Did you ever go into someone's house as a child and they had a huge collection of something, maybe they even had a room dedicated to their precious cat statues or replicas of the Eiffel Tower? Now I know how those seemingly eccentric borderline hoarders begin. They find something they like and maybe pick a few ceramic garden gnomes (or whatever their eventual vice) and tell the wrong people how much they adore their small collection. From that point on they're doomed.
For the past three years I have gotten at least one Belle related gifts on Christmas because I made the mistake of telling my best friend in high school she was my favorite Disney princess at the time. Beware of being overly enthusiastic about anything around kind souls that will remember. That high school best friend became my college roommate, who then passed her knowledge of perceived all-consuming love of Belle to my now husband. Now if I don't receive a Belle present from at least one of them for Christmas they feel as if they failed me. I foresee a future where Belle gifts dominate my entire Christmas because my children will learn that "Mom loves Belle and wants more stuff for her collection". Belle is a now a built in back up present for anyone in my life that isn't inspired as to what a good gift would be for me. Of course now even if I was tempted to grow out of my love of Belle I will never admit it to my husband or friend because although my Belle merchandise may not be the source of boundless delight that is intended(and may instead be the beginning of my hoarding problem) I do cherish the thoughtfulness of these gifts from these dear people. And really, if you're going to hoard something Belle merchandise is at least pretty.
That's really funny! I think we all do that to people, if we can't think of anything to get them for birthdays/holidays we just pick something stereotypical for them.
ReplyDeleteI used to be that way for pokemon some 17 years ago, it too was the go-to for gifts from family and friends
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sarah! That is a good insight. I hope to watch myself in the future to be careful what I say. I think not becoming a hoarder would be a good thing for me. I hope your future is bright and full or not full of Belle-related trinkets.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sarah! That is a good insight. I hope to watch myself in the future to be careful what I say. I think not becoming a hoarder would be a good thing for me. I hope your future is bright and full or not full of Belle-related trinkets.
ReplyDeleteI may or may not be a hoarder... I love books. I have almost 600 books, and I'm not ashamed. I've read most of them and I intend to read all of them soon enough. Some people would consider this hoarding, but I don't. I know exactly what books I have and don't have, and I refuse to keep books I don't like or don't intend to read again. Plus, I have shelf space for all of my books. I think the defining difference between a hoarder and a collector is that a hoarder has so much that they don't know what they have anymore, and they don't have space for it all. On the other hand, a collector knows what they do have, and they have space for it all. Maybe that's my justification for my mass amount of books, but that's always what I've thought.
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