You have to find the "lovingly detached" you.......the you that is detached for yourself, but not a jerk. Do you have any issues with watching the cats? If not, I'd say do it. If you have conflicts, etc. - don't.
Work on you right now....
....Understand, that I can't, not be what I am I'm not the milk, and Cheerios in your spoon ~ Avril Lavigne ~ ..."Nobody's Fool"...