I have not seen this tip in any parenting book or magazine, but here it is: ALWAYS carry your keys with you!
I have learned this the hard way. While unloading the car after my husband returned from a trip, we left the purse inside with the keys in it. We returned to the front door with our arms loaded down with the diaper bag, toy trains, and luggage to discover that we had been dead bolted out of our house! The two year old decided that would be a fun thing to do...we tried convincing him to unlock the door, but he just kept repeating everything we said (unlock, door, the top one, etc). So I decided that trying the back door may be more effective. My husband went around back and got him to come to that door. When I went back there I saw my son smiling and hitting the door with an empty water bottle...WHAT?! He was smiling and waving and at one point started rolling around on the floor. Finally, 15 minutes after being locked out he decided that he would like lunch that was waiting on the counter and he unlocked the door for us to enter! Lesson learned the hard way for the parents:)
I have learned this the hard way. While unloading the car after my husband returned from a trip, we left the purse inside with the keys in it. We returned to the front door with our arms loaded down with the diaper bag, toy trains, and luggage to discover that we had been dead bolted out of our house! The two year old decided that would be a fun thing to do...we tried convincing him to unlock the door, but he just kept repeating everything we said (unlock, door, the top one, etc). So I decided that trying the back door may be more effective. My husband went around back and got him to come to that door. When I went back there I saw my son smiling and hitting the door with an empty water bottle...WHAT?! He was smiling and waving and at one point started rolling around on the floor. Finally, 15 minutes after being locked out he decided that he would like lunch that was waiting on the counter and he unlocked the door for us to enter! Lesson learned the hard way for the parents:)
Posts
