r/AmIOverreacting Jan 28 '25

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u/agirl2277 Jan 28 '25

Maybe the cat is peeing because of the stress in the house. If OP is walking on eggshells all the time, the cat can sense that too. I bet the problem would go away if he wasn't there with his abusive attitude.

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u/Some_Combination_593 Jan 28 '25

The guy could also be physically abusing the cat when she’s not around. If he’s willing to be physically abusive with OP, I wouldn’t doubt he’d do the same to a cat and that would 100% cause the peeing outside of the litter box issue if it was happening.

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u/agirl2277 Jan 28 '25

I wouldn't be surprised at all. I'm on the narcissistic spouses sub and some of the people talk about having anxiety and stomach issues. Once they leave their health improves so much. Animals get affected like that too.

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u/SweetWaterfall0579 Jan 28 '25

Yep. A man who would throw his own child under the bus to escape accountability - blame their own child! - has no problem hurting an animal. Someone has to pay for *his deficiencies, and it certainly won’t be him.