Why Do I Still Have To Point These Things Out to DH????
So when I picked my new medication up from the pharmacy on Tuesday I made a few observations. One is that the medication is injectable, comes in pre filled glass syringes, and needs to be refrigerated so it's not as if I can just put it up high where the kids can't get at it. The other is that the retail cost of this medication is $6500 a month.
We have 2 kids at home. DD9 would actually listen when told not to touch the syringes in the fridge. SD5, not so much. I asked DH if he thought we should get some sort of lock box to keep the medication in and he didn't think it was necessary.
I asked him if he trusted SD not to touch the medication in the fridge after being told not to because I sure as hell don't.
This kid, at 6 weeks away from turning 6 years old, still has to be monitored when using markers otherwise she will draw pictures on the carpet. It's not as if she is coloring on paper and the marker goes too far and gets a bit on the carpet. No, no. A couple of months ago she was literally drawing geometric shapes directly on the carpet. She goes so long without wiping her ass when she goes to the bathroom that she gives herself diaper rash. She has to be constantly reminded of what she is supposed to be doing every morning in order to get her out the door and to school on time. This morning, despite having laid her clothes out last night and the reminders to sit and eat her breakfast, a reminder that she needs to get in the bathroom and brush her teeth, a reminder to actually brush her teeth, a 3 minute warning that she needs to finish brushing her teeth and get her coat on, and a stern order to get her coat on and get in the car we were still 5 minutes late getting out the door and SD went to school with all of 2 teeth brushed, hair not brushed, shirt not buttoned up, and breakfast half eaten.
Do I think it is wise to leave $6500 worth of injectable medication in fragile glass syringes within reach of a curious 5 year old who cannot follow the simplest of instructions and has impulse control so weak that she is constantly doing things that she knows are against the rules because she is seemingly unable to stop herself? Ummm...no.
Why do I have to be the bad cop all the time and point out to him that his kid cannot be trusted not to touch things that can hurt her? Each dose is $550 and something tells me the insurance company is not going to bank roll a second batch of drugs this month because SD can't follow a simple rule.
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Why do you need permission
Why do you need permission from your husband to keep your medication safe from a five-year-old? Just get the lock box yourself and take care of it. It is extremely dangerous to have something like that accessible to any five-year-old on the planet. Just take care of it.
Oh not to worry, I did. It's
Oh not to worry, I did. It's just frustrating to me that I have to explain why it is necessary.
I asked DH if he thought we
I asked DH if he thought we should get some sort of lock box to keep the medication in and he didn't think it was necessary.
Do YOU think a lock box is necessary? Then, get it.
He doesn't want to admit that it's necessary because that would be admitting that his kid is a hellion. Get the lock box and put is as much out of her reach as you can.
Frankly, I would be tempted to buy a mini fridge for my bedroom AND a lock box.
I did show them both. DD9
I did show them both. DD9 watched me take the first dose and has no interest in getting anywhere near it.
I showed it to SD5 also but she has no impulse control. If she gets it into her head that she wants to see it again she will dig it out of the fridge and start messing with it and at that point lord only knows what will happen.
My SF kept his in a dorm room
My SF kept his in a dorm room type refrigerator in his bedroom. Also his other meds in a locked drawer above the small refrigerator.
But over the years he had toddler ages on up visiting and he didn't want any accidents. He always kept juice, fruit ect in kitchen refrigerator for the kids to help themselves to. He wasn't comfortable with keeping all in one accessible refrigerator.
Of course he also had one particular rambunctious GSS that very likely would have picked up a small locked box in the kitchen refrigerator and shook it out of curiosity.
I stopped asking questions
I stopped asking questions that I might not like the answer SO gives. If you know he is going to give a stupid answer why set yourself up by asking?
Good god, woman! You are a
Good god, woman! You are a SAINT! That child sounds miserable and I think I would jump off a bridge.
It sounds like you're really
It sounds like you're really reaching for something to get irritated about. It's common sense to keep medication secured and out of reach of children. I don't understand why this even had to be a conversation between you and your husband, it's your medication.