0_Apprentice
Are you a hoarder?
1_Wizard
I'm not personally a hoarder, but I love the show Hoarders on A&E.
0_Apprentice
Do you have a favorite episode which highlighted the issue of hoarding?
1_Wizard
I can't think of a specific episode that was a favorite.  They've had so many...their eighth season began in 2016!
0_Apprentice
Are the episodes an eye opening experience as to how bad hoarding can be?
1_Wizard
Yes it's terrifying.  All of the people are so impaired that they can't use their homes for cooking, sleeping, and they can barely move in the house.
0_Apprentice
I agree its a very serious condition. Do you think you could deal with hoarding if your mother had say like 500 pairs of shoes?
1_Wizard
500 pairs of shoes is definitely way too many.  If she was unwilling to discard the items and the shoes were covering up living areas, I would hate it.