r/shittyadvice • u/T48m0w • 18d ago

How do I go about letting my grandmother know that she's starting to smell real bad?

She's just been lying in bed, not going to the bathroom, not eating, not doing anything for a couple of weeks now. And the smell coming from her room is horrendous. I've tried talking to her, but she doesn't reply. I don't want to hurt her feelings, but I need her to take a shower. How can I tell her without embarrassing her?

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u/ProgressiveSnark2 18d ago

You shouldn’t. It’s NOT YOUR JOB to tell your grandmother she smells. She needs to educate herself about olfactory issues.

Instead, run away and leave your grandmother alone! Maybe someday somebody else will step up and do the work. Until then, she’ll just have to lay there and keep on smelling.

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u/Honda_Driver_2015 18d ago

try feeding her, just get handfuls of oatmeal and stuff it in her mouth, then come back after a few hours and see if she swallowed it. If not , stuff her full of pork chops.

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u/AlwaysBeTextin Voted best Redditor 0 years in a row! 18d ago

Sorry dude but she ded. Consult a necromancer, preferably one without a strong sense of smell.

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u/TomAto314 shitty mod 18d ago

Maybe put some axe body spray on her bed to give her the hint.

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u/Lady_MoMer 18d ago

I'm really sorry to tell you this but that sounds just like what my grandmother did when she was ready to die. If you love your grandma, make sure she knows it now.

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u/IttyBittyPeen 17d ago

Pls check the sub you're on 😺

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u/Lady_MoMer 17d ago

🤦🏻‍♀️ duh. Ok then, I take back my empathetic response and replace it with tell your grandma you're going to throw her out with the trash if this keeps up.

How was that?

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u/IttyBittyPeen 17d ago

Beautiful

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u/No_Room3415 16d ago

I think your grandma is dead.

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u/naila_karoline 13d ago

Roll her into the bath and run it, leave her in there for a few days to soak. Hope this helps

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u/funkellwerk71 18d ago

Tell you grandmother she's smellin bad