Mom Outsmarted by 2-Year-Old

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Mom Outsmarted by 2-Year-Old

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Mom•Logic's Jackie: It was the moment I discovered I am SO not in control.

My 3-year-old was on the couch sick with a fever. My husband had just left for work. The doorbell rings.

As I run to the door with my 2-year-old, I see the pool repairman through the glass. Ugh, I forgot he was coming. I run outside to lock up the dogs so he can make his way to the pool in the backyard. As I run back to the porch with my bare feet on cold cement and sweats that I wouldn't be caught wearing even at the playground, I discover the front door is locked.

OMG.

There's my 2-year-old peering through the glass giggling. When I say (as calmly as possible), "Honey, turn the handle and let Mommy in," he replies with, "Peekaboo, Mommy!"

My quick thinking makes me run into the backyard and over to the pool guy to use his cell phone and call my husband to come help. But fortunately--before he had time to turn the car around--my singing "turn the handle, turn the handle" to the tune of "Frere Jacques" did the trick, and the little rugrat let me back in the house.

That'll teach me not to have a hide-a-key. Are you prepared?

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this exact same thing happened to me. your idea to sing the song was totally genius! wish i had thought of that. my approach was more of a begging/pleading one. it finally worked but took a lot of convincing for her to turn that handle.

- angie

Posted 04/12/08 03:25 PM

Wow, look at that face. He is so adorable.

- Janis

Posted 04/12/08 05:51 PM

The car is another fun place for this to happen

- BM

Posted 04/12/08 09:53 PM

yes, i have to say this very thing happened to me with my 22 month old~! i was loading up the truck and he was standing at the door and i had just shut it to make sure he would not come outside. it took me all of s half a minute. i tried to open up the door and he had locked me out!he was standing at the door looking at me and smiling like “hi mommy” hee hee hee! i was like turn the little thing on the knob you just turned! i must have repeated myself a # of times and finally he did it! i was scared soo scared he was going to turn away and go get into something….god knows what! i remember telling him also that mommy cannot get to you until you turn the thing on the knob! needless to say i will get a “prepare” key and he will be going into the truck first!!!!

- mrsbrown007

Posted 04/13/08 10:00 PM

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