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Is this kleptomania ?

When I was a young child - thats age 5 - I began to collect McDonald's hash brown papers, very meticulously. I liked the way they looked. I had to have them. Soon I progressed to fri boxes and clothing tags -- thats the kind you rip out naturally AND the kinds you are supposed to keep for washing and identification. I even liked the plastic tag ties. I kept them In a box. I stole tags from my sister and friends when they werent looking. And I had to hide the McDonald's boxes, carefully sneaking them away from the kitchen. Later, I collected baby-wipe boxes full of mica rock. I liked to pause in peoples driveways for this.

I also had an affinity for paper clips and staples and anything plastic bag-ish. Now that Im some 10 years older I prefer Styrofoam cups for my coffee which my dad keeps taking so I have to take them back.

My sister, you know, steals all kinds of government-issued pamphlets and parental-informative books from her school. She gives these back but she keeps the Ayn Rands. I myself have taken a liking to Encyclopedias and Almanacs for the keeping and I cant lie and say I dont like to shoplift. Not to mention my father as a child commandeered library books; he just ignored the angry mail-letters he received and still has them today.

So, are we a family of kleptos of what?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Nope I dont think you are kleptos just a family of eccentric people.As long as it does no harm to anyone or breaks the law dont sweat it.I would really rethink taking items that you havent paid for because that isnt kleptomania it is theft.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    well it could be, it depends why you take stuff, cause kleptomania is just an uncontrollable urge to steal it does usually matter what (in some cases people are more prone to take specific things) or if they will get any personal gain. they just NEED to take it, if that is the case for you and your family then yes you are a bunch of kleptomaniacs, if you take it because you want them, i would say you have a hoarding issue, or OCD

  • 1 decade ago

    sounds like it

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