I can assure you, I am empathetic as are the rest of the family. The person in my life (my father) is not forced to do anything and they continue to do as they please. They don't want help, so we do not pressure them needlessly.
I believe people have their habits and we must accept them to an extent. Unfortunately sometimes ones way of living can negatively affect others close to them. My mother is the one who had to live with this. She is the one most deserving of sympathy.
I did write my original comment in a distant and judgmental tone. It was to write what I had observed through experience about the behaviors related to hoarding.
It may sound negative but, my father is my father. I don't dislike him.
I can assure you, I am empathetic as are the rest of the family. The person in my life (my father) is not forced to do anything and they continue to do as they please. They don't want help, so we do not pressure them needlessly.
I believe people have their habits and we must accept them to an extent. Unfortunately sometimes ones way of living can negatively affect others close to them. My mother is the one who had to live with this. She is the one most deserving of sympathy.
I did write my original comment in a distant and judgmental tone. It was to write what I had observed through experience about the behaviors related to hoarding.
It may sound negative but, my father is my father. I don't dislike him.