My Borrower's Strike Back!
I cannot seem to stop my little people from borrowing anything and everything that they can find in my house!
Don't get me wrong, my house has been baby-proofed for the year that we have lived here.
Unfortunately, my babies can get around most baby-proofing gadgets out on the market today!
Lately, they have been pilfering out of drawers. I do have drawer locks on them, but Kai can get in anyways.
He has taken to opening the drawer the few inches it will open with the latch in place, and pulling himself up using his upper arms so that he can hang from the front of the drawer.
Next, he shoves his arm in as far as he can get it, grasping at anything and everything within his reach.
One day, he managed to quietly empty out the entire silverware drawer before starting on the scary, more dangerous and fun drawers.
Don't be fooled, he gets plenty of help in his endeavors. His siblings are in attendance to cart off the stolen goods in their toy dump trucks and fire trucks!
I have been at my wits end trying to get them to leave my drawers alone!
After we caught him with a butcher knife, though, some changes had to take place.
I just did not know what to do. I mean, one cannot put away all of the silverware and knives and cooking utensils, now can you?
I stumbled upon my solution on accident one day. I had originally tried pushing everything sharp and dangerous to the back of the drawer, but it didn't deter the tiny thieves at all.
So, I turned the drawer organizers sideways and pushed them all the way to the back of the drawer.
Next, I took all of the sharp objects and placed them BEHIND the organizers, leaving only things like straws and plastic spoons towards the front as a sort of diversion, or deterrent.
If I can convince my eldest to help me maintain this new setup, it just may work, too!
The babies seemed content with the prize even though it may end up being a silly straw or a plastic soup spoon.
Only time will tell! Keep your fingers crossed for me, as we have been very fortunate so far that nobody has managed to hurt themselves!
Don't get me wrong, my house has been baby-proofed for the year that we have lived here.
Unfortunately, my babies can get around most baby-proofing gadgets out on the market today!
Lately, they have been pilfering out of drawers. I do have drawer locks on them, but Kai can get in anyways.
He has taken to opening the drawer the few inches it will open with the latch in place, and pulling himself up using his upper arms so that he can hang from the front of the drawer.
Next, he shoves his arm in as far as he can get it, grasping at anything and everything within his reach.
One day, he managed to quietly empty out the entire silverware drawer before starting on the scary, more dangerous and fun drawers.
Don't be fooled, he gets plenty of help in his endeavors. His siblings are in attendance to cart off the stolen goods in their toy dump trucks and fire trucks!
I have been at my wits end trying to get them to leave my drawers alone!
After we caught him with a butcher knife, though, some changes had to take place.
I just did not know what to do. I mean, one cannot put away all of the silverware and knives and cooking utensils, now can you?
I stumbled upon my solution on accident one day. I had originally tried pushing everything sharp and dangerous to the back of the drawer, but it didn't deter the tiny thieves at all.
So, I turned the drawer organizers sideways and pushed them all the way to the back of the drawer.
Next, I took all of the sharp objects and placed them BEHIND the organizers, leaving only things like straws and plastic spoons towards the front as a sort of diversion, or deterrent.
If I can convince my eldest to help me maintain this new setup, it just may work, too!
The babies seemed content with the prize even though it may end up being a silly straw or a plastic soup spoon.
Only time will tell! Keep your fingers crossed for me, as we have been very fortunate so far that nobody has managed to hurt themselves!
posted by Mimi Rankin Webb at 7:26 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.
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