Thursday, July 21, 2011

How do I convince my parents that their home is not safe or healthy to live in?

My parents' house is disgusting. There's mold on the ceilings in both bedrooms and the bathroom (there might be more), and it causes a 'musty' smell throughout the entire house. You can even smell the musty smell on my parents when they leave the house. The floor is warped, so the carpet no longer lays flat in the living room. The fridge has rust all over it. The stove is EXTREMELY dangerous in my opinion. The kitchen sink doesn't drain on one side. The toilet doesn't flush. The back screen door is rusted and falling apart. The basement is completely unfinished. The roof of both the house and garage needs to be replaced SOON. Also, the house is small, so they have so much stuff in my old bedroom that you can't even enter it. There are also huge piles of stuff sitting all over the living room. My parents are poor, so they can't afford to fix anything or to move. I've tried talking to them about it MANY times, but my dad doesn't listen, and my mom agrees with me then says she'll do something about it and never does. They don't take care of themselves either. They both have some sort of fungus on their fingernails and don't go to the doctor for it. My mom hasn't gotten a haircut in years, and her hair is almost down to her butt, so I got her a gift certificate to get a haircut for Christmas, and she still hasn't used it. That's the part I REALLY don't understand. Even when they have the money they don't take care of themselves? Are they that lazy, or is there something else going on here? This has been going on for years, and it keeps me up for hours at night worried and frustrated. My parents are the nicest people otherwise. They still have friends and both work and are able to function normally in public. They have met my boyfriend, and they get along great, but I would never take him to their house. I feel like I have a lot of issues that have grown out of this situation as well. I have a lot of pent up frustration and feelings of embarrassment not only for them but for myself. I feel like the situation reflects on me even though I'm not the one who caused it. I'd literally do anything at this point to fix this, but I feel like I have no options. Do I just grin and bear it and accept that my future husband and children will NEVER set foot in my parents' home?

Why do churches smell of musty wood and old people?

Most churches have wooden pews hundreds of years old, and if we are honest it is mostly matured people who attend churches.

Synthetic or human hair extensions?

ok well i want hair extensions for mah hair, i want then to look natural. i think human hair extensions are the best but they are so expensive im 15 and i cant work so yea. which ones do you think will look bettter?

Whats that smell coming out of my ac vents in my car?

I have a 05 nissan armada and there's this musty old smell coming out everytime it starts the ac, what could it be? Or fix? I've been noticing my wifes nissa is doing the same too.

My urine smells musty?

generally feeling unwell backache, neck ache,bloated distended stomacher ,numb heavy (hips and thighs) and to top it of musty smelling urine.....any ideas ..many thanks x

Would you think this rude?

I was going through a tough time with my boyfriend and my girlfriend invited me to stay at her house, a few states away, saying that time away from the situation would be good. I asked her if Id have a place to sleep and she said of course and not to worry about it. Well, turned out they were in the middle of converting their basement and right now its just the wood frame and cement floors. They bought an air mattress and expect me to sleep on the floor. Its a tiny air mattress, so small that the one night I did sleep on it, it was dificult because I could feel the cold from the cement. Not just that, but the basement still has that dirty, dusty musty smell even after sweeping and washing it down.... So Ive been sleeping on the couch and I can tell it bothers her. What gets me, is she has 4 large dogs- two huskies, a bull dog, and a German Shepard that pretty much have free reign on the house and couches. I can tell shes tense about me sleeping on the couches, what should I say? I plan on staying here for two more months!

How can I get rid of the musty urine smell in my living room?

My dog has soild a lot in the living room when she was a wee puppy. I tried using out! at walmart. It didn't seem to work both time si steam cleaned. Now tehre is a musty smell of urine when u walk in but i clean up right after she goes i blot it up then use purina stuff then blot it up again. i was told when i steam cleaned that the urine that was got up was pushed down with water so that why i got that musty smell. do u know what i can use to do to get it to go away?