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Published on November 7, 2005 By Tova7 In Misc
Right now I am sitting in the most disgusting stench it has ever been my misfortune to whiff.

My son has a friend, who is a very nice child. But the child has such a horrible smell I can hardly be around him.

Today I picked them up from school and my vehicle still carries the heavy musk of his body odor. It is a musky, body odor, dead cat kind of smell. And it is THICK. I mean it doesn’t dissipate when he leaves a room. If he sits on an upholstered piece of furniture that piece will bear his scent for days.

We had a cat die in our attic once. It was summer and the temperatures soared everyday into the high 90’s and low 100’s. We didn’t know it and by the time we found it because of the smell, maggots were building houses in its carcass. Nasty.

We were living in a foreign country at the time so I paid a local to go up in the attic and clean it all up. I gagged from the smell when I went into the room below the cat’s body so I knew I couldn’t get up in a hot crawl space and smell it. It took a couple weeks before the smell left the house entirely.

This kid smells worse.

I had to roll the windows down in my vehicle because I started gagging. I am not joking. It is such a heavy smell that once you breathe it into your nose it takes up residence on the back of your tongue. Then you have to smell it AND taste it.

I am not one to beat around the bush, so gasping for air, I asked the kid if he showers everyday. He said yes. Well what the?

I have never seen a human smell so bad. I know there is a disorder but I don’t think that’s it because he doesn’t smell like fish. http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=trimethylaminuria

He is gone now…several hours gone, but his scent still lingers. I have sprayed everything with Lysol and Oust, opened windows, and brushed my teeth trying to get rid of it. Nothing works.

I am supposed to pick this kid up from ball practice 7 more times and he will stay at my house for about 4 hours.

I can’t decide whether to even tell his parents, or ask them about it because maybe they don’t notice it? It’s so strong it has its own physical presence in a room. I don't want him back in the house, it is that bad.

I asked my son if he smelled it and he said, “yeah but he can’t help it mom.”

Pfft.

I didn’t say he could help it. But it doesn’t make the stink any less potent.

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on Nov 07, 2005
This reminds me of a bit comedian Dane Cook has on his newest CD Retaliation called Obby.

"We've always had creepy people around; somewhere in your life theres a creepy individual, and it starts off when we're youngins. When we're youngins theres a creepy person. Back in school.. back in the day.. which, by the way, I dont know if you know this, was a Wednesday. Thats a little fun fact. Yeah, when you refer to back in the day, it was a Wednesday. Take that home, chew it.. its delicious. Back when we were little tots there was always that one kid in school, that kid in class, smelt like piss. ..Right? Robby was his name.. Robby or Obby. He was an Obby name. ..And Obby didnt just smell like a hint of piss. He didnt smell like a smidgen of piss. That kid smelt like he was dipped in a vat of piss. Like he woke up that morning and said, “Woah, bring on the piss!”. And someone brought on the piss. I don’t know who would bring piss on, but you can pretty much hire anybody on Google these days ta... Just type in piss painters or something and im sure somebody would come over and coat you down, put a sheet of piss on ya for a reasonable price..."


Is your kid's friend named Robby?


on Nov 07, 2005

I had wondered if he had a disorder called maple syrup urine disease because that supposedly has a musky body odor associated with it, but after doing some research I found that the sweat of a person with that is affected smells more sweetly musky than dead-cat stench.

Do you know much about his background?  I mean, if his home isn't the cleanest then he's going to be carrying that smell around on him, regardless of how often he washes his body.

Also, how old is he?  Davey (the one you talked to today) is 11 and ever since he was about 9 or so he's had this weird smell to him.  It's a boy thing, apparently.  Their hormones are starting to emerge and that has an effect on their body chemistry, which in turn makes them more prone to stinkiness.  Davey has to shower twice a day in the summer or else he reeks, and I have to get in his room to air it out every couple of days or that stinks too.

My daughter doesn't smell....but my youngest is just starting to.  They all shower daily, they all wear deodorant and clean clothes every day, their bedding gets changed once a week.....but the boys still get stinkier than Shea does. 

It HAS to be a boy thing.

on Nov 07, 2005
Reply By: davad70


That is funny!!

Nope his name isn't Robby.

Go figure.
on Nov 07, 2005
It HAS to be a boy thing.


I think you're probably right on concerning this...I have been to his house. It is clean and very nice actually. It doesn't smell too bad, b ut I can def tell when he's been in a room there for any length of time.

It is so gross though. And so strong. Having body odor, ok. But the make you want to puke smell...it is bad, its making me not like the kid and it isn't even his fault.

Who woulda thought smell could make one have such strong reactions?!?!?!

on Nov 07, 2005
That is funny!!


It's actually way funnier when you hear it. He's the funniest person I've heard in years.
on Nov 08, 2005
See, I thought someone was going to bring up the Seinfeld episode with the B.O. that wouldn't die/
on Nov 08, 2005
Geez, I have watched Seinfeld but never seem to have seen the best episodes.

It really is gross.........if the kid could package it, he'd make a fortune because one whiff and you won't eat ALL day.

Perfect diet sniff!
on Nov 08, 2005
I agree that it's a boy thing. My son is 11 and he has to wear deodorant now. His friends do smell too, especially when they've been outside playing. When they come inside the place will reek of them. I have to make my son take a shower.
on Nov 08, 2005
agree that it's a boy thing. My son is 11 and he has to wear deodorant now. His friends do smell too, especially when they've been outside playing. When they come inside the place will reek of them. I have to make my son take a shower.


I am with you on that. My son wears deoderant and showers daily....but this smell is STILL in my house a day later......isn't that sick?
on Nov 08, 2005
Is he overweight? Prone to sweating a lot?
on Nov 08, 2005
A smell that strong IS probably indicative of a physical ailment. Perhaps speaking with the boy's mother and bringing the possibility to her attention tactfully might encourage her to check with the boy's pediatrician.

A couple of examples of odor indicating disease were mentioned in the replies, but I would like to add that certain smells can indicate diabetes as well. There are probably a lot of other possibilities we're ALL unaware of, though.
on Nov 08, 2005
Is he overweight? Prone to sweating a lot?


Nope he is a really thin average built kid.
on Nov 08, 2005
A smell that strong IS probably indicative of a physical ailment. Perhaps speaking with the boy's mother and bringing the possibility to her attention tactfully might encourage her to check with the boy's pediatrician.


His mom is a nurse and his dad a hospital administrator.

Do you have any suggestions Gid on how I could tactfully bring it up? I'm at a loss because I have such a strong reaction to it.
on Nov 08, 2005
Well , I have actually dealt with this situation.

I coached my nephew's baseball team last season. I almost always had him and at least one more with me. Most of the time it was just to drop them off, but they all new if their parents were going to have to pick them up at my house they had to send clothes. They would line up outside the bathroom and shower one after another and they were 8-9 yr olds.

I politely told the parents that after practice the kids were dirty and smelly and they needed to shower if they were going to stick around my house for any length of time they were going to have to shower. It turns out the parents never minded. Practice was over at 7:30 pm. That left them with one less thing to do when they got home.

Be polite, but I am sure they will be receptive.
on Nov 08, 2005
Oh Just Jon! That is it! I will tell them BOTH boys need a shower after practice AND I can make sure he has a strong anti-bacterial soap. If it doesn't go away, then I will know its probably genetic or medical or something!

Thanks!
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