UPDATE: AITA for giving my sons cat away?

My mom was a lot like this, always choosing her new boyfriends over me. She also got rid of my cat because her second husband didn't want it around anymore. The cat meowed to get out on the weekend because he was usually let out in the morning during the week. Coming home and seeing my best friend in a cat crate on the hood of a car in the blazing sun, paws bleeding from trying to scratch his way out really leaves an impression on a kid. Obviously it was not only the cat incident that broke our relationship, it never is.

We now talk for an hour over the phone every couple of years. She has met her grandchild once. She's twice divorced, has kids with three different men, and is now single and alone. Priorities, don't be a trash person. Best of luck.

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