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I don't really understand it myself. I have 2 kids and our not yet 2 year old loves to "sweep", "vaccuum" and clean the living room table. I make her clean up her own spills even if it means standing over her and helping her hand over hand. I'm not a neat freak either, but I don't understand what you'd do with little kids if your house was as filthy as depicted on that show... or as my brother's family lives.... in his case alcohol is the problem... he and his wife are always drunk. It is apathy and laziness and a lack of desire to take responsibility.
And some people just have unhealthy attachments to possesions... my mother is a hard core pack rat. It doesn't help that she has significant mobility issues. I visit her and don't even ask... I just start bagging up stuff she doesn't need. She literally keeps every piece of mail... envelopes included. She has the largest storage unit, a packed attic, garage and house and brings boxes to my house for "safe keeping" I've learned just to look through and donate about 80% of it. She has no idea what she has. Last time I cleaned and reorganized we took 2 uhauls full of stuff to the local charity, and put a large dumpster full of trash/ recycling out for pick up. It was embaressing. I can't wait for her to move here locally so I can clean her house weekly. I know in her case it is depression and possibly some senility.
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