Serenade
Hoarding
Thursday, 12 May 2011
¶ What with the piles of books that sprout in every room, we worry about hoarding. Our closets, cabinets, and even the refrigerator are stuffed almost to the point of disorganization. The worst thing about holding on to something because it might come in handy someday is that every now and then it actually does. But we have never given much thought to the children of hoarders, who, it turns out, have some not very surprising tics, such as a disinclination to give parties. The impulse to hoard can lead its victims to choose their clutter over their children. Yikes!