I have just coming to grips with the fact that my father is a hoarder. I'm in my 30's but haven't been in my father's home since I was a teenager. No one is allowed to go in there. But, my sister forced herself in a couple of years ago and said it was horrible. You can't walk around. It's a fire/health hazzard. He now has a mice/rat infestation and we don't know what to do. We're going down in a couple of weeks to "help clean up" but even he said "you girls have no idea what you're getting yourselves into".
Trish Pane
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Feb 28
2/28/11: Story sent in: “newbie who is recently out of denial”
Hello. I’m in my 30’s and I haven’t been in my father’s trailer (he’s 82) since I was a teenager. He won’t let anyone in his home. There have been hints that something was wrong. He can’t get to rooms in his home. He has to go out a back door to the outside to …
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