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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 348254, member: 5833"]Whether genetic or learned, I can't say. My mother certainly liked beautiful & interesting things, particularly if vintage/antique. If she had had more disposable income, she probably would have accumulated more stuff than she did. I feel my taste was developed by hers, what we had decorating our home, going to resale shops with her.</p><p><br /></p><p>To the extent collecting is related to hoarding, & hoarding is related to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), there well could be a genetic component.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 348254, member: 5833"]Whether genetic or learned, I can't say. My mother certainly liked beautiful & interesting things, particularly if vintage/antique. If she had had more disposable income, she probably would have accumulated more stuff than she did. I feel my taste was developed by hers, what we had decorating our home, going to resale shops with her. To the extent collecting is related to hoarding, & hoarding is related to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), there well could be a genetic component.[/QUOTE]
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