Question by Tanqueray:
how to tell a family member they can’t come over because they had bedbugs?
I have a cousin who wants to come visit me before we go out tonight but I’m uncomfortable with that. she told me she had bedbugs once and i’m not sure if they are gone. housing had some people come to her house and clean some or most of the cloths and gave them a new bed but my cousin doesn’t keep a clean house so even if she doesn’t have bedbugs i’m positive she has something. she has 2 kids and her youngest is about 14 or 15 years old . he has a bladder problem which i can’t fault him for but one time he peed in the bed and just threw a towel over it and when the mother found out she was getting ready to eat. do you know she sat on that piss bed for 1hour until she finished eating her food and watching her favorite program before changing the sheets and stuff. this is the same woman that wants to come over to my house. what do I do?she’s taking me to see a concert
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Answer by Captain morgan
say ur to busy to have people come over today.
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I think I’d understand your stress! If she is picking you up to go to the concert, you can do a couple of things. Be ready early, then just walk out the door when she gets there instead of inviting her in. Or you can tell her that you are getting your carpets cleaned and that you can’t hang out in your house.
Are you going in her car? Bedbugs can also be found in vehicles, so when you get get home, be sure to take your clothes and shoes off and treat them–put them in the dryer on hot for 20-30 minutes. And check your purse, too.
If you have a roommate, you can use that person as an excuse–you can say she has a migraine, or isn’t feeling well. Finally, you can “bug off” the whole evening yourself by saying that you don’t feel well. Eventually, however, you will have to face your cousin wanting to come over again.
Personally, I would just be ready to go before she gets there and don’t even let her in–just walk out. If she says anything, tell her that you really need to get a coffee (or ice cream, or beer, or whatever is normal for you) before going to the concert and tell her it is your treat.
Good luck!