I basically did the same thing. Grabbed the Flintstones with Iron vitamins off the highest shelf in the kitchen, gave my brother a handful and ate the rest. Stomach pumped for real. (It's still a big family story.)

@@amyrenaud7589 yipes

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My brother did the same thing when he was in kindergarten, one morning he downed an entire bottle of vitamins, he ended up throwing up all over his teacher and had to be taken to the hospital. Found out he was anemic after that.

@@kattkaufman6132 Pretty sure they are teamed up in the spam. I've seen multiple comments and another person responding saying the same thing

Sorry I misspoke! Thank you for clarifying.

Thank you!

Thank you never knew this my family kept our medication in the cabinet above the stove for my whole child hood. I’m moving it all ASAP.

Oh I never knew this... thanks!

thank you. I will relocate mine

You are doing gods work

Hey, you enjoy that sweater! That’s what winter is for!!

Nothing wrong with that. ❤️

It's a cute sweater! Keep on rocking it

LOL I think that when I catch myself wearing the same t-shirt several vlogs in a row! 😂

I always look worse if I'm just at home, baggy sweats and baggy tees...repeating a sweater's no big deal. :)

Agreed!

I think it's an amazing idea for anyone with children.*TRIGGER WARNING* A few years ago my beautiful little cousin who was like 15yrs old at the time had sent a topless pic to her boyfriend(shouldn't have happened but it did). Well they broke up and he sent that pic to practically everyone in their grade, who on turn sent it around to alot people they knew until the whole school had seen it. She became very depressed & 1 night decided to take as many tylenol/ibuprofen that she had access to (like above the sink in the medicine cabinet). Thank the Lord that as soon as she did it she got scared, told what happened, & was taken to the hospital to correct the situation. Some kids unfortunately don't change their minds or get help in time. Always a good idea to keep medications up&away from children. Maybe only give them a dose or 2 that comes in the "pop out" pack if it's that time of month but I wouldn't let them have full access.

@@jesusistheonlywaytothefath9020 as much as i hate the idea of having to ask for drugs every time i need it, especially as young person (20) with chronic pain, i agree. i was always really mature and responsible for my age, probably bc of my autism and anxiety. my family had no idea about any of that, or my depression, or that im trans. it just never occurred to them that my quirks werent just me being a weirdo, and they didnt believe in a lot of that stuff anyway. but long story short, i had full access to the pill cabinet bc doctors wouldnt take me seriously and give me anything for pain. so i took a ton of OTC stuff til it stopped working, and switched to my parents old prescription pain killers. and i ended up addicted to tramadol and then took enough to put out an overweight adult male as a 16 year old underweight female. no matter how much you trust your kid, even if they genuinely are a trustworthy kid, sometimes we cant even trust ourselves. mental illness can make you become a stranger to your own family, and hide everything from them. you probably dont know the entirety of what your kid goes through, even if they arent mentally ill. trust them, thats very important, but dont trust them with drugs that can kill someone. also keep an eye on little things like how many razors they go through, preferably without letting them know. and know the signs, especially if they have access to stuff like that. but another alternative is to just let them keep a travel sized container of whatever OTC stuff they may need, so they just have to ask to refill every once in a while. but they dont have access to enough to hurt themselves. idk if that would be accepted by foster agencies, but it was great for when i was recovering and needed space, but also didnt trust myself with a whole bottle of advil

@@jesusistheonlywaytothefath9020 sounds like a good way to handle it!!!

My parents always left like 3 in a ziplock for me with my pads. Lol!!

Correct, didn’t want to explicitly say that because people have connotations of “bad foster teens” but this is a possibility, same with all teens. Thanks for bringing this up ❤️

I've been in that situation and it was horrible.

The only right thing would be medications because obviously some kids could have addictions, or if the child was at a hard place they could want to end their life with medications. But the rest is ridiculous. I’m sorry you had to go through that 🥺

@@hayleyl130 I agree but I also don't see anything wrong with the cleaning supplies... My mom locks up the toxic cleaners

@@allyselafountain9496 yeah the cleaning supplies are ok too

Unless there was a literal medical reason for locking things i say that sucksto be made felt unwanted. If you would of been my house the only rule I have is if you eat last put on list on fridge. No hungry kid in my house.

You’ll do great!

Love it so much! She did an incredible job ❤️❤️❤️ thank you for sharing all the love with us! And thank you for sharing your journey with ALL of us!

And I hope you got to see the photo tree gave us in the background! ❤️❤️❤️

@@BeTheVillageCommunity I actually had to look back lol but I saw it up on the wall at your stairs x

My mom typically would still put mine in my pill box. But she did that with setting the table for breakfast. And making breakfast. Also. I'd probably forget them a lot. Because i was always forgetting to get up

I can't imagine that an epi pen would have to go under lock and key because of the timing of the medication to work to prevent death

I would imagine epipen and rescue inhaler would need to be accessible at all times

I don't have dwarfism but I am 4'1 for other medical reasons and also in a wheelchair. Im thinking a standing safe could be an option, or like drawers safes. The kind you place in drawers that have a pin or fingerprint access only. Not only that, but possibly child safety straps and locks with extra locks attached.

I know you can get shelves that have a little hook on them and you use a stick to bring the shelf down to your level - I don't know a lot about it so it might be crazy expensive or not very practical, but it might be something to look at?

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@@marinettedupan-cheng8364 yes xD

@@marinettedupan-cheng8364 but it could also be used for that I guess?

@@C.Woodford WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW okay have that mug and have been using t wrong omg

@@marinettedupan-cheng8364 there is no specific way to use it, just what it was designed for but u can use it however u want obviously x

an asthma attack could be an issue too

I wouldn’t think emergency (or rescue) medications would have to be locked up. I know in preschools we are specifically told not to lock our medications (teachers are only authorized to give things like inhalers, epipens, and benadryl), because it could cause a situation where the process of unlocking the medication takes too long. We have to keep it secure and out of reach for the kids, but not locked away

The official rule for my state is that you can carry 1 emergency dose on your person for any necessary medications

Glad it helps!

Me to!

All the boring day to day stuff? lol!

@@BeTheVillageCommunity well I actually really enjoy your videos❤

@@MaddHeather so do I!!!

I'm so glad! Wishing you the best

You’ll be great! Just tackle things one at a time.

Good to know! Thank you for sharing.

Thank you so much for the card! Sharing your beautiful family and journey with us is such an honor ❤️❤️❤️

Yes! Much love and appreciation to them!

Haha!

Smart! Good to know things can be somewhat accessible

:) just make sure to keep an eye oit for thr slighhtest sugn of something off

Very smart! We may upgrade to that down the road but not necessary at this point

Good to know!

So glad you stumbled upon is! I love your cash lockbox idea... we may get one of those for our daily’s to make it more convenient but still safe. Take care and welcome to the village!

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@@BeTheVillageCommunity We really didn't have any idea that what we're doing could hurt us a lot or even kill us

My sister and I did the same

Yes! I remember helping my mom chop onions in that thing. It was fun!

I'll never forget it now :) And yes that would work, I've also heard of using zipper pencil pouches with an added lock.

That makes sense, though when you foster older kids... they clean and do laundry. Those are consistent chores for our teens (clean your room and your bathroom and do your laundry, we teach it too because it's life skills). So for us, it doesn't make as much sense. But everyone has to find what works for them!

The main reason to lock them up around children is vitamins. To children they look (and sometimes even taste) like gummies or fruit snacks. Most people won’t necessarily think of vitamins as medications, or see how they can hurt you. Some Vitamins are similar to medications in the case that there is a limit to how much you can take, otherwise you can overwhelm your body with them, and even have an overdose.

@@lucky4leafedclover442 I get why you would do that but again my parents never really did that when we were kids and we took those candy flavoured vitamins. Likewise with actual meds such as aspirin. They just made it clear we only took vitamins in the morning and things like aspirin if we were sick and even then we would have to very sick to take them.

Finally some common sense!! That's great parenting

We do have alcohol in the home and we have not needed to lock it up. It would always be dependent on the kids in the home.

Ha! I'm sure you have found great stuff!

Same!!

Good to know, thank you!

Okay, but medicine and toxic substances should be kept away from all children. If anything I think it really exemplifies how complacent parents are allowed to be with their bio kids.

Many foster agencies have you lock stuff Some kids you foster are younger and medicines are not safe for them to have open access to, and some older kids possibly have either suicidal tendencies or will excitement with different prescription medications. Parents should lock up prescription medicines (pain medicines, psychiatric medicine especially) weather they only have biological/adopted children in their home or if they have foster children. It is mostly agencies that put these types of regulations in place though.

@@bethanyjohns9943 i don't disagree i'm saying it should be a generalised thing but seeing as it isnt having it as an obvious rule for those children do make them feel worse as it isn't done with msot regualr households (which it should be i agree)

@@amanda8289 i conpletely agree, my point was that sadly a lot of households with bio kids don't so having it as a standard rule with foster kids whilst right does cause negative feelings as it isnt the same in a lot of 'regular' households so it makes it seem like they are untrustworthy etc when it is a safety thing

@@paigeturner8163 Yeah, I completely understand that. It's really unfortunate how shitty the foster care system is. Edit: I mention how bad foster care is because I assume that how bad it is in general makes smaller things like medicine being locked up hurt way more than it otherwise would, but you can correct me if I'm wrong lol.

BTW I got my kit cheap because Baby’s r us had it mislabeled 🥳

She sure is!

Wow, that is very interesting!

I do not buy an agency could address that for sure

I know of a family local to me (Nebraska) that had to keep those locked up as well. Which was ridiculous so they asked to speak to the judge at the next parental hearing. The judge then issued an order where those 2 specific items could be kept accessible at all times.

They have not! Darcy and Sawyer are their biological children. They have had two foster daughters where reunification has been the goal and eventually happened so adoption hasn't come up! (That is just what I have gathered from being a pretty long time viewer)

@@margaretaaron2891 that is what I have gathered as well, and I believe they stated they are more interested in fostering with the hope of reunification rather than fostering to adopt.

I pray for you and all children who are in foster care or in need of assistance. I pray that your foster family is pleasant and treats you well. I know that is not always the case for everyone.

@@ryanm7249 thank you so much. Hopefully one day I will get adopted before I turn 18, about 11 months. ❤❤❤

@@margaretaaron2891 they are an awesome family. Everyday, they help a child in need, and to make sure that child will have a happy life at the end

If your kid is well taught or you pay close attention to them you shouldn't have a problem leaving your daily meds on a coffee table

@@dela2612 yeah and my friend who was 9 at the time was the youngest kid in the house she believes it was just the final straw excuse for the caseworker

Locked away unless a certain exception is made

I’m guessing it would depend on the medication. An inhaler or epi pen you wouldn’t want that locked up. If it’s like tablets or something probably yes.

I can't wait to try it

I'm not familiar with the regulations because we haven't come across that yet but the agency/caseworker would be able to speak to that.

Haha! So many uses!

Depends on where you are, what the age and development of the kids are and so on.

The sugar scrub? Mail is addressed to us so we don't know until we open it if it's for her or not.

Our agency does not specify... but you are right for sure.

Be sure to talk to your agency, most of these types of rules and regulations will vary.