About this blog: It will mainly be about my two sons, Tater (the elder) and Tot (the younger), along with other miscellaneous items as I see fit. Come along and enjoy the insane yet fun trip of watching two young boys slowly drive their mother over the edge.
Monday, October 18, 2004
30 second rule
In my household you cannot turn your back for more than 30 seconds. Longer than that and no telling what my children will end up doing. As you can see, #2 Son has discovered he will fit in the dishwasher. Click the picture to Enlarge the picture.
My daughter, about 3 years old at the time, slid a penny behind the night light in her room. Took me a while to figure out why the lights would blink on and off occasionally. It was the photoelectric sensor kicking in from time to time and closing the circuit. If the penny shifted just right, it shorted.
So easy to have parenting mistakes even if you are a good parent. Thankfully most of us fall well within the bell curve and are lucky that nothing bad happened.
Course I'm totally against complete baby-proofing-how do you teach your kids the boundaries of what's acceptable? What if you go to someone else's house?
Thanks for the warning on the nightlight. #1 Son doesn't usually have one unless a friend's 4 yr old stays with us. I can guarentee that would be when it happened (even if we had one on normally!).
I agree with you on the fact that you can't childproof everything and that you wouldn't want to anyways (other than outlet plugs and glass items). I do more childproofing when the child is a year old and ackward. After they get better coordinated more stuff comes back out and left around. Then the training begins.
I also discovered my #2 Son is extremely quick considering he has only been walking a week or two. I really had not had my back turned more than a minute when this situation occurred. I am more careful now... until he gets older. :-)
When things like that happen at our house, my husband always asks me what I was doing. I am always telling him it doesn't take any time at all to get into stuff you shouldn't. Thanks for helping me prove that. : )
8 comments:
"Pardon me, mother, but I'm clearly labeled "TOP RACK ONLY"."
Look at it as a possible time saving activity. Combine cleaning the kitchen with bath time!! :)
Word of Caution: Next step is the RED CRAYON in the DRYER.
Please don't ask me HOW I know this.... just trust me.
Some memories are best left buried.
Another warning: two small children fit nicely in the dryer...but the dryer door is not rated for more than 20 pounds or so.
My daughter, about 3 years old at the time, slid a penny behind the night light in her room. Took me a while to figure out why the lights would blink on and off occasionally. It was the photoelectric sensor kicking in from time to time and closing the circuit. If the penny shifted just right, it shorted.
So easy to have parenting mistakes even if you are a good parent. Thankfully most of us fall well within the bell curve and are lucky that nothing bad happened.
Course I'm totally against complete baby-proofing-how do you teach your kids the boundaries of what's acceptable? What if you go to someone else's house?
TBFlowers
Thanks for the warning on the nightlight. #1 Son doesn't usually have one unless a friend's 4 yr old stays with us. I can guarentee that would be when it happened (even if we had one on normally!).
I agree with you on the fact that you can't childproof everything and that you wouldn't want to anyways (other than outlet plugs and glass items). I do more childproofing when the child is a year old and ackward. After they get better coordinated more stuff comes back out and left around. Then the training begins.
I also discovered my #2 Son is extremely quick considering he has only been walking a week or two. I really had not had my back turned more than a minute when this situation occurred. I am more careful now... until he gets older. :-)
When things like that happen at our house, my husband always asks me what I was doing. I am always telling him it doesn't take any time at all to get into stuff you shouldn't. Thanks for helping me prove that. : )
Sorry -- that last comment was from me - Angela
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