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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. These aren't food spices -- not even close. It's not mold or mildew. It's like a bad breath, rotting teeth smell -- I'm still not getting the description completely right. It's overpowering though. The last time MIL was in town I picked her up from the airport and the minute she got in my car, the smell hit me like a ton of bricks. I immediately thought how terrible it must have been for the passenger sitting next to her on her flight.

I wish there was an easy way to tell the ILs, but there isn't. DH isn't going to do it because he won't want to hurt them (he has no siblings), and me doing it just doesn't feel like the right answer. Oh well. I will just have to keep sucking it up like I've been doing for the past several years.[/quote]

This is MY OWN mother.  I actually posted about it here a few years ago and I got totally flamed  :roll:   I was genuinely asking for help and support and everyone accused me of being an awful, hateful person.  My mother has always had an unpleasant odor to her. My sister and I call it "mom smell" when we talk about it.  It is a mix of unwashed private parts and BO.  It's awful and I am, totally mortified when she visits.  I am talking she gets up from sitting on the couch and it smells.  I have to febreeze all surfaces after she visits.  I hate it.  Neither of us has ever said anything to her because honestly she is just not the type of person you can say that too. She can be really mean and awful and a few times when I suggested she shower (she only showers every few days) she screamed at me. She is not depressed, her house is immaculate. She just SMELLS.  I feel your pain OP.[/quote]

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