Geoff Johnson and Jennifer McShea both grew up with a mother who compulsively hoarded things . Refrigerator did n't work , trash piled up , but nothing was fixed . It left them with deep-rooted feelings of shame . The two women decided to start their own business in the hopes that it would help others feel less ashamed about hoarding. They have revisited and created a photo series , superimposing their children onto photos of the house to show the uneasy sight of youngsters growing up in that environment .
Geoff Johnson and Jennifer McShea both grew up with a mother who compulsively hoarded things . Refrigerator did n't work , trash piled up , but nothing was fixed . It left them with deep-rooted feelings of shame . Two decades after they left , their mother died and the house was passed to them . They have revisited and created a photo series , superimposing their children onto photos of the house to show the uneasy sight of youngsters growing up in that environment .