Partner leaving THC and edibles in reach of kids.

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We have 1 and 3 yr old. We have spoken about it multiple times. I have asked him not to bring them in the house, to store them safely, to let me know if anything is in the house... and I'm still finding them. I have found them in the children's play area twice, in easy reach once, and once the 3 yr old had edibles in her hand - I caught her before she ate it, but he would not have seen if I hadn't been there. I really don't know what to do, besides contacting social services, but if I do that out relationship will be over. Advice please.

You know exactly what to do.

If he can't give up drugs for his children he is an unfit father and addict. Presumably you have asked him repeatedly to give up and he won't that tells you everything.

Your children could easily die. Please prioritize your kids so we don't have to read about you both in the daily mail in 6 months.

Sometimes I think you have to face up to the sad truth that the person you love doesn't love you or the children (enough), and it's shown through their behaviour.

Okay can we please remember this is only cannabis that most educated people are calling for to be legalised. It's less toxic than alcohol so all those jumping up and down shouldn't have any of that in the house either!

Aslong as he isn't high when on his own with the kids.

You need to decide
A) do you and the kids want to be with him
B) does the THC bother you I.e do you want him to stop
C) if your happy with him using how it can be managed, say a lock box in your room or the glove box of the car.

I'm guessing as it's not his use you are talking about it's the storage that you don't have a problem with it.

In which case invest in a lock box you can keep

If he was leaving open bottles of booze in the play area then posters would be just as concerned. The whole of the opening post outlines how he will not store his cannabis out of reach of the children. She says they have had multiple conversations and still she's had to grab edibles out of her baby's hands. Did you read the post at all? Whether it's drugs or alcohol or cleaning products the problem is that he’s continually leaving them within easy reach and failing to supervise the children to keep them safe. If he would keep them in a lockbox then she wouldn't be posting - but he won't, no matter how much she asks him to. You're offering a solution that she has already tried repeatedly and he has failed to implement over and over again. Why do you think it will be different if she tries again?

Wow. I don't have an issue with him taking them himself personally but it really isn't that difficult to effectively keep something out of the reach of children that age. It's appalling that he's not making absolutely sure this doesn't happen.

He is leaving it about in reach of the children.

THC ingested is four times stronger than smoked. The effects of only a tiny amount of ingested THC to a child could cause massive psychological and physical trauma. It is not "just a bit of blow" it's a serious mind altering substance and I would be terrified if I thought my child had eaten even the tiniest amount.

I've eaten edibles myself and have vowed never again after suffering the worst panic attack and nystagmus (inability to control the movement of the eyes) which also caused nausea, vertigo and frankly terror. Imagine that happens to a child because he can't get it together to keep his stash hidden (possibly because he's too stoned to bother).

I'm pretty relaxed about recreational drug taking in adults, around adults, but not ever around children.

My last post missed the support for the op, I'm sorry about that op. You know what you need to do, it's ultimatum time and then you have to stick to your guns. Seek help wherever you need if you have to leave or ask him to leave but you cannot let this happen one more time. Help will arrive if you ask, but you need to act, today, to make it clear this has to stop.