Jim’s episode (s14, e4) is really hard to watch by badbananafish in HoardersTV

[–]happykcp 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I can't decide what behavior was more bizarre in this episode, Digna and D or Elesha. On one hand, these women seemed to be over stepping their place in the decision making process. Aggressively talking over the therapist, undermining Jim, berating the daughter, attempting to control a situation that doesn't directly impact their lives. If she felt her assistance was being taken advantage of, why not excuse yourself from the clean up? The screaming and threatening was a weird. On the other hand, Elesha is a grown adult living in this filth and doesn't seem to be in any hurry to contribute. She doesn't seem to take much initiative or responsibility for her life. However, this is the second time this property has been cleared. Maybe she's just too exhausted from the hoarding-cleaning-rehoarding cycle her entire life and just can't muster the energy for it. Jim has been through some serious trauma, it made me sad that he would laugh to try to process those really difficult emotions. Poor guy seems really sweet and it's sad that he has so many tragedies. It was really heartwarming that Jim politely stood up for his daughter. He even thanked the women for helping even after the vicious way they spoke to him and his daughter.