mumtobe2019 Sat 26-Jan-19 05:06:05

I think you’re a bit of a shitty friend to be posting something you’re friend has shared with you in strictest confidence on a social media platform particularly when the likes of the Daily Mail love publishing Mumsnet stories.



I am worried for you and your friends mental health if they were to discover this betrayal as the killing of an innocent animal is obviously the act of someone very mentally unwell.



The killing of an animal could be result of a mental health issue which is ongoing or may be the result of a severe psychotic episode that your friend has since recovered from. I don’t see life in such clear black and white terms in that ‘good’ people don’t commit crimes and ‘bad’ people do. People can react in extreme/ out of character ways dependent on circumstances. Given the fact that your friend hasn’t shared this encounter with anyone else it makes me feel they understand the seriousness of the situation which is more positive than not.



I’d have this post removed and then in terms of your reaction - don’t be ‘one of those’ who shares this information in a gossipy way. Encourage your friend to speak to a counsellor on this as it’s very worrying and then you need to decide if your friend is sufficiently sorry for this act and if so forget and move on or if not end the friendship.