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[quote=Anonymous]I'm spending 3 weeks with my parents while on maternity leave. My mom is a mid grade hoarder.  What I mean is that she goes shopping at places like Marshalls, sees things on sale that she might need, and buys them.  So under her sink are ten jumbo bottles of hand soap, a luggage scale, 7 pairs of gloves, and 4 candlesticks. Just an example. I'm trying to help her get rid of stuff and having the worst time. Today we got in a screaming match over a chip clip and a sunglasses case she found in the donate bag. I spend the day combing through bags of stuff and dividing it into what can be returned and what can be donated.  I separated it all now she's like "I have to go through each bag and double check."  She's going to root out all the stuff I decluttered and fill up her cabinets and closets again. I know she is unhappy with how the clutter is taking over her life, and her excuse is that she doesn't have time. But the reality is she cannot stand to give stuff away or return it or throw it away. She thinks she just needs to "get organized" with the result that half the clutter is storage baskets and bins and filing systems.  Who has some advice on how to approach this before we kill each other? [/quote]

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