Edibles are my little helper through the day
The job of being a full-time stay-at-home dad is harder than people think.
I have three kids under the age of 5, and work as hard if not harder than anyone else I know.
This is not a complaint, because I love doing this! I am so grateful I get to be here and actually raise my kids instead of shipping them off to daycare. It is certainly challenging, though, especially when I used to rely on drinking and smoking to relax me. I can’t do that now, but I have found a new “father’s little helper” in the form of edibles. Edibles have all the benefits of cannabis, without any of the unpleasant things associated with it. All secondhand smoke is bad for kids, not just cigarettes but cannabis and vaping too. That doesn’t mean simply not smoking in the same room with them is enough, because cannabis smoke particles cling to your skin, your hair, and your clothes. Secondhand cannabis smoke can be dangerous, even at a distance, which is why I switched over to edibles. If and when I do have the chance to smoke cannabis properly, I always make sure to take a shower and change my clothes afterward, before I go back around the children. Those instances are few and far between these days, because with a steady supply of edibles in my fridge, I don’t need to smoke. Edibles get me nice and high, keep me calm, and don’t impact the kids at all. The next step is learning how to make my own edibles.