Don't listen to them.
Listen to your heart.
It's not "yours" - it's "theirs".
People who do not understand cannot be made to - just do as you have been - don't talk to them about it.
Talk to us here at PT - we ALL understand!!
I have also learned this lesson - I work with people who are all dog owners - some have multiple dogs and are NUTS about them. And yet when I speak of my cats - they look at me like I'm nuts and look down their noses. Screw them!
I am so richly rewarded by having Mishki in my life, I really don't care what others think.
I am going through a very difficult and painful time in my life and he makes it bearable and quite possibly already has saved it in one way or another.
Lily is SO BEAUTIFUL. She will undoubtedly enrich your and Luna's lives. You'll see.
Personally I don't trust people who do not like animals or who don't think they should be treated with love and caring.
To me animals are proof that God exists - especially something as beautiful and complex as a Cat or Kitten!!