lived with them since she was in college.
She has seven pets whom she is devoted to and adores. Her parents are aware of the fact that she prioritizes her pets above all else in life, but her parents minimize her pets as “‘just animals,'” and think she’s too emotionally attached to them.
A while ago, she texted her parents so that they could start figuring out their holiday plans.
Usually, she only sees her family several times a year, and during the holidays is one of those occasions.
Besides the distance, her work schedule also makes it difficult for her to visit because she works seven days a week and hardly ever takes time off.
Her parents let her know that her mother’s extended family would be coming this year because several months ago, her great-uncle sadly passed away.
She loved the plan to have more family together, and she decided that she could bring a dessert to share.
“I also texted my father to ask how we would arrange the dogs. They have two smaller dogs, and I have two larger ones. I was then informed that they have decided to be ‘dog-free’ this year. They will be kenneling their dogs for the holidays so that they do not have to deal with them, as my mom’s family are not pet people,” she said.
Her parents told her that she was still invited to join them for the holidays but that she could only come if she was willing to leave her dogs in a kennel in her home state.
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For the last four years that she has had her female dog, her parents have always allowed her to bring her dog along when she visits them at their house.
Six months ago, she rescued a male dog, and after meeting her dog, her parents said that she could also bring him with her for future family visits, telling her that they were excited for her to bring her dogs over to see them.
Her female dog is not only her pet but her service dog. It’s important for her service dog to come with her everywhere.
She struggles with PTSD and symptoms from a brain injury.
“My dog is not an emotional support animal. She is task-trained to mitigate my conditions. She is also public access trained,” she explained.
When she mentioned this to her parents, they just reiterated their rule about no dogs being allowed at their house this year, adding that she was only invited if she didn’t bring either of her dogs.
She lives a four-hour drive away from her parents.
As a compromise, she suggested that one of her neighbors could watch her male dog, and she would only bring along her service dog, but her parents rejected the idea.
“I, of course, told them that I would rather spend the holiday with my pets then and that I would be happy to take their dogs as well for the holiday, so they are not kenneled alone to please my mother’s family. They have now gone no-contact with me, and the rest of the family is furious,” she shared.
Other family members have reached out to her to express their anger, including her grandparents, her aunt, and her brother, who she is no longer in communication with.
She understands that because it’s her parents’ house, it’s fair for them to have their own rules that she must abide by.
“If they wanted me to paint myself purple and do a little jig before entering, they can do so,” she continued.
After the fury waged against her when she told her parents she would no longer be coming to see them for the holidays, she pointed out how strange this seemed.
In her view, her parents came up with a rule not allowing dogs, telling her that she couldn’t come if she wasn’t willing to leave her dogs at home. She took their rule seriously and decided to spend the holiday with her pets instead.
Because she was respecting her parents’ wishes for no pets at their house, she didn’t understand why they were angry when they should have known that she may not be able to come anymore due to the new rule.
What would you have done if you had been in her shoes?
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