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Old Apr 09, 2007, 10:59 PM
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I know what you mean, Maven. I remember seeing an episode of Oprah a few years ago that was basically about -- "OMG, look at what a disgusting mess this woman's home is in!" It seemed that the whole point of the show was to SHAME this woman. The woman had been a very tidy perfectionist and then after something traumatic happened (a divorce I think), she started hoarding and her living space was out of control with clutter. The whole show was about how DISGUSTING her home was and what a SLOB she was. People came in and cleaned up the mess and then Oprah sort of reprimanded the woman and told her how important it was to have a lovely home and that she had better not let it get messy again. At the end of the show, Oprah had some sort of "lightbulb moment" where it occurred to her that this woman might have some sort of psychological problem she needed help with. Duh!
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