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I think Dad has a serious problem
Sep. 25th, 2010 07:45 amAnd when I mean "serious problem," I mean it's bordering on a psychological issue that is fucking DRIVING ME NUTS.
This morning, I got up to fix myself some breakfast. He's fart-assing around in the kitchen, like he's cleaning up or something, but he's not. Cold, dirty dishwater is in the sink, dishes are soaking in it. On the counter amongst the loaves of bread that aren't in the breadbox, I find an empty box that the sticks of butter come in just laying there. Not in the garbage or anything. So I fix myself my breakfast--a bowl of cereal and a glass of orange juice. I used up the rest of the orange juice, so I threw the bottle in the garbage. I take my breakfast to my room and eat it. When I'm done, I come back out to take care of my dishes when I see it--the orange juice bottle that I just threw in the garbage has been taken out and laying on the washing machine, on top of the pile of newspapers.
It's not like we are a green family or anything, and it's not like my dad believes in taking shit to the recycling bins a few miles away. He's just a freaking GARBAGE PICKER. He will hang on to shit like this in a vain attempt to reuse it (like with milk gallon jugs and coffee containers), and he won't do shit with it. He'll just let them build up in the garage because he thinks he'll be able to reuse it when it's JUST GARBAGE.
And he has a problem with throwing stuff away in the garbage. I don't know why it is. If, say, a box of cereal is used up, he can't just throw it away in the garbage can. He'll just leave it on the counter, like a pig.
And it's not like the kitchen is sparkling clean despite these little things. The kitchen is kind of a fucking pigsty. It's bordering on him have a hoarding problem, or a cleanliness problem. And heaven forbid you touch or clean up any of his piles or else he'll bitch at you for it, because you moved something he won't be able to find later.
Is there ANY sort of professional I can consult about this? Because it's becoming a serious problem. We can't live in a clean, organized home with him because of this shit, and it's driving both me and Mom absolutely NUTS.
This morning, I got up to fix myself some breakfast. He's fart-assing around in the kitchen, like he's cleaning up or something, but he's not. Cold, dirty dishwater is in the sink, dishes are soaking in it. On the counter amongst the loaves of bread that aren't in the breadbox, I find an empty box that the sticks of butter come in just laying there. Not in the garbage or anything. So I fix myself my breakfast--a bowl of cereal and a glass of orange juice. I used up the rest of the orange juice, so I threw the bottle in the garbage. I take my breakfast to my room and eat it. When I'm done, I come back out to take care of my dishes when I see it--the orange juice bottle that I just threw in the garbage has been taken out and laying on the washing machine, on top of the pile of newspapers.
It's not like we are a green family or anything, and it's not like my dad believes in taking shit to the recycling bins a few miles away. He's just a freaking GARBAGE PICKER. He will hang on to shit like this in a vain attempt to reuse it (like with milk gallon jugs and coffee containers), and he won't do shit with it. He'll just let them build up in the garage because he thinks he'll be able to reuse it when it's JUST GARBAGE.
And he has a problem with throwing stuff away in the garbage. I don't know why it is. If, say, a box of cereal is used up, he can't just throw it away in the garbage can. He'll just leave it on the counter, like a pig.
And it's not like the kitchen is sparkling clean despite these little things. The kitchen is kind of a fucking pigsty. It's bordering on him have a hoarding problem, or a cleanliness problem. And heaven forbid you touch or clean up any of his piles or else he'll bitch at you for it, because you moved something he won't be able to find later.
Is there ANY sort of professional I can consult about this? Because it's becoming a serious problem. We can't live in a clean, organized home with him because of this shit, and it's driving both me and Mom absolutely NUTS.
