Im disgusted

[Tatum]

My sil watches my son while I work and she does a fabulous job. He adores her which makes it easy for me to leave. He is glowing when he sees her. But today when I dropped him off I noticed she had ants all over. Bad. It makes me nervous for my son to be by that. I mean I'm talking there were tons all over I'm not being over dramatic. Its not really my place to say anything....is it what do I do it's my son and I'm very protective.

[Jenna5366]

I don't get it... were they outside? Inside? If inside, have they always been there? Or is this the first time you are seeing them? She may have gotten an infestation and is having it looked after; sometimes these kinds of things are not anyone's fault, and they can be hard to deal with.

[Brian's Bride]

Bring a can of Raid with you when you pick him up. Just say, "Oh. I noticed there were some ants and you were probably too busy with my son to run to the store, so I picked this up for you." It's easy to spray along the baseboards of the house and doorway. We got some for our apartment and it works awesome! Just don't make a big deal about it and hopefully she'll get the hint and spray tonight!

[Tatum]

Yah i'm not trying to be mean at all I'm also a neat freak and always make sure my son is all clean.

[Jenna5366]

Ok, but you didn't answer any of my questions. :D

[Tatum]

Sorry, how do I say her house has never been the most clean but that's really none of my business. I was never concerned about it. But I seen a bunch on my sons baby blanket that is kept there. It was inside.

[Jenna5366]

Sorry, how do I say her house has never been the most clean but that's really none of my business. I was never concerned about it. But I seen a bunch on my sons baby blanket that is kept there. It was inside.

Ok... so the ants are in her house? I second what Brian's Bride said to do; bring over a can of Raid or suggest a good exterminator to her.

[SerendipityCrafts]

Cleanliness may have nothing to do with it. I am not a dirty person but we had an ant "problem" in one house that I lived in. They appeared every spring (always and only in the basement) and were gone by the summer.

With that said, if this isn't a temporary thing or something that is known to the area, she will probably have to get an exterminator in.

[rainbowtreat]

I am not a neat freak nor am I a messy person. WE gets ants in the spring time. We have to spray every year some times more then once. I hate them and I have kids and pets.

[Danielle9608]

I am probably one of the cleanest people on the planet. And I got ants inside my house for the first time this summer (A new home). I called my mom in a panic. She said because I live in a very wooded area it is pretty common. I put some ant traps down, and used the spray stuff outside. It took about a week and then they were gone. I would give it a week or two before saying something. She is probably embarrassed about it - I know I was. If they are gone after that then maybe mention some ways to get rid of them. Good luck!

[RosieAngel]

We had the same problem, since we lived in semi-rural Oregon, where there are SCARY ants! What we did was leave 50/50 mixes of sugar and borax in bowls along their travel routes (just make sure they're out of baby's reach). It worked really well!

[WBandMe]

If your child is there, it sure is your place to say something! I mean, I wouldn't suggest "You live in filth and I hate making my kid suffer in your sty of a house" .. but you could say something. I personally wouldn't go and get the Raid myself, it would be like saying you didn't think she could/would handle it herself. But if you said something like "I noticed some ants the other day, ugh, I can't believe how bad they get sometimes! I have some Raid at my house I could bring by, if you'd like" and make it seem more casual. Good luck