Dear Poor Lucky Me,
Now that you’ve revealed your identity, can we still seek your advice? I hope so, because I don’t know where else to go.
I have been watching the A&E series Hoarders and I’m starting to get worried. What if I am a Hoarder? I mean my house doesn’t look bad, but I do have a lot of collections. Like I collect spoons, old radios, Beanie Babies, baseball cards, snow globes and exotic hot sauces. So far I think I have them arranged in a pretty cool way, but the show is making me second guess myself.
What do you think? Should I be worried?
Signed,
Collector for Fun and Money
Dear Collector,
Based on your list of collections and the emotions that Hoarders has stirred up, I would recommend making an appointment with a therapist. Bring photos. Hopefully they’ll say you have nothing to worry about. If they say that you do have something to worry about, it’s better to know now then sit around polishing your spoons and worrying. One of the many great things about being human is that we have so many opportunities to break patterns and better ourselves. You should never be without hope.
That being said, did anyone really ever make money off of collecting Beanie Babies? I remember when everyone was snatching them up like they were under-valued gold bullion, but I just assumed that left millions of Beanie Babies stuffed in people’s basements all across America. I worked at this pharmacy after school in 9th grade and the elderly would stampede into the store every month when the new shipment of Beanie Babies arrived. It was like the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show, but for old people. Exotic Hot Sauces sound cool though. I’d buy that.
Yes! Although I am now a real person, I still hunger for opportunities to give advice. I’m thankful that you reached out to me. Please always consider Poor Lucky Me your safe place.
Sincerely,
Poor Lucky Me
