tiredofit
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Post by tiredofit on Jul 5, 2009 7:27:37 GMT -5
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Post by mouse on Jul 5, 2009 8:06:04 GMT -5
Those poor people. That poor little girl. I'm assuming there must be at least one (probably more) instances of mental health problems there. Having a filthy house is one thing, but leaving your children covered in filth and their own excrement (and unclothed) is another. I'm assuming there's no way they'll dig out in 30 days, with or without professional help. I hope that if they find a new place, they'll be able to work with mental health professionals to pull themselves out of whatever it is that drove them to that. As awful as this might sound, I do hope that they keep the child away from the family until they've proven they can take better care of her. It's not something I agree with in most cases, but here they can't seem to provide basic hygiene and clean clothes. Poor people.  ~Mouse  |
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Post by Arid on Jul 5, 2009 14:18:16 GMT -5
What are these people supposed to use for money to get all the required work done in 30 days? It looks like their Number 1 problem was that they couldn't afford to pay for garbage/trash pick-up. Number 2 problem, no doubt, was they had no working plumbing. The list goes on and on. . .
Arid
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Post by notsomessyshell on Jul 5, 2009 15:51:18 GMT -5
My heart breaks for the poor child. These people needed help a while ago. 30 days is not going to be enough.
On a side note, what is with the Mt. Dew in the homes with bad squalor lately? The last few in the news had lots and lots of Mt. Dew cans or bottles all over.
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Post by messyang on Jul 5, 2009 18:15:50 GMT -5
I thought trash pickup was mandatory even by folks who don't pay for it, as a health hazard, and then if you DON'T pay they can put a lien on your property.
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Post by gettingsomewhere on Jul 5, 2009 19:50:42 GMT -5
How very tragic for all concerned. Saying prayers and positvity wishes that somehow help will be made available to this family.
Thanks for sharing, tireedofit.
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Post by missjean on Jul 5, 2009 20:49:51 GMT -5
In some areas, people are allowed one free garbage bag per week. Beyond that, they must pay for bags. (And the bags are literally paid for - you buy them from your city or township building.)
I knew nothing about this until I visited one of my relatives. Clean house, but in the garage were 16 bags of garbage that she would take to the curb based on how "ripe" they were.
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Post by yearning4order on Jul 5, 2009 23:36:39 GMT -5
"On a side note, what is with the Mt. Dew in the homes with bad squalor lately? The last few in the news had lots and lots of Mt. Dew cans or bottles all over. "
I was thinking of this too as I was looking at the pictures.
Please, those of you who drink soda or Mt. Dew, please do not take my wonderings about this as any type of insult to you or other soda drinkers.
My personal experience while my gaming addiction was active was that I spent a great, great deal of time drinking coffee drinks, energy drinks, and my overall nutrition was extremely poor. Over time I think this can lead some of us into a sort of "starvation" that can affect energy levels, moods, etc.
I was diagnosed with chronic depression, and a very low dose antidepressant was helpful in allowing me to regain some of my energy level. However, as long as I was "burning the candle at both ends" by sleep depriving (to game more) and ingesting large volumes of energy drinks and coffee, I was never going to regain anything like my old energy levels.
I'm only 3 weeks free of the gaming, but these things have already changed: I don't drink energy drinks anymore, I have no desire for them. I drink far less coffee than I used to. I am eating a much wider range of foods now, including increased quantities of vegetables (this is based on desire, not on forcing myself to). While my sleep is still quite disturbed from years of self created sleep deprivation, I am not near so exhausted.
I know I'm just one person, and not a study group, or a scientist analyzing these things--but I do think that overall soda is often cheaper than milk and orange juice, and after a certain amount of time could it be possible that a "starvation" set in for this family, making it all the harder to begin to try to clean the house or maintain it?
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flower
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Post by flower on Jul 6, 2009 0:20:06 GMT -5
Tragic. :-(
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Post by Arid on Jul 6, 2009 2:27:05 GMT -5
All good points, yearning4order. I'm glad that you posted them.
Arid
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Post by Moodle on Jul 6, 2009 10:59:21 GMT -5
We need to remember that we have SOS members who are striving to clean houses that look just like this. While the pictures are alarming, wise Pigpen (Squalor Survivors) always pointed out that we should be alarmed by squalor and work to dig out and maintain. If you are here because you live in true squalor, please do not be afraid to post. Some people deal with clutter issues, but we understand true squalor issues. Many of us, including myself, have dug out of squalor. Please do not think that your situation is so bad that no one would understand; we do understand and we can help. Just post and let us help talk you through digging out of squalor. It's okay; we understand.  |
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Post by molly on Jul 8, 2009 0:05:59 GMT -5
The first thing I noticed is that the child is 5 years old... and they an old huggies diaper box on top of the pile in the living room. I'm assuming this child has been living in these conditions her entire life (based on that).
Sad. I hope they can find a way to get it cleaned up.
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