Oh, The Weird Things We Do For Our Children
As a parent, I have done some pretty bizarre and weird things under the guise of my children's well being.
I have found myself using their play-yard, not to keep them safe inside it, but to keep our Christmas tree and all of its decorations safe inside from all of my babies.
My baby boys became infatuated with my collector's dolls that used to reside inside my grandmother's china cabinet.
They decided to launch a full scale attack on that china cabinet in some attempt to "Free the babies" by attempting to break through the leaded glass with their peek-a-blocks.
In a quandary, I somehow found myself boarding up the china cabinet with cardboard and paper tape.
It wasn't done to save the china cabinet, mind you, but rather to keep my babies from slicing themselves to ribbons if and when the day came that they might penetrate the fortress of glass surrounding the objects of their affection.
Just last week, my husband found himself having to fashion a way to raise our dining room chandelier to keep Kaiden from "Flying" from it or in our language, swinging from it like Errol Flynn.
Kaiden was inconsolable at first over the idea that he might actually be shrinking and never again be able to take "Flight."
Oh, the things we do for our children. I really don't feel so bad, though. I talked to my Daddy the other day.
He has my baby sister's three children at the moment, the youngest of which is two.
As of late, he has been faced with the daunting task of dealing with a little boy who simply does NOT want to keep his clothes on while he sleeps, diaper included.
Of course, this habit in a two year old often results in a very dirty and messy bedroom, especially since little boys take longer to potty train than little girls do!
The solution? Well, Daddy has had to basically give up on the idea of the little boy keeping his pajama's on, however he does want to find a way to keep that diaper in place.
My thrifty Daddy has turned to the most reliable and universal solution known to humans at this time, DUCT TAPE!
Yep, he has taken to having to use duct tape as a sort of belt to keep the little boy's diaper on him at night.
The baby is so used to it, that he automatically will go and get the duct tape when it is time to have his last diaper change before going to down for a nap or for the night.
As parents, we do what we have to do to maintain our children's safety and well, our sanity!
I have found myself using their play-yard, not to keep them safe inside it, but to keep our Christmas tree and all of its decorations safe inside from all of my babies.
My baby boys became infatuated with my collector's dolls that used to reside inside my grandmother's china cabinet.
They decided to launch a full scale attack on that china cabinet in some attempt to "Free the babies" by attempting to break through the leaded glass with their peek-a-blocks.
In a quandary, I somehow found myself boarding up the china cabinet with cardboard and paper tape.
It wasn't done to save the china cabinet, mind you, but rather to keep my babies from slicing themselves to ribbons if and when the day came that they might penetrate the fortress of glass surrounding the objects of their affection.
Just last week, my husband found himself having to fashion a way to raise our dining room chandelier to keep Kaiden from "Flying" from it or in our language, swinging from it like Errol Flynn.
Kaiden was inconsolable at first over the idea that he might actually be shrinking and never again be able to take "Flight."
Oh, the things we do for our children. I really don't feel so bad, though. I talked to my Daddy the other day.
He has my baby sister's three children at the moment, the youngest of which is two.
As of late, he has been faced with the daunting task of dealing with a little boy who simply does NOT want to keep his clothes on while he sleeps, diaper included.
Of course, this habit in a two year old often results in a very dirty and messy bedroom, especially since little boys take longer to potty train than little girls do!
The solution? Well, Daddy has had to basically give up on the idea of the little boy keeping his pajama's on, however he does want to find a way to keep that diaper in place.
My thrifty Daddy has turned to the most reliable and universal solution known to humans at this time, DUCT TAPE!
Yep, he has taken to having to use duct tape as a sort of belt to keep the little boy's diaper on him at night.
The baby is so used to it, that he automatically will go and get the duct tape when it is time to have his last diaper change before going to down for a nap or for the night.
As parents, we do what we have to do to maintain our children's safety and well, our sanity!
posted by Mimi Rankin Webb at 12:17 PM
Mimi is the mother of four: a 12 1/2-year-old boy and 1-year-old triplets (two boys and one girl). She is very happily busy taking care of everyone, whether it's the triplets' multiple doctor appointments, attempting a shopping excursion or volunteering to plan her son's school renaissance festival.
1 Comments:
Duct Tape! That is so funny. I'll have to keep that in mind if mine decide to start sleeping in the nude. He already takes his pants off the minute he gets in his crib.
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