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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do they have a strange diet? Rotting teeth? Colostomy bags? Smokers?[/quote]
What’s the smell and maybe we can offer a solution.

For example, my mom bathes herself in a smelly perfume and it gives me a terrible headache. When I’m at her house, what can I do. But when she where, it lingers on the furniture. I have started asking her to not wear it, it causes me headaches for days. She was moderately offended, but agreed she doesn’t like my choice of perfume either. [/quote]

OP here. I can't put my finger on the smell. FIL does have bad teeth, and I believe he has diabetes - but would that cause BO? Like I said earlier, I'm not sure about their personal hygiene habits. As I'm thinking about it, I'm not so sure the smell is coming from their bodies. It might be from their belongings...their luggage, clothes, etc. seem to be the culprit. Believe me, it's a suffocating smell.

And I am truly not a terrible DIL. But I admit this is distressing for me when we're all together. I've always had a very sensitive nose. I'm also borderline OCD when it comes to my own personal hygiene/home cleanliness. [/quote]

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