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As I noted yesterday, we started 19 months with quite a bang, and it doesn't seem to be calming down any time soon. This morning? Wito locked himself in our bedroom. AWESOME.My husband had just left for work and I was sitting in my post-shower pink robe when I heard Wito playing in our bedroom. Then it happened- the SILENT LULL. The lull that means business; the lull that means something NOT very wise is going on with the toddler.
I walked into the hallway, noticed the bedroom door was closed, turned the handle and was denied. Somehow, Wito had pushed the little metal button that locks the door from the inside. My heart started racing, thinking about how in the hell I was going to get into that room. I remembered the window was open on the side of the house; all I needed to do was pull the screen from the window and hoist myself through the space.
(This might be a good time to go into detail about my "pink robe". It's old. AND it's very small, as it has shrunk significantly over the course of several years in dryer. AND I had just gotten out of the shower. Are you catching my drift? Because, trust me, I was going to be catching QUITE a drift, hanging out of the side of my house with nothing on but that pink robe. Of course, EVERY STINKIN' ARTICLE OF CLOTHING WAS LOCKED IN THAT BEDROOM.)
Luckily, I noticed a hole on the outside of the door handle, grabbed a tiny screwdriver, and popped the lock off without much issue. Thank God, as I'm sure my neighbors prefer their morning coffee WITHOUT a side of pale butt.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
3-05-2008 @ 5:12PM
Jen Henry said...That's a great tale Sarah!!!! I'm *almost* sad you didn't have to crawl through the window..it would have made a wonderful adventure to tell....I'll just have to live with your description of what would have happened...it was hilarious enough on its own though (at least from MY perspective)!
In all seriousness though I've been there.
Some of my own favorite experiences?
How to free a Hot Dog from a Baseboard: http://furoreandfrenzy.com/?p=112
And my own experience being locked out my toddlers: http://furoreandfrenzy.com/?p=124
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3-05-2008 @ 4:54PM
ame s said...Oh, thank you so much for sharing that! I've had school book fair duty all week, and really needed that laugh ;)
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3-05-2008 @ 5:14PM
foodmomiac said...My kids (6 and 2) do that ALL the time. On top of EVERY SINGLE door frame is one of those little pokey door unlocker thingies. It's like a long thin stick with a ring at the end. I use one nearly every day.
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3-05-2008 @ 5:56PM
isisaquaria said...little pokey door unlocker thingies? Is that more like a do-hickey or a thing-a-ma-jig? (: BTW--we have them too as well as several keys to my sister's house as my neice had a knack for locking her out.
3-05-2008 @ 7:20PM
Sabrina said...My DD did this when I was 8 months pregnant (read- too big to fit through a window to get in her bedroom). Unfortunately there was no handy little hole to unlock it with, and the hinges were inside the room she was in. :)
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3-05-2008 @ 7:32PM
Nicole said...Better than me last week- locked my toddler in the car. Twelve firemen and a tow truck driver to get her out. She ended up being in there an hour, totally pleased as punch the whole time. Thought it was a great opportunity to go through my purse! I, on the other hand, oy. Am still not recovered.
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3-05-2008 @ 9:41PM
rebecca Biernesser said...and that's why my dad taught me the skill to unlock a door with a credit card...Forget your keys, no problem...locked a door inside by mistake, no problem...
He would lock himself in a room and time me to see how fast I could get him out...I was 10 or so...and I can't count how many times I have valued knowing that skill...lol
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3-06-2008 @ 10:19AM
Val said...Been there! Now I am armed with a "key"...it's more of an ice pick, but fit inside those little holes perfectly!
Oh, the joy of having children....your MacGyver skills definitely come in handy!
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3-07-2008 @ 10:19AM
Jessica said...Well, I guess we took the easy way out. After a similar experience with our 2.5yr old, we just got those horrid door knob covers. Now no one, including us, can get anywhere b/c who the hell can turn a lock inside those things!!!
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