They are crafty ones...

"Tom McParland" (tommcparland) 01/11/2014 at 21:19 • Filed to: dadlopnik

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...my 16mo old son just figured out how to open doors...I feel like I'm in that scene from Jurassic Park.

f86sabre > Tom McParland 01/11/2014 at 21:29

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You will continue to be amazed. Trust me.

MUGENJIBZ > f86sabre 01/11/2014 at 21:36

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Only a matter of time before they figure out how to use their toe claws to slash at you.

deekster_caddy > Tom McParland 01/11/2014 at 21:38

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Good luck! Funny 'childproofing' story to share -

We had our house pretty well childproofed (my wife used to run a family day care at our house). Had friends over visiting with 7 and 3 year old kids. We are all hanging out in the living room on the couch and for some reason the kids end up unsupervised for a few minutes... their 3 year old runs into the room with a spray bottle of cleaner and the nozzle pointed right at his face, turns to look at us and says "hey look what I found...". Points it at something (he thinks, it's really pointed backwards right at his face) and begins to squeeze... it was like a movie scene, slow motion with 4 adults leaping from the couch and tripping over each other, screaming "nnnnn ooooooooooooooooo" you could visualize later the slow motion leaping and flying across the rooom... but we didn't make it. He sprayed himself full in the eyes...

Fortunately it wasn't a harsh cleaning agent and no long term damage was done. We were laughing about it very much 15 minutes later (except the poor kid).

Moral of the story? No matter how much you childproof, you still won't be prepared. Kids are amazing.

ttyymmnn > Tom McParland 01/11/2014 at 21:45

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f86sabre > MUGENJIBZ 01/11/2014 at 21:51

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Little kid nails are sharp!

iaintafraidofnoghost > Tom McParland 01/12/2014 at 00:45

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AHHHHHHHH

iaintafraidofnoghost > iaintafraidofnoghost 01/12/2014 at 00:47

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Damn looks like the gif broke http://wez17.tumblr.com/post/437249436…

TwoFortified > Tom McParland 01/13/2014 at 16:15

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Been there. It's hard at first.

My daughter had an affinity for playing in the toilet (yes, children are disgusting creatures). Not much of one for spanking, but that's a behavior that I couldn't deal with (while rare, kids have been known to get stuck in toilets and manage to drown in 5 inches of water). A few good spankings later, and it isn't a big deal. Unfortunately, at 16mo, I doubt the kid would know what they were doing wrong anyway. My daughter is 3.5 now, and at least understands boundaries, so it isn't so bad (Bathrooms aren't for playing. Don't go into the parental units' room uninvited).