Hoarders<\/em> doesn’t dance around the subject, offering viewers a look into the lives of people whose homes are literally packed wall-to-wall with stuff.<\/p>\nSome people hardly even leave themselves enough room to sleep at night, and certainly can’t have company over during the day.<\/p>\n
They have pushed family out of their lives, and become sad, desperate and isolated.<\/p>\n
It’s really tough to watch what they have done to their own lives and those of their family members, who often become estranged.<\/p>\n
The series offers a way out through therapy and the manpower to help Hoarders <\/em>clear the clutter out of their lives.<\/p>\nBut these people have to accept the help. And that is a gut-wrenching part of the process.<\/p>\n
The A&E series is difficult to sit through, but is certainly a worthwhile watch.<\/p>\n
……………………<\/p>\n
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He has posts on the Yanks-Mets series:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.goodblogs.com\/view-post\/Yanks-Outclass-Mets-Again<\/p>\n
and the Tour de France:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.goodblogs.com\/view-post\/Tour-de-Stinko-race-marred-by-cheaters<\/p>\n
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