Dear Abby: My dad was a hoarder, so I’m triggered by my husband’s clutter

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Dear Abby: My dad was a hoarder, so I’m triggered by my husband’s clutter
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He says his acquisitions are well within what is normal.

My sister and I grew up with our father after our parents divorced. He was a hoarder. Years later, when he finally had to move out, it took three moving trucks to empty the two-bedroom house. You can imagine what that was like. I am very triggered by clutter. I appreciate an organized home with space to breathe.

I know my background makes me overly sensitive about cleaning, but it’s really hard, and I’m stressed out every time I come home to piles of random objects and must move his stuff before I can make dinner. We don’t have space for a “man cave.” I am in counseling, which helps, but not enough.

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