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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When you say she just left, do you mean she was staying with you over the holidays? How often do you see her? In the recent past was it just for a few hours? Did she smell when she arrived?

Maybe she didn't have a workable bathroom situation in your house.
She lives alone and doesn't realize she smells so she has stopped bathing as much.

I'd try to figure out the situation before you just say: Mom, you smell.

FWIW, this happened to my mom, but she was young and working and my dad just told her she smelled. She was embarrassed and hurt, but she started bathing more. If your mom is older, it could be the beginnings of dementia.

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I would be concerned about dementia. This isn’t the old “who showers more” debate, she needs to be evaluated. Or she was afraid of falling. Or maybe she is afraid of falling at her home. Or maybe incontinence is becoming problematic and she’s scared or embarrassed about that.

Regardless, more of a health question and less of a beauty one.[/quote]

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