My kids call my weed stash ‘mommy’s little helper’ – trolls say I’m a bad mum but it’s the same as drinking wine

AT the end of a long hard day, there’s nothing we enjoy more than curling up on the sofa with a well-deserved glass of wine.

But for mum-of-two Caitlin Fladager, her evening routine is a little different.

Earlier this month, the 28-year-old – who lives in Canada where recreational and medicinal marijuana use is legal – explained how she smokes weed to unwind at night.

In a that’s racked up over 145,000 views, Caitlin revealed that she’s very open with her two kids – aged six and eight – about her smoking habit.

Explaining why she chose to tell them about her weed stash, Caitlin said: “It is medicine and I want my kids to know about more natural options.

“I want to be always be open with them and reduce the stigma [marijuana] has.”

What’s more, the mum also compared her marijuana use to other parents drinking alcohol and previously called a spliff her “glass of wine”.

She added: “I never hid drinking wine from them so I won’t hide [weed] either.”

As Caitlin has been so honest about how she uses weed to help with her anxiety, the mum says her kids refer to it as “mommy’s little helper” on her “hard days”.

Caitlin has previously said that smoking weed actually improves her parenting style.

Posting on Instagram, she previously said: “I have never been the most patient with my two kids. 

“Weed makes me a better mom, as I get a good night’s sleep after I smoke. I wake up well rested, and with a more clear mind.”

Caitlin says that she only smokes weed once her kids are in bed⁣, and she uses it in place of antidepressants.

She has faced plenty of criticism with trolls describing her as a “pothead”, “shameful” and a “bad mum” but Caitlin has been quick to hit back.

Posting on Instagram, she previously wrote: “I knew I would be met with criticism, scepticism, and questions. ⁣

“But in my mind, that was all worth it if I could show at least one person a slightly more natural way to cope with mental health problems.”

Caitlin got pregnant with her high school sweetheart Noah when she was 18 years old and the married couple now share two children, Adriana and Jack.

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