lotuscorvus Asks:
Dear UFYH, I am currently living in my mom's unfinished basement with my girlfriend (and a school friend who lives in the opposite corner). My mom's an emotional shopper/hoarder of stuff, and has 5 cats and a dog. I work full time, and have my own critters to care for (low maintenance snakes). I hate picking up after a grown woman, but this house is obscene. Its hard enough keeping my tiny shared room unfucked, but I'm getting better. Any tips on where to start with the rest of the house?
unfuckyourhabitat Said:
Permission.
A) It’s not your house. You can make a compelling argument for shared spaces, like the bathroom and kitchen, and if you’re paying rent, you have a much better case.
B) If your mom really is a hoarder or has hoarding tendencies, just about the most damaging thing you can do is start going through and getting rid of her stuff without asking.
Things you can do that will probably get no objection/resistance: dishes, kitchen surface cleaning, bathroom deep cleaning (as long as it doesn’t involve throwing things away), vacuuming/dusting, taking what has already been determined to be trash out. Beyond that, you’re going to need buy-in, or, at the least, permission before you start messing with her stuff.
Good luck.
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xibalbadance said:
DO NOT touch a hoarders things! It may seem like trash to you, but hoarders find EVERYTHING in their house valuable!
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