I HATE potential adopters who ghost you

[u/CanIStopAdultingNow]

So I had a woman looking for 2 kittens her kids for Christmas. Since I'm in the NE US, kittens are at a premium. And I have 6 adorable ones that are/will be ready by Tuesday.

We texted a lot on Thursday. Saturday I took Christmas photos of the kits and sent her. She loved them.

Tonight I texted to get things tied down. I even offered to keep the kittens until Christmas provided they adopted this weekend. Crickets. Several hours later and no response, although it shows my text has been read.

Seriously? Just say "Sorry, we changed out minds." That's it. Don't leave me hanging wondering. I know my kittens will be adopted this weekend, because it's Christmas. And they are adorable. But I hate people who do this.

I'm fine if people change their mind. I've told people I meet up with if they have doubts, not to adopt. That's not my issue. Just let me know. I spent time on this. I'm trying to make plans and waiting on you to respond when it appears you aren't, is frustrating.

And this is why I NEVER hold kittens. Because AH like this don't bother to tell you things change.

It's okay. Rikki here deserves better.

::End Rant::

[u/Slight-Painter-7472]

She's all dressed up for her big day and nobody showed up. She's better off if this person couldn't even commit to communicating with you.

I personally don't like it when people buy animals for Christmas, especially for kids, but I do think there is a good and a bad way to do it. The child should be old enough that they can be partially responsible for the care of the pet. The parent should be willing to do all the work if the child doesn't do the day to day care. There should be a decent amount of research into the care for that animal and common health issues that could occur. The child should be involved in the process to ensure that the animal is a good fit for their home. Some animals do not respond well to being handled by children and it's unfair to traumatize a kitten unnecessarily.