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Old Oct 31, 2014, 11:03 PM
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Oh I hope you can get some of those organizers! They really help.

I don't have much of a support system either. My mom is a hoarder and TLC wanted to film her house but my sister said, no way. Then they asked if my two sisters would like to come help clean in a scene to be filmed. They came. The producer said they try to get family involved for both the emotional support and family often comes to help even when they aren't filming. I asked my sister if they would come down to help clean again and she said no. Then a few weeks later I asked if she would come help again when they came back to film again and she said yes. She just wanted to be on TV at the cost of my dignity. (I didn't allow her to be in the final shoot to share in the glory of the reveal though since she had contributed nothing to getting it there)

It isn't the first time she has been like this. When I shot my BF someone from the newspaper called her (my mom's house) to get their side of the story. She talked to them and that evening she told me she had talked to them and they wanted her to call back the next day and I said, no don't call. She said, but I promised, as if they were more important than me. She did and she got her name in the newspaper so she was happy. B----. I told my attorney about that later that week and he said tell your sister to keep her damn mouth shut. My sentiments exactly, but she doesn't care about anyone but herself. Which is sad because she lives with my mom and my other sister and she is no fun to live with and nice sister sometimes schedules days off when she knows evil sister will be working so she can have a moment of peace and quiet. Evil sister is very dominating and I sometimes plan my visits to avoid her too. Wow, I really detoured this thread, didn't I? Sorry. Just sharing I don't have much support except for my son.
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