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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Their $500,000 house is literally jumping with fleas. I won't go their house to sit anymore and insist on bathing kids and changing clothing when they come here.  That's the latest. (I  also draw the line at drugging kids with Benadryl at bedtime.)

I've deferred to most things. They still aren't potty trained at four and have terrible food habits. I usually refrain from commenting on such but drugs and bugs have been too much for me.
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I know this is not going to be a popular suggestion but this might be worth calling CPS? (More for the fleas and drugging the kids then delayed potty training)[/quote]

I bet it is more this situation than that which the OP is referring; from a PP:

"If the situation is as you describe, calling CPS would be appropriate. On the other hand, if you are, like many inlaws, creating drama by way over stating the case (e.g. they got a new kitten from a shelter and had some fleas in the house for a couple of weeks, one kid was sick when you were there and got benadryl when you didn't think it was quite necessary, one kid had an accident when you were there which you generalize to "they are not potty trained") then you need therapy. We can't tell from your posts which is the case, buy you should talk to a professional."

Also see the prior discussion from other PPs about the hardship of getting rid of fleas given treatment resistance.  Our prior rowhouse neighbors had bedbugs, and no matter what we tried they kept coming through the wall.  We eventually moved (thank goddness we rented), but my heart does go out to others struggling with something similar. [/quote]

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