Evidence:
- Ryan MUST pack two backpacks full of junk and take them everywhere he goes.
- He won't take his backpacks IN to any place - he keeps them in the van so as not to risk losing/sharing his precious items.
- The stuff in his bag is just JUNK - sticky notes, instructions, wrappers, empty DVD cases, receipts, toys, toys, toys.
- While he likes to play with toys, he is obsessed with stacking papers/books/etc. He likes to hear things stack up: "hey, do you hear what cool sound THIS makes?" - plops book on top of another book; flips closed a wallet, drops a pad of paper on the floor, etc.
- Yesterday he "played" for 2 hours, TWO HOURS! I tell you, with a random assortment of stuff. "Play" - verb: To stack, sort, resort, restack, adjust, move to location 2, repeat. These things included soccer shoes, superman figurine, paper, toy lizard, a blanket, 3 pairs of underwear, papers "stolen" from DVD cases, sunglasses, the day's junk mail and a key. Was there a plot? A story with lots of imagination? Maybe...but I didn't notice anything other than hoarding it and protecting it from Seth.
- He wants to take ALL of his toys to bed. When we say he can't, he asks us as nicely as he can to "please do not touch my things and leave them nicely on the couch so I can play with them when I'm up and then put them away myself".
- When given the choice, he will throw NOTHING away. He has a purpose for EV.ER.Y.THING.
- As I am typing this, he saw my checkbook and got visibly excited about it. "Mom, is this for ME?" No. Can I feel it for a minute? Sure. His eyes get huge as he opens, closes, slaps it against his hand.....THE LITTLE HOARDER JUST PUT IT IN HIS BACKPACK!!!
my fatherfamily has a history of hoarding.
Evidence:
- When he clears his plate after eating dinner, unless he is reminded first, he throws away his entire plate.
- Everything he can get his hands on, he "puts away". "Put away" - verb. To shove it where it doesn't belong, with the specific intent of breaking, jamming, losing, the "put away" item.
- Example reverse-hoarding incidents from the recent month:
- shoving penny into van air vent
- jamming seam ripper into laptop hinge
- placing debit card in DVD player
- cramming dozens of toys in small crack between bed and wall
- pushing football pass card into CD drive on laptop
- forcing a dozen markers into the crack between the fridge and freezer. (frozen markers)
- dozens of small toys have been discarded into the opening on the surround sound sub woofer
- squeezing football guys into wipe container
- dropping ball in toilet; flushing said ball down toilet
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5 comments:
Gotta love boys and their weird traits.
Hilarious. I'm rolling. Titus has to bring everything with him too. He packed a bag (baseball stuff, trucks, etc) to take to my last OB appointment so he could show the doctor. But he's way more Seth than Ryan in his approach to putting away: milk on the laptop, penny in the DVD drive in computer, water poured over his dinner, always finding creative ways to "put things away." We haven't even addressed his daily need to build up the collection of inside toys outside, or non-bathtub toys in the tub. All in good time. --Jess
Ha! So, now that leaves me wondering... which boy is more like you? I'm guessing you're the reverse-hoarder, but I'm not sure I've ever seen your closets/cupboards/under your rug... where I'm sure you throw everything when I've been over. This post was hilarious. And very creative. Glad you're back in the blogosphere. :)
Hilarious! I bet your life was pretty boring before you had those boys :)
Wow, I think Ryan and my oldest daughter could be BFF! She has to take a bag full of junk and toys everywhere. Only she has a meltdown whenever I tell her to leave hers in the van. She too has to sleep with a million things. Its crazy what we find in her room when I cant stand it anymore.
Lol all the stuff Seth reverse hoards :o)
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