Re: Re: Possible Hoarding Suggestion: Photos

January 9, 2009

We recently cleaned up. We had a dumpster and put broken things in it. When

the dumpster was being taken away, my kids cried. They got over it, but I want

them to learn that it's ok to let things go (expecially junk). I'm worried

about the hoarding. I pointed out that we don't have room for new things if we

keep everything including broken things. They at least " allow " me to donate

their old clothing. Toys aren't an option yet.

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Sent: Friday, January 9, 2009 12:56:55 PM

Subject: Re: Possible Hoarding Suggestion: Photos

Our son took photos too, of everything, even old shoes that didn't fit

anymore, when they had to be parted with. That worked for years,

until his computer got so full of photos that he decided to go back

and look at them. He started deleting them because he couldn't even

remember most of the stuff anymore, even when looking at a picture of

it. lol Whatever works!

He didn't do the blinking thing though.

He also will not part with old toys. Still has some of his baby toys.

(

BJ

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> Hi all,

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> Even though I originally posted about how to handle hoarding, I just

thought of something that has kinda helped us with my daughter's

hoarding of trash and " organic " things that will disintegrate. ..she

started asking us to take photos! Of a snowball, an icicle, a funny

shaped potatoe chip, a clay sculpture that was biodegradable,

Christmas cookies, etc...so that has actually helped us some, at least

with stuff we really cannot keep around.. Of course it doesn't help

with the tons of toys she won't part with...

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> But now she is taking 'photos' with her blinking, which is becoming

a more frequent problem altogether. She blinks to take pictures of

stuff as she walks around the house. It started with the CD player in

her room at night changing the song number display. Now she also adds

a " whirring " sound to it, like a camera functioning. Interesting.

Maybe the photo thing has backfired! :-)

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