u/Cheeto-2020

How worried should I be about my parents’ use of mothballs? Their whole condo unit smells of them, so much so that the smell starts in the common hallway outside their door and then just gets more intense as you come inside.

They are used to the smell and so don’t notice. And they believe mothballs are necessary (I’m not sure why).

Should I be urging them to stop this practice and clear the air? It’s gross to me, but I don’t live with them so that doesn’t matter. Is it unhealthy for them?

I also worry that their friends and neighbors won’t want to come over to visit but also won’t want to tell my parents why.

Anyone here have a recommendation for a good dry cleaner for your graduation regalia? A professor friend of mine (at another university) had her doctoral hood ruined when she got it dry cleaned and she thought it was because the cleaners just weren’t used to this weird item (I mean, they are such strange items!) I figured dry cleaners in Ann Arbor have probably seen many of velvet-trimmed hoods and robes over the years, but would love recommendations for a place that has done this well.