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<blockquote data-quote="WayneLigon" data-source="post: 6262621" data-attributes="member: 3649"><p>It might be all that's needed. Depression is a major factor in a lot of things like this, because it eats at your self respect. When you have no self-respect, it's almost impossible to have respect for anything else, including stuff that belongs to other people. </p><p></p><p>This dovetails into depression's favorite cousin, despair. Once things get so bad (and that level is different for everyone), you stop bothering because you see no way the situation will ever be fixed. </p><p></p><p>Or it could be simple petulance mixed with those. Maybe his wife did all those tidy-up things and without her to do them, on some level he refuses to because he thinks if it gets left long enough, she'll come back to do them. Rationality be damned.</p><p></p><p>He probably does need some minor therapy, especially if the kids are toddlers and he's having to do all that craziness at the same time.</p><p></p><p>That would be if the cleaning and such was the only thing. The thing with the window and the door, though? That puts you right back on 'This place isn't mine, so fuggit' territory.</p><p></p><p>Maybe three sight inspections a year along with the annual close-in inspection.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WayneLigon, post: 6262621, member: 3649"] It might be all that's needed. Depression is a major factor in a lot of things like this, because it eats at your self respect. When you have no self-respect, it's almost impossible to have respect for anything else, including stuff that belongs to other people. This dovetails into depression's favorite cousin, despair. Once things get so bad (and that level is different for everyone), you stop bothering because you see no way the situation will ever be fixed. Or it could be simple petulance mixed with those. Maybe his wife did all those tidy-up things and without her to do them, on some level he refuses to because he thinks if it gets left long enough, she'll come back to do them. Rationality be damned. He probably does need some minor therapy, especially if the kids are toddlers and he's having to do all that craziness at the same time. That would be if the cleaning and such was the only thing. The thing with the window and the door, though? That puts you right back on 'This place isn't mine, so fuggit' territory. Maybe three sight inspections a year along with the annual close-in inspection. [/QUOTE]
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