| Author |
Message |
| Topic: Having Friends Over |
Janie
Replies: 6
Views: 836
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Forum: About Growing Up
Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 10:28 pm Subject: Having Friends Over |
Thatgirl,
I am SO sorry that you have to live this way. It's horrible.
What would happen if you called social services? Do you have a relative who you could live with while social services get ... |
| Topic: Relationship With Parent |
Janie
Replies: 12
Views: 1211
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Forum: About Growing Up
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 11:59 pm Subject: Relationship With Parent |
| Looking back, I think alot of my rebellion was looking for a place, or group, to belong, someplace where I was accepted and 'normal'. I was looking for love in all the wrong places because that wasn' ... |
| Topic: Would you have gone to a support group? |
Janie
Replies: 5
Views: 554
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Forum: About Growing Up
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:37 am Subject: Would you have gone to a support group? |
| Of course! And that's always THE most important thing! <slaps forehead> |
| Topic: Would you have gone to a support group? |
Janie
Replies: 5
Views: 554
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Forum: About Growing Up
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:50 pm Subject: Would you have gone to a support group? |
Lisa,
Isn't it amazing that we have parents who care more about themselves, and how other's perceive them, than they care about how their children are feeling/coping/living. They would rather that ... |
| Topic: Has anyone secretly cleaned a hoarder's house? Need advice. |
Janie
Replies: 18
Views: 1275
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Forum: Interventions, Reporting, & P.I.S.S.
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:17 pm Subject: Has anyone secretly cleaned a hoarder's house? Need advice. |
I wish that I had some useful advice for you. I don't.
Being that your in laws live in a small town, other people in the town must be aware of their problems. Has anyone discuss their concerns ... |
| Topic: Post-Intervention Stress Syndrome (P.I.S.S.) |
Janie
Replies: 39
Views: 3461
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Forum: Interventions, Reporting, & P.I.S.S.
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:22 pm Subject: Post-Intervention Stress Syndrome (P.I.S.S.) |
| >>>pardon me for not directly quoting, as i'm typing off the cuff, but, its true, hoarders will never accept that there is a problem; will choose a pile of junk over one of their kids any day ... |
| Topic: Alternate Reality |
Janie
Replies: 9
Views: 1010
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Forum: About Growing Up
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:23 am Subject: Alternate Reality |
| Gaslighted. Good term. They act like YOU are the crazy one, and stick to their ridiculous story, no matter what. It's amazing how NOT crazy you are! |
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