Posted by cag on February 1, 2000, at 16:25:39
In reply to Re: Countdown to invasion, posted by Noa on February 1, 2000, at 7:50:34
This has been extremely interesting and I am pulling for you. My Mother was OCD, couldn't throw anything away. But what was worse, she collected other people's junk. (Truly.) She would prowl the dumps and garbage cans and bring home treasures of other people's coffe grounds, grapefruit rinds, egg shells, tin cans, etc. She had a large family of children who had to live this way. We literally could not get in some rooms of the house, as it was piled from floor to ceiling with the things that she was compelled to collect. As we entered our young teens, each of us ran away or left home. She loved us in her own way, but could not get past her OCD. This was many years ago in a tiny place where the health officials and child welfare turned a blind eye. Growing up living like filthy rats ruined us all. (Dad fled too...he committed suicide and left all us kids to contend with this disgusting mess ourselves.)Our lives were totally abnormal in every respect. We expected her to die all alone in her filthy nest someday, but, mercifully, she died in a hospital. She was bathed, gowned and respectable when she died. This was the only time in my life I was not ashamed to have others look at her.
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