Dad Who Treasures His Trash Refuses To Part With Any Of It DEAR ABBY: I am fed up with my father's hoarding. Junk is piled everywhere, and our cat has twice gotten hurt in the piles. If there is a spare corner, junk is thrown in it. When I try to say anything, Dad gets defensive over his "stuff," and my mother defends his "pack rat" ways. She says they are his things, not mine.I'm extremely embarrassed when friends, relatives or neighbors visit. I have ...
Aug. 11, 2013 - Dear Abby via Yahoo! News
Enough with dad's hoarding DEAR ABBY: I am fed up with my father's hoarding. Junk is piled everywhere, and our cat has twice gotten hurt in the piles. If there is a spare corner, junk is thrown in it. When I try to say anything, Dad gets defensive over his "stuff," and my mother defends his "pack rat" ways. She says they are his things, not mine.
Aug. 10, 2013 - Philadelphia Daily News
'Pack rat conditions' found in home of North Hills fire victim Los Angeles firefighters found "pack rat conditions" inside the North Hills home of an 81-year-old man who was killed along with his dog when fire consumed the structure.
Aug. 9, 2013 - Los Angeles Times