Shoo away the pests!
Are you having problems with driving away pests? My mom told me that her amiga has been using Terminix and has since driven away the annoying creatures at home. You see, dirt is a sin at home. My mom is such a neat freak and she will really get upset if she sees something that is not supposed to be there.
I remember one time me and my brother went home with a lost dog. The dog had this visible skin disease and we played with him, hugged him and all. My mom was shocked when she saw the dog and immediately called the subdivision patrol to return the dog to its proper owner. She scolded us and was worried we would get the disease from the dog. My brother and I was not that worried though. We were still quite young that time and were oblivious to the danger of what we did.
So she had the maids clean the living room and the veranda and had us take a bath immediately. How about you, are there quirks with your old folks?