To be FURIOUS with DH for burning DD’s soft toy!!!!!

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DH & I had a pretty stressful day. We have had an event planned for months and our babysitter ended up sick so we had to sort alternative childcare at very short notice.

Anyway, in a bid to make the house nice for the lady that we organised to help us out, DH lit a couple of scented candles. One was on the kitchen worktop, which I blew out before we left. I DID NOT realise he had also lit one in the lounge which he had left on the coffee table.

When we had left our DD, they were happily eating in the kitchen so I didn’t even think to check the living room before we left.

Anyway, I text the childminder at 8.00ish to see how the girls had settled and she informed me that both were asleep but that DD2 had an incident with her bunny. She had held it over near a candle and burned its mouth!

DD absolutely loves that bunny rabbit. She hasn’t gone anywhere without it in the past 3 years and I’m absolutely terrified by the thought of what could have happened and how much worse things could have been 😢

Gamerchick, agree 100%.

Personally I don’t have any unlit candles where any of my (or any of my visitor’s children, come to that) children could reach them for this very reason. You should never leave any candles lit for any reason whatsoever, when you have leave a room for this very reason, or for any reason come to that. The babysitter might even then interpret the fact that you have left it lit and alone because your children fully understand the dangers of a lit candle. I never even risk leaving things/ornaments that could be used as a candle holder within reach where they are within reach either.
The same goes for valuable ornaments, sentimental ornaments/photographs, saucepan handles on the cooker, kettles(that may have boiling water in them), etc. I even go so far as to place drinks mats up high too, because someone may unintentionally leave a hot drink that may potentially burn the skin of a toddler.
So yes, basically it’s common sense. It’s better to avoid accidents than to leave it until someone might turn up unannounced. I know, even with my children being a lot older, it’s better to prevent than to leave it open to chances. So if my BIL turns up with the twins, we’re ok, because I’ve taken all those steps already. It makes for a much more relaxing atmosphere.
Maybe open upper flap windows next time? Safer and environmentally better.