I don't even think I am surprised at the hamster purchase. She is deeply unhappy and sad inside and throws money/food at the empty hole. But it doesn't ever resolve the sad pathetic existence she has.
She tries hard to show her living her "best life" on insta but its so obvious to see the sadness and selfish behaviour.
She has said several times she wants a hamster/puppy/new kitten but it would only be able to fill the emptiness for so long. The poor hamster won't ever have any exercise or a big enough cage to be happy in.
I would feel sorry for her if she wasn't such a nasty manipulative piece of scum.
This is probably why they’ve ended up with three cats too. The living her best life thing is really interesting because I wonder if she stopped pretending she was “living the life you want” and started living the life most of us actually want, it’d make a difference to her mental health.
The best thing they could do is;
- both get a job outside of the home - 4 or 5 days a week for 8 hours a day.
- find a hobby that involves leaving the house, alone or with others
- consistently walk outside for 1 hour every single day rain or shine
- broaden their social world offline, this would be much easier if they had work and hobbies of their own outside of the home
- stop buying and surrounding themselves with so much tatt/ clutter and put the money into experiences and activities
- get a really good haircut, take at least 8 inches off