Friends Refuse To Allow Woman From Bringing Dog On Trip, Gets Upset When She Won’t Pay For Their Kids

People who are not pet lovers do not realize that these animals are like children to their owners. They want others to embrace these pets as much as they do, and they treat them like their own kids. True friends are those who are not self-centered and value their friend’s emotions and desires equally. They had to acknowledge that pet owners have the same feelings about their animals as they do about their children.

Every year, on a few weekends, OP and her six friends from university, who were spread out across different states, scheduled get-togethers. The cost of the food and the Airbnb for those two days was split equally between them. Since OP was childless and alone, she was forced to sleep on a couch bed while her friends who arrived with their partners or kids were given comfortable bedrooms. OP never raised an issue with it because she loved their companionship until she got a puppy and wanted to go on the following vacation with her. Her friends declined OP’s offer to assume full responsibility for her dog’s needs since they did not think it appropriate to have a dog in their arrangement. OP was annoyed since she had never complained about their companions in the meetups for the past many years. Read the full story to learn about OP’s reaction to her friend’s decision, and share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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1. OP declined to contribute to the costs for her friends’ children because they wouldn’t allow her dog on the meetup outings.

2. OP’s group of university friends lived apart in different cities but tried to meet tdogether on Airbnb a few weekends a year.

3. Out of her six friends, OP was the only one without children, and on weekends, the other friends would frequently bring their children rather than their partners.

4. They equally shared the expenses of the Airbnb and the food, which would be added to the kids’ choices if they came with them. OP was gluten intolerant, but they never added special food for her, calling it expensive. 

5. OP was forced to stay on a sofa bed since she was single, and others took comfy bedrooms as they were with partners or kids.

6. OP felt annoyed but never said anything as she enjoyed their company until she got a dog.

7. OP wanted to bring her dog along on the next trip and assured her friends that she would handle the dog’s responsibility solely and also bring her dog’s food with her.

8. After her dog was turned away by friends, OP asked them to reduce the portion of the food, which was increased because the kids were eating special food, so she could pay for a kennel or dog sitter.

9. OP’s friends called her unreasonable as they did not think that OP was getting something less from them, and they criticized OP for comparing the dog with their kids.

Now that you’ve heard the story, let’s dive into what Redditors had to say. Keep reading to discover other people’s perspectives on the matter.

10. Redditor expresses that OP should discuss her objections from the start with her friends since they thought it was okay for her to pay extra for their kids.

11. OP explained that the number of kids increased gradually and started affecting their room arrangements and food bills.

12. That is savage!

13. Redditor believes that OP should start making new friends, as her group of friends might exclude her from their future meetups after OP’s demand.

14. Redditor suggests OP try to make better friends who give her equal importance.

15. Redditor wants OP to explain to her friends clearly that it was difficult for her to add an equal share for the next trip due to the extra payment she had to pay for the dog sitter.

16. Yes, it was unfair that they didn’t pay for her gluten-free meals, whereas OP consistently covered the cost of their children’s meals.

17. Redditor condemned her friends’ behavior, as they never thought about OP’s situation and kept neglecting it for their benefit.

18. Redditor advises OP to stop staying with those people and plan to get some nearby place to stay with her dog.

19. Redditor wants OP to stay with her dog in the place near her friends’ Airbnb and then spend quality time with them all day.

20. Certainly! OP should support her dog’s issue because her friends didn’t seem to care about how she felt.

Since OP enjoyed spending time with her friends, she accepted all of their settings to add an equal portion for everyone to the trip’s expenses. OP liked having some crowds about her at this time because he was unmarried and didn’t have any children. In an attempt to combat her loneliness, OP got a dog, hoping to travel with it in tow like her friends who brought their children along for companionship. OP felt hurt that they did not accept her dog’s presence and disliked comparing the dog’s travel expenses to those of their children. What do you think about the circumstances of OP? Leave a comment below with your comments, and check out Defused for more stories.