That's very sad.
I hope she gets the help/meds she needs.
Hopefully her son/daughter will help her with that.
Unless there are children or pets involved. Then it becomes child/animal abuse.Originally Posted by MissCharlotte
I'm a social worker and on ocassion my agency deals with this type of situation. It's not right to exploit her mother in this way, but she may have tried helping her in other ways and failed. I had a client whose house looked similar to that but there was only a very narrow pathway to walk through the house. The township was called, the fire company came out to inspect the house, the daughter tried to help, and my agency tried to help. In the end, as long as no "regulations" are violated and the person has a means of getting out of the house, the person has every right to live like this. It's unsightly and I know I wouldn't want to live that way, but it's just one of the freedoms people have in the USA.
Yeah, I wonder what is that person going to do with the inheritance when his mother dies.Originally Posted by twofatcats
My late husband had a cousin and his wife who lived like this. They even had a baby grand piano totally covered with "stuff." When her mother died and left them her house in her will, they filled that house, too. They had no children. I wonder who had to deal with the mess when they both died.
She likely kept winning auctions and never paid..that is a surefire way to get sellers mad and yourself kicked off ebay..Originally Posted by krazy kat2
That is really sad. I think you are all correct about her needing mental help.
My sister's house looks nearly that bad, and I know for a fact she is as crazy as they come. She has been banned from ebay for something, I don't even want to know what. Hers was like that before ebay. She collects everything, including entire sets of dishes. The last 3 times she moved, my daughter asked me to come help her pack the house, since I worked in the moving/packing business for 7 or 8 years, and can pack breakables. I can pack my own collections and breakables in one day. It took 2 of us nearly a week to pack her crap, and stlll didn't get it all. That was just what was unpacked from her previous moves. She is on disability, and sometimes does not pay her rent because she buys so much crap. Don't even let me get started on the animals!
Originally Posted by hissy
How incredibly sad that her daughter would exploit her in this way and not try and help her-
I think we should try and withhold judgement though, not being in that situation..This person has lived with this their entire life, and likely has tried to help his mother numerous times and this may be his/her last ditch effort in getting her to confront her issues..Originally Posted by blondiecat
My thoughts too!
I wonder too how it's all turned out? I wonder if there's any way of finding out?Originally Posted by yoviher
Its been one and a half years since those events took place. I wonder, how has it all turned up? Here's hoping they suceeded in getting help for the lady.