To expect DP not to leave dangerous items lying about a house with 2 pre-school DCs in it?

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Sharp knives
Lighters
Plugged-in power tools
Sewing needles
Screwdrivers
Glasses on the edge of tables
Medicines
Scissors
Plugged-in extension leads
etc., etc.
All regularly left on the floor, or sofa, edge of kitchen table and work-surfaces or at child height...

Why can't he just put things away or out of reach? Surely after nearly 5 years of life with small children he should have learnt a couple of basic rules about keeping them safe?

This is not one of those underpants-on-the floor situations where the solution is to leave it there for 3 weeks till he picks it up himself, is it now?

YKUANBU

Gather them all up and lock them in the shed. Hide the key.

good idea NAB.

although there is the possibility that he may go and buy all the stuff new again..

YANBU at all.

I used to be really good friends with my neighbour but have moved now. I used to look after her small children for her while she popped to the shops or whatever, but could never accept the favour back as her partner was always leaving drills, screwdrivers, stanley knives, saws around.

we havent got a shed and it's all stuff that is used every day.

couldnt someone just tell me he is a tosser and i should leave him?

he is a tosser and you should keep him in the shed you need to buy

Just because he uses it every day, doesn't mean he can't put it away from the kids.
I use the hoover every day, but don't leave it in the middle of the lounge.
He IS a tosser, leave him!

NAB -great solution!

oh yes, he leaves the hoover in the middle of the floor too.

Really?

oh, but i should be grateful that he does any hoovering shouldnt i?

...and cooking...and sews on his own buttons...

I am not following now, I am not sure if I said the wrong thing or....

Only if he is grateful for all you do

so my dp isnt really doing up his then he has move in with you?

no yanbu but you probably are expecting too much of him if he is anything like my dp. he lost his epilepsy tablets yesterday, i found them on the sofa under a pile of my ironing! dd1 has already taken one you would have thought that would teach him but obv not.

he also leaves hoovers in the middle of the floor and shoes and empty lager cans the list could go on.

last week i got up put dd2 on the floor with dd1 while i got the highchair from the kitchen and came back to find that dd2 had been trying to drink half a pint of lager he had left on the table ( i hadnt noticed the lager at the time, he normally doesnt leave any), the same table that he is meant to put away every night after he has finished with it but never does.

luckily dd1 (4) knows that dd2 (1 year) is not allowed lager and immediately took it away from her and shouted me.

Ladyotf- no, no, you havent said the wrong thing at all! You just reminded me that he leaves the hoover out too. He's one of those men who does his bit but makes a lot of mess in the process . I.e. he cooks every day but rarely wipes a surface in the kitchen. So, it's difficult for me to criticise him because he does cook...