DawnM Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 (edited) UGH! We recently cancelled satellite TV and I have been pulling up shows on Netflix through my Roku. Last night before going to sleep I watched a Hoarders episode where the couple thought they had 20-25 cats in the house. Animal Control found OVER 100, although only 41 were alive :ack2::eek: I had horrible dreams throughout the night of finding dead or almost dead animals in my house. It was awful and I felt horrible for not knowing they were there to take care of them. I think that isn't a good show for near bedtime for me. Edited July 30, 2011 by DawnM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I remember that episode. There are actually several that deal with animal hoarders. You may want to skip those in the future. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misidawnrn Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I like to watch that show when I am feeling bad about being busy and not having an immaculate house (although I can have company over anytime there might be toys in the living room and 2 year old mess at the table, it really is overall clean). When I watch that, I feel like my house is sparkling clean all of a sudden! My mom is a hoarder and I try very hard to NOT be like that, although I don't have any hoarding tendencies. I can easily throw things away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Good to know. I usually watch online in the morning before the kids get up. It inspires me to house chores, in a frantic, paranoid sort of way. (I try not to watch the ones with active animal cruelty, though; they break my heart) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I watch the show for motivation to get up and pick up around the house. I'm not a hoarder, but I am cluttered. I have no problem throwing things away, I just need the umph to get up and do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I remember that episode. Not nearly as bad as the lady who had a house full of used adult diapers. She didn't have a working bath. I was so sad for her. The diapers had eaten through the floor boards in a couple rooms. She went to an assisted living facility and her house was demolished. (Hope I didn't ruin the ending for anyone!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Yes, that show is much better watched when I have five hours afterwards to clean and take things to Goodwill. :tongue_smilie: BTW, I had a nightmare after watching Hoarders too, one time. I don't remember the content, but I know it was related to the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I posted a thread about this recently. I still don't know that I have recovered. We are in the middle of a big home improvement/rearrangement and decorating project and things are all over the place right now. It's driving me crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Thanks for sharing that it is online. I didn't realize that. I watch the show as often as I can and yes, it is horrific for the worst. I lived next door to an animal hoarder and it just breaks my heart for them. It is truely a mental illness. So very sad. The ones though that really get to me are the ones with kids involved. I can hardly watch the one where the dad had to move the kids into a tent on the front lawn because he couldn't stop hoarding and they got bed bugs from the stuff he was bringing in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristinannie Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I cannot deal with animal hoarding. If I see those shows, I have to change the channel! Thank God I have never seen that episode. My MIL is a hoarder (although you can walk through her house :tongue_smilie:). My DH could become a full-on hoarder if I don't constantly stay on top of him (wow, rereading that, it doesn't sound very good :lol:). So, I watch the show to learn more about it so I can PREVENT it from happening here! The animal shows are just disturbing though!!!!! :auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 My DH could become a full-on hoarder if I don't constantly stay on top of him (wow, rereading that, it doesn't sound very good :lol:). :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 UGH! We recently cancelled satellite TV and I have been pulling up shows on Netflix through my Roku. Last night before going to sleep I watched a Hoarders episode where the couple thought they had 20-25 cats in the house. Animal Control found OVER 100, although only 41 were alive :ack2::eek: I had horrible dreams throughout the night of finding dead or almost dead animals in my house. It was awful and I felt horrible for not knowing they were there to take care of them. I think that isn't a good show for near bedtime for me. How awful! My dreams can get pretty vivid, too. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I have been watching it on Netflix too. It makes me want to clean!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 See, not me! It makes me feel that my house is downright spotless in comparison! :lol: I have been watching it on Netflix too. It makes me want to clean!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Me too, Dawn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 Oh my word! Now I can't just watch, I have to google and see what follow up reports I can find. Some are positive, but some make it even MORE depressing. The episode where the parents cleaned out the house because the children were taken from the home and then even after clean up they weren't awarded their kids back was heartbreaking. I just read that the parents filed for divorce 6 months later and the father got custody as he wasn't the hoarder. The mom was ordered to put all 1400 boxes of garbage into storage. Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 I accidentally watched the cat one this morning... And then spent the rest of the morning cleaning and crying. Heartbreaking. For the animals and the humans. Well, both stories, really. What an intense episode! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Yeah, that is not a show to watch at bedtime. I do watch it, because I have messiness problems and it does help me clean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyR Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 I watch it. My sister is a hoarder (animal) and I have a friend that lost her children because she lived with her parents who were hoarders, and I believe she is one too because she just couldn't get her act together to get out on her own and out of that house. I feel bad for my sister as we are very close to each other but we can't stand to go into her house as it smells terrible. When I watch Hoarders it makes me want to clean more, LOL. We are slightly cluttered but we also have 6 people living in a small apartment and there is only so much I can do with the space I have. But our apartment is very clean though. I have no problems throwing things away either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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