So for context, my Dad lives in Wales and I live in England. There's a 4 hour drive between us so I only see him a couple of times a year.
We've never been hugely close, he's quite young for a parent so he's always felt more like an uncle that just shows up sometimes with two years worth of backed up birthday presents. But this year my Mum and my Nan passed away, so my Dad and his family (I have uncles and aunts and a Nan in Wales too) are the only support network I have left.
Bed bugs have been a problem since I was little. My Mum used to get upset about me staying in Wales in the Summer holidays because I'd come back covered in bites. I had several infestations in my bedroom that needed professionally exterminating while I lived at home, all due to bringing them back from Wales.
Last time I visited him in Wales was about 3 years ago, me and my partner stayed in a hotel and didn't even go into his house. We washed all our clothes when we got back and STILL got a massive infestation at home. That one took almost a year of steam cleaning the carpet and bed and washing all my clothes over and over.
I saw Dad a couple of weeks ago, he came around mine for a cup of tea before going out to a concert. He was only over for half an hour, but me and my partner have been getting bitten again since then.
Dad is completely immune to them somehow, he never gets bitten. He got married a few years ago and his wife is also miraculously immune to it. Their house isn't a show home or anything, but it's not filthy. They have two dogs, so I don't know if they add to the problem.
I literally can't cope with having bed bugs, me and my partner must be super tasty because we get bitten to shreds every time.
I don't know if it's worth asking Dad to get his house fumigated. It's clearly a massive infestation that's in all his clothes and cars and pets and anything that a bug could be in. He wouldn't even know if it worked either, because they don't get bitten. Also I'm not 100% sure his wife even likes me, but she definitely won't if I make a fuss about this.
I have no idea what to do about this. I want a relationship with my Dad and to be able to go to Wales to visit my family, but I can't cope with the constant but problems. Any ideas?
Tl;dr: My Dad has a huge bed bug problem, but is also immune to them so doesn't sort it out. I want a relationship but I keep catching them off him.
Submitted November 27, 2018 at 02:29AM by cupsandmugs555 https://ift.tt/2P4YhHo
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