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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Or OCD, though it should be CDO to be alphabetically right

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Comment from Lisasview
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This was really so funny but of course serious. I like a clean house, but...
As, I am going into the hospital on January 3, for 5 days ... I want the house in perfect order and food prepared and frozen...
I do not want my husband to be concerned...although he will need to do some cleaning before I get back home. Ha ha.
The best of luck in the contest ...
Lisasview, now living in Spain

 Comment Written 31-Dec-2023

reply by the author on 31-Dec-2023
    Good luck; I hope you recover quickly.
reply by Lisasview on 31-Dec-2023
    Thank you!
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
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You made me smile with this animated post. I became a bit obsessive about cleaning during the pandemic and even sprayed my shopping before bringing it into the house! A fine post for the contest, love Dolly x x x

 Comment Written 31-Dec-2023

reply by the author on 31-Dec-2023
    Oh, yes; I think we ALL went a little overboard during COVID! I had a neighbor who sprayed her MAIL and left it outside for three days before considering it "safe" to enter the inter-sanctum of her home.

    I love your new profile pic, Dolly!!
Comment from Navada
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You've done a very good job of exploring a serious topic in a humorous way as per the prompt. I liked your tight rhyme and metre which enhanced the enjoyment of the read. :)

 Comment Written 30-Dec-2023

reply by the author on 31-Dec-2023
    Thanks very much for this concise-yet-comprehensive review!
Comment from bob cullen
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I too would rate this O, C & D. In my case though it stands for Outstandingly Clever & Delightful.
Incidentally, in Australia we refer to Anal-ism as a pain in the arse. (My mother in-law for instance. Is that interpretation close?

 Comment Written 30-Dec-2023

reply by the author on 31-Dec-2023
    Why, yes! But it makes me wonder if we are somehow related. My MIL, too, is a pain in the arse!

    Absolutely DELIGHTFUL review! Thanks very much!
reply by bob cullen on 31-Dec-2023
    Is she also British, born in Coventry?
reply by the author on 31-Dec-2023
    Haha. No; Italian through and through.
Comment from Nina Sexton
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Fun and witty take on the disorder. I love the sub about alphabetical order. It may even make more sense that way. Great job and good luck in the contest!

 Comment Written 30-Dec-2023

reply by the author on 31-Dec-2023
    Thank you, Nina! What a fun review this was. I appreciate it.
Comment from Wendy G
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Lol. I enjoyed your poem a lot - and also your notes. My daughter laughs at me simply because I choose matching clothespegs for garments or linen hanging out on the clothesline in the sun. I 'm certainly not as OCD as you though. A great entry for the contest. Hope you do well.
Wendy

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 Comment Written 30-Dec-2023

reply by the author on 30-Dec-2023
    I don't know; I definitely consider you a contender!! What's wrong with your daughter? Who would put a green and a yellow peg on a blue dress?! Tell me, are your closets in ROYGBIV order?
reply by Wendy G on 30-Dec-2023
    No, my closets are more in the summer/winter groups, long sleeves or short, and fabric types, with my favourites all being at one end. Lol.
    But laundry does need sorting. Towels must hang with towels, shirts with shirts etc. Lol.
reply by the author on 30-Dec-2023
    We could definitely room together. I like your style. WE're the ones with complementary anal-ism!
reply by Wendy G on 30-Dec-2023
    Lol. Yes, better matched than my husband and myself, for sure!
reply by the author on 31-Dec-2023
    Same. NO ONE gave us a chance...and here it is, two-and-a-half decades later, and we're still going strong.
reply by Wendy G on 31-Dec-2023
    Lol. For us, nearly forty-five years. I hope your husband closes wardrobe, closet and cupboard doors, because mine doesn't, and it drives me NUTS!
reply by the author on 31-Dec-2023
    Mine does. He's a Virgo and very neat and tidy. What he DOESN'T do well is mingle with people at parties. He is totally out of his element and functions like a ten-year-old. But he's handsome, so I always forgive him.
reply by Wendy G on 31-Dec-2023
    Lol. Well, there you have an advantage. Mine is not particularly good-looking, but is in his element at parties with non-stop talking!!!
reply by the author on 31-Dec-2023
    Trade-offs.
Comment from jessizero
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I got a kick out of this ode to OCD. You did a great job describing what it's like to have obsessive thoughts. My father likes to say that he has OCD and that it stands for "Old Crazy Dude." :) I am sorry your relationship didn't work out.
Thank you for sharing, and best wishes to you.

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 Comment Written 30-Dec-2023

reply by the author on 30-Dec-2023
    Thanks for the cute review. But don't feel sorry about the relationship not working out. I found someone substantially better and WAAAAY less fussy!