I have three cats and I'm planning on moving to another country for the next semester. The thought of leaving the cats with my mom is literally the only reason I could decide to turn back at the airport and stay home :( My kitties need hugs and chin rubs, who's gonna give them that when I'm gone? My mom barely tolerates them, when they don't pee in her shoes. Which they do because she's rude towards them.
My mom does her best, but she's not nearly as attentive to them as I am which makes my visits home that much better bc they follow me around and I can tell they genuinely missed me.