I didn’t mean to upset anybody by using the term.  I honestly thought that’s what it’s called and they best way to easily convey what condition I was trying to describe.  It wasn’t meant to upset anybody and I didn’t even think of it upsetting anyone in that way.  I’ll consider words more carefully in the future.

I replied to your PM 

I didn't do this but my mom gave away two Rubbermaid bins full of my childhood ponies that I was keeping in storage in her house.  She said she didn't know I wanted them   In her defense, she does feel really bad about it.

I've sent a PM

My Mom knows that I collect ponies and she loves thrift stores.  So when my Mom is thrifting, she keeps an eye out for ponies for me.  She doesn't really know exactly what I'm looking for, so sometimes she will get a few grab bags that are full of just fakies and I get excited over them anyways so as not to hurt her feelings 
My Mom lives a 12 hour drive away from me, so this is a fun way for us to keep to in touch.  I take all the ponies she finds home with me when I go visit.
Here is my Moms latest thrift store finds, she doesn't know enough to take a picture so I can see the cutie mark.  I'm just happy she puts in this much effort to begin with 
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Yes I'm an addict now and I search for ponies all the time now 
for G1 I have so far: Masquerade, Bubblefish, Cotton Candy, Bowtie, Glory, Skyflyer, Birthflower June, TAF Sundance, TAF Up Up and Away, Sunspot, Moonstone, BNG Bouquet, SS Magic Star, Princess Pristina, BBE Shady and Baby Half Note.  Most of them were thrift store finds and some a bought off another collector
For G3 I have: Chocolate Chipper, Party Cake, Pinky Pie, Scooter Sprite, Cherilee, Bowtie, Triple Treat, Sew & So, Bumbleberry, Toola Roola, Sweet Breeze, Wind Drifter, Beachberry, Valenshy.  I got these from thrifting and buying from another collector
Thats good (obsessive?), for only a months worth of collecting.  Plus, I have a group of G1s coming sometime next week...I think it's safe to say I have become obsessed