HELPPPPOO (cats)

Me and my sister really want. Kitten but having African parents, they are traditionally against cats, well only my mum, my dad doesn’t mind. We have exhausted all our reasons and we want reasons to convince my mum to allow us to buy the cat, I have the money to buy, she doesn’t need to spend, help!!!

just get the cat, she cant kick it out when its in the house

just get the cat, she cant kick it out when its in the house

I'm also of African background, and my mum was against animals in general... but my sister got cats when she got her own place. When my dad passed away, my mum was obviously very upset... upon visiting my sister once, one of her cats sensed this, and actually sat with her for over 3 hours trying to comfort her. They bonded after that.
Also, not sure if you've ever had a problem with mice in your place, but having a cat will often keep them away. Cats and mice are natural enemies so the cat scent around the house should naturally repel mice; even if the cat won't actually hunt the mice.
I remember hearing on a game show, about one pop star (I forget which one), who wanted a dog. In order for him to get one, his parents said he had to prove that he was responsible and was capable of looking after animals. They first got some Woodlice and said that if they were fine after a week, he could have a different one. The woodlice were fine, so they went on to snails and then moving through animals that required more and more attention , love etc. By the time they got to gerbils (OSLT), he couldn't be bothered anymore and he gave up on the dog.
Obviously, your mum won't want insects in your place, but could you propose something similar to that? I thought that was pretty good parenting, myself lol.