Hoarders...

i used to torture myself with hoarders and intervention, but eventually instead of making me feel better about myself, it dragged me down. i vividly remember the epi where there was a family with a couple kids- and the youngest had never known any condition other than that. he'd never walked on the bare floor in their home. he climbed on dressers and other furniture to navigate around the house. i.just.can't.
 
Last year, we discovered that we had some moss on the roof of the cabin. The roof is not old (not yet 10 years - guaranteed 20 years) and water is not infiltrating, but it was the big maples surrounding the cabin that caused this moss. We have to go up to the roof and pressure wash it each year to remove it. However, on Hoarders, it really seemed to be neglect. :(
 
We watch this show and I watched the one with the couple from Hawaii but not the one with Sir Patrick. This show grosses me out but I can't stop watching it.
 
I haven't seen that episdoe but I have watched a few. I was appauled at a few of them. Esp the one where there was a 3 or 4 year old little girl living in the house & she literally had to sit on junk & trash if she wanted to play with her toys (even IN her own room). I felt so bad for her. You literally could not walk on any of their floors (carpet, tile, hardwood, ect). You walked on a layer of crap on the floor.
 
I saw it and what ticked me off was that man's attitude with all the people helping his family. And WTH is wrong with them, they need to kick their adult kids OUT of the house. Well, they all lost their house since it was condemned, but those adult kids are now living in a small apartment with their parents and FOUR cats!! Argh!
 
I really think it is a mental illness. When my grandmother died on New Year's Eve this past year, I was there. I stayed to help my mom clear out her house. It literally took us TWO months. I am NOT kidding. Here is a small list of what she had in her house:

6 gallon sized ziploc bags full of USED diabetic testing supplies
13 boxes of diabetic testing supplies (all unopened)
10 plastic bags full of used prescription bottles (she refused to throw them away)
7 BIG boxes full of nothing but QVC receipts
12 boxes full of credit card statements (she had four credit cards)
26 Donna Downey art kits from QVC (all opened)
11 storage boxes full of crochet year
34 plastic boxes full of beads
15 boxes of material
180 paperback books
47 different computer games (some of which had never been opened)
10 boxes of Philosophy - the Grace line (all unopened)
6 boxes of different Philosophy lines
12 boxes of craft paints
10 boxes of vials of glitter
1 big storage box full of assorted batteries
12 different sets of dishes
4 different sets of China
5 sets of silverware
4 computers - 2 desktops and 2 laptops (the laptops were still in the box)
2 printers

This isn't counting anything from the kitchen. She had TWO refrigerators full of food and one stand up freezer packed to the brim as well as canned food all over the house. We literally took 48 bags of trash to the dump. We donated hundreds of cans of food to the food bank, and the Salvation Army was really LOVING us, because we made daily trips there with clothing and other things.

We packed up things that we wanted (mostly keepsakes etc) and gave a bunch away to her hospice caretakers. Then we had a house sale and we made $8000 from that.

The only difference between my grandma and the people on that show was that my Grandma was at least organized in her hoarding. Even the trash that she saved was sealed in ziploc baggies.
 
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O.M.G. That Hoarders last night -- the one with Robin -- was by far the worst one I've seen. How does one get to the point where you go to the bathroom in plastic bags for years and store the bags in your living room?

That show is getting depressing, not to mention nauseating.
 
DawnMarch said:
O.M.G. That Hoarders last night -- the one with Robin -- was by far the worst one I've seen. How does one get to the point where you go to the bathroom in plastic bags for years and store the bags in your living room?

That show is getting depressing, not to mention nauseating.
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So sad that after all that work the house was condemned and torn down and the woman refused any more help.
 
DawnMarch said:
O.M.G. That Hoarders last night -- the one with Robin -- was by far the worst one I've seen. How does one get to the point where you go to the bathroom in plastic bags for years and store the bags in your living room?

That show is getting depressing, not to mention nauseating.
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That was the worst I'd ever seen. How do you get to that point in your life? And then not get any help when it's offered? I guess if you don't walk in people's shoes, you can't understand, but I suppose I'll never understand.
 
I watched it last night with DH and we were both SO grossed out! My DH could NOT believe that they were in Robin's house with just little dust masks and t-shirts on. Do you realize how sick they could get dressed like that - with all the cat crap, dead mice & droppings, then the human feces?? They should have all been wearing Hazmat (sp??) suits! He was just appalled. And OMGoodness - the mummified cat!! I almost puked - honestly!

I really liked the episode with Carolyn (the one with the 3 kids). I think hers was the first episode I've seen where she GENUINELY wanted the help, and it was so great to see her giving it all she had and not trying to justify & keep every little thing. She was like, look, think, toss. Even when she found something she thought she needed, she said "I have 2, I don't need both!". And now her kids are so much happier! And she's managed to keep her home clean AND is working with a therapist to keep on track. That is so awesome! I just want to hug her!
 
I watched it last night with DH and we were both SO grossed out! My DH could NOT believe that they were in Robin's house with just little dust masks and t-shirts on. Do you realize how sick they could get dressed like that - with all the cat crap, dead mice & droppings, then the human feces?? They should have all been wearing Hazmat (sp??) suits!
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Out of curiousity, I checked out the the forums on A&E and they had the clean-up guy (Matt Paxton) doing a Q&A. He said that he actually DID get sick after that episode and they have been more careful since. He also said that there are actually houses worse than that on upcoming episodes. How is that possible?
 
I just watched this week's episodes...there are no words. It is so sad to see people in that state (the cat lady). It is such a terrible illness.
 
It's like watching a train wreck... you can't NOT look.... SO GROSS. And Dh and I totally thought they should have been wearing HAZMAT suits in Robin's house. Totally nasty. GROSS.......

I would have taken one look and would have just torn the thing down. Nothing was keepable...... totally sick...... how can people live like that?

I guess it makes me feel better about my house and it's not that dirty. But after watching this show I ALWAYS, ALWAYS deep clean a room in my house the day after! Totally a knee-jerk reaction from watching I guess. LOL!! Yesterday it was the kitchen! It's spotless now..... :thumbup::thumbup:
 
DawnMarch said:
Out of curiousity, I checked out the the forums on A&E and they had the clean-up guy (Matt Paxton) doing a Q&A. He said that he actually DID get sick after that episode and they have been more careful since. He also said that there are actually houses worse than that on upcoming episodes. How is that possible?
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I just read his Q and A in the forum over there too. Crazy guys to be doing that work, I tell ya.
 
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