You obviously feel to the need to tell people they’re overreacting anytime you feel attacked, but please try to step back and realize I never said you should call them a mom. Weird how often this happens on my account with a female name.

I simply pointed out that being a pet owner alone shouldn’t preclude one from the same kind of appreciation, provided that they put in just as, if not more, effort than some mothers do. Fostering kittens is intense work, and being an animal fostering parent isn’t something to be scoffed at as a ‘silly’ title.

There are billions of moms in the world, but each one of us only have one or two. It’s not just about celebrating every mom, it’s also about acknowledging what your mom meant to you.

Fostering kittens involve getting up every 2-4 hours to feed a whole litter of cats for several weeks. Some volunteers take it upon themselves to do this for several litters a year because of animal abuse, abandonment, and neglect by shitty people.

That’s more than some deadbeat parents have ever done.

Not asking you to call them a mom, just asking you not to downplay the impact of animal care.