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Toddler Jail Break
One of my early memories of hanging out with my son and another father with his two children is as follows. The kids suddenly start to run ahead of us, and the other father shouted out, “Hey! Get back here! I don’t want any jailbreaks!”
For some reason this stuck with me and I’ve used the phrase often since then. I initially thought it was unique, but I’ve heard a lot of other parents use it. It makes a good deal of sense. Kids don’t think much about safety. Rules are, by nature, restrictive. Don’t cross the street there, hold my hand, put down that flaming stick. Annoying stuff like that. To some kids, it probably feels like prison.
Which is why this picture is so hilarious.
I can just imagine the toddler’s thought process. “Digging the tunnel is taking too darn long. Have you ever tried digging with one of those plastic spoons? So when that big lady with the food is distracted, I’ll just make a break for it.”
In my house, once I realized that Thing 2 could manipulate the bottom lock on our front door unassisted, I always make sure that the top lock is secure. By the time he’s tall enough to reach that one, one hopes that he’ll realize what a good deal he’s got at home.
Anyone have any Toddler Escape Prevention Tips? As I’ve said before, it takes a village.
Source: The Life of The Party of 5, “You Know You’re a Bad Mother When… “
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3 Comments
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amI have a cousin that ripped the side of his crib off, threw it out the window (first floor, thankfully) and made a daring escape down the busy street clad in only a diaper. He was only two, but a large Hulk-ish two. I’m raising quite the Beef myself, and am already fearing the strong-arming that may take place.
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amHappy you like my photo. There’s no kid in this house that would argue they have a reason to try to escape.
Just for your info… the blog is called Taiwan-On and not “Life of the party of five.”
Thanks!
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amMy daughter figured out way too early how to unlock the bolts in our house and tried to make a break for it. I was so worried that she’d try it in the middle of the night that I installed little anchor locks on the VERY tops of the doors and I lock them at night, just so she won’t try it. She likes to look at the moon. And I have a nephew who at 2 unlocked the apartment door, got outside in the snow and wandered around. Thank goodness he didn’t get frost bite in his pajamas in the middle of winter, but it was really scary.
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