My MIL will ask how Ally and Connor are, but my Mum doesn't really bother too much. (It caused quite a rift between us last year when I asked her to consider taking Connor when I was having all the introduction problems, and she flat-out refused!)

My hubby thinks I am "obsessed "( some day I'll take a photo of all the cat stuff in my house - you may just agree with him!!!). He also asks me to tone down my "fanaticism"about animal rescue when I am with his colleagues! (Luckily his bosses' wife is also cat-mad, so at company events the two of us just dissapear into a corner and talk cat).

My SIL is a sweetie - she has one cat - my furniece Alexandra - and she includes my two in her Christmas cards etc, which is nice.