I’m walking along campus. It’s construction season; pretty much every road we have is torn up. They’ve finished a few bits near my building, 
and are trying to get the grass to sprout again.
I can’t help it. When I’m walking by, and I see these big giant weeds next to the tiny, 1 inch grass….
I WANT TO PULL UP THE WEEDS. They aren’t even my weeds. But I want to yank them out.
I’ve never heard of OCD weeding, but I’m beginning to think I’ve got it.
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Photo from jovike
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I’m always weeding: I routinely “do” my neighbour’s hedge and lawn and the walkways around my home. Along the street, I pause to look at planters, and pull a weed or two. (Or three.)
I deadhead, too.
OCD, or common sense? Fewer hawkweeds down the block mean fewer go to seed and make their way to my garden.
Besides, I like to look at a well-maintained plot.
“Hi, my name is andrea, and I’m a compulsive weeder…”
— I’ll weed flowerpots at filling stations while my Bug is refuelling, or really most anywhere. Drives hubby nutz, but how can one resist?!
Actually I display OCD traits in several ways, but it seems to be below diagnostic threshold as I never feel that I *have* to do something to prevent or ward off something bad from happening.
Oh wait a minute — what’s that bit about “one year’s weeding saves seven years’ seeding”? Uh-oh.
I am a hit or miss OCD weeder. If I can resist that first weed pulled, I do okay. But once I pull one little weed, the next thing I know is that and hour has passed and my pants are ruined (again). It gets a hold of you, doesn’t it?
Thanks for the shout out BTW.
I picked a weed in Reno, just to watch it die.
Yup, I sort of agree. I see them all around work but I can’t help but marvel at their tenacity… and take photos
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