The other day, Cliff was just getting ready to walk out the door for work, when I was in desperate need of his help. Stone had locked Emerson in her room. At first, I thought no big deal. I often picked the lock of my brother's bedroom growing up. The bobby pin or q-tip works every time. No problemo.
WRONG.
It didn't work. It was jammed, and I could not for the life of me unlock the door. Cliff hurried to his tool box, took off the handle, and the lock was STILL jammed. Next thing I know, Cliff was about to break the door down with his shoulder. WHOA THERE, COWBOY.
"But my baby girl is in there!"
"CLIFF, I can see her. She is fine and happy."
So we took another stab at it, and Cliff unjammed the lock, and placed the handle back on. But this time, the lock is on the outside (strategically done so), and I LOVE IT. It works great as my threat to Stone to stay put at nap time and bed time (he usually comes out about 5 times for water, bathroom, his missing toy, etc.). The thought of being locked in drives him crazy, so he now stays put or he knows what I will do...
9 comments:
OH man, that would definitely traumatize me, I am more like Cliff and may have just busted down the door haha, we do remember the time I jumped off a balcony instead of waiting a little longer for help to arrive! Love being able to lock the door at bedtime sometimes!
So funny. Absolutely love the pics!!!
Eeek! That would have been a bit frightening! I love how Cliff was so okay to bust the door down, that's so sweet! Nap times will probably be so much better now!
Ashley, your comment is so funny!
Oh man, I can believe how nerve racking that was! Cailen is wanting to go to the bathroom "all-by-himself," basically telling me I have to be like 2 rooms over and he locked the door the other day because he knows that is what other people do when they go to the batheroom. I told him he can't do that and he just looked at me like I was nuts...not sure what's going to happen next!
Tell me if I'm wrong but, it looks like Stone has orange/red flaming hot cheeto fingers...and I'm thinking Emerson is trying to lick the goodness off in that first pic...hahaha! Do I know my lil ones or not?
That is awesome! I have a friend that does that with her daughters and it works wonders. Glad I found your blog.
That is sooo funny and scary! I would totally panic. The photos are absolutely adorable!
scary, hilarious and adorable!
I'll have to share our "locked in" story sometime - but it happened AFTER I turned the lock around on Ben's door when he was little. Make sure you have something on the other side of the lock, just in case you lock yourself IN there.
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