▲ 15 r/ChildofHoarder
I just discovered this subreddit and I wish I had know about it years ago. My grandparents on my mom’s side, my aunt and uncle, my mom, and both of my older brothers are all hoarders. I grew up and lived in a hoarders house for 27 years before I moved out.
Even my childhood friend lived in a hoarders house, so it all seemed normal to me. I’m so grateful to have found this group. I’m still learning to adjust even 11 years after moving out.
While I am very clean and organized, I recently had an epiphany that I am a “collector” and like filling up my spaces. I have a manga library of almost 1,000 volumes. I have a treasure chest full of McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys, VHS tapes, enamel pins, Beetlejuice merch, and so on. I collect. And I’m learning that might be connected to my upbringing as a child in a hoarders house.
I’m grateful to have found you all. It’s comforting to know someone else gets it when I say, “Hey, I can see your floor. You’re doing great!”
u/sheilamlin — 14 hours ago