to be cross with Grandad for leaving tablets within kid`s reach again...

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My parents have my 1 year old and 3 year old round once or twice a week for a morning or afternoon.

My Dad always leaves his tablets in one of those packs that divide his tablets into days, it isnt child proof. There are two of those,and also a couple of bottles of tablets on his bedside table.

I have asked him about 3 times now to move them out of the kids reach before they come. He always gets huffy with me and says they wont touch them.

What pisses me off the most and makes me sad is that when I was a toddler I had to go to A&E and have my stomach pumped out because I "found" my mum`s anti depressants and took some.

AIBU to be upset or am I am over anxious mum. My freind said I am over reacting. I suffer from anxiety regarding my kids health, so I dont know now what is a genuine concern or me being silly.

Are the pills in their bedroom?
I think the easiest thing to do is establish where the pills are when you arrive.

Pills in Dads bedroom. its a bungalow and his bedroom is opposite the lounge, it is also used as a study, and he often sits in there on laptop opposite lounge with both doors open so kids run in and out playing games with their grandad.

lovechoc i too feel undermined. they think they know best but they clearly dont because their own child ended up on the at risk register. me !

I will keep on being firm and just not care about their sulky reactions.

I will continue to make the place safe when I arrive. We are going for lunch tomorrow so I can do it without having to leave them there.

why wont he move them?

I don't think you are being unreasonable or over-anxious at all.

In my mind the important thing is the magnitude of the risk - so I completely agree about the tablets thing. It may be unlikely that they get at the tablets but if they do, they could die.
Also agree re smarties - I would NEVER let a a one-year old have smarties - a clear choking hazard.
Not sure about balloons - can't see that one?

If I was you I would make it clear to my parents that these issues are absolutely not up for discussion and if they cannot abide by this then they don't have the kids unsupervised. How would you feel if something did happen?