Do I have to bring my son to her house or can I insist she come visit him?
My mother in law is a chain-smoking pill popping (pain killers) crazy lady, who always reeks of too much perfume to cover the chain smoke. Can't I insist she leave her creepy, smelly house to visit my son? I don't want him to have to be around all that stink. Plus at home she is also usually drunk. I am on the complete opposite end of the spectrum from her. We don't smoke, drink or take any type of crazy pills and I don't feel our son needs to be around that. Any advice on explaining that to her or my husband? Our son is 2 and does not need that in his life!
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I finally had to put my foot down with my mother also. My main concern is my children, so I told her I would no longer take them to her house because both she and her husband smoke at least 2 packs a day and their house absolutely stinks, not to mention the health risks to my children. I told her she was welcome to visit her grandchildren at our home, but she also had to have the courtesy to call first. She put up a bit of a stink, but I let her know that my children came first and that this point was NOT up for discussion.
