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[quote=Anonymous]I would classify us as poor but my parents were terrible with money and were/are hoarders.  I remember all the bill collectors calling, and having an answering machine that was like a tape recorder and hearing them leave threats on the machine every time they called.  We were not allowed to answer the phone, ever, which was very hard for a teenage girl.

Utilities often go shut off.  We ate tons of canned food, because you couldn't trust anything in the fridge, whether it was fresh or how long it had been in there, Lots of beans, tuna, chey boy are dee.

Our house was horribly messy all of the time. We lived in squalor.  I could never have a playdate or sleepover. I was terrified of someone finding out, still am.

I got a job as soon as I turned 13, I had to go to the courthouse to get a work permit.  I used the money to buy my clothes and shoes.

It was very difficult for me to find someone as a partner, to trust a man to see my parents' house and agree

My parents are wonderful people, it really aches my heart that they make such poor choices in life. My family has had many horrible medical problems that have result in insane medical bills, so i know this contributed to the problem, along with the acciddental death of one of my parent's siblings when i was a baby that seem to send them over the edge. I have always known they loved me, and I just need to accept them for who they are.

They still ask me for money. My children have never been inside their home. Their hoarding habit is apparently really out of control according to one of my siblings. I feel helpless. I married a wonderful man who knows these dilemmas, I am very lucky. I am a neat freak, and I worry I am too hard on my kids about staying organized and cleaning up after themselves.  I also take very good care of all my possessions, to have something new and nice is a really big deal still today.

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