I Have Random Thoughts

I discovered this morning that my mother has been stocking up on medication, canned food, and water. She's been doing this for years, and no one knew. When I saw the stash, I couldn't believe it. It would've been bigger, but she's been donating a lot of it.

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Mamapolo2016 · F

My late husband did that...not hoarding exactly - stashing. I think it might have been a subconscious result of a situation during the Vietnam war when his patrol got isolated and pinned down for more than a week and all they had to eat was rice that soldiers from the other side had buried.

After his death, when I sorted out the house, for example, we had approximately 100 tins of sardines (I don't eat them and never saw him eat them) and 27 packages of sun-dried tomatoes. Times 50 kinds of preserved food.

I donated dozens of shopping bags and boxes of food to shelters and food banks.

Masque · 31-35, M

@Mamapolo2016 My mother has been through a lot, and she's always preparing for the worst possible scenario. She's terrified of things getting bad and not being able to provide for her family.

Mamapolo2016 · F

@Masque And now she's more ready than most. 😊

SW-User

Lol 😂 squirrel mom 🐿

assemblingaknob · 26-30, F

For some reason I read this entire thing as a whisper in my head...
Also. This is concerning.

Ynotisay · M

Right on. Your Mom's stepping up.

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