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As I saw my 18 month old walk out of the laundry room (why was the door open?) gripping a bottle of Cristal (**$&@@!!! what happened to the celophane wrapper?!), I wondered about what other parents' experiences have been with destruction of expensive things.
Now, I don't mean some crayon on the wall (or stone floor at this house), or dents in baseboards and chairs from having a tricycle rammed into them.
I mean like how my friend's kid thinks it's funny to try to flush things...like the iphone and the Omega, etc.
Almost the PS3 a few times. Luckily, he was just shoving stuff into the CD slot so we were able to take apart the ps3 to get them out. Now the PS3 goes away when he's awake since there's no way to cover the CD slot
A matched pair of white brocade sofas. The sofas pre-dated the pregnancy, and we were actually optimistic enough to think they could survive if we kept them off limits. Silly parents!
A matched pair of white brocade sofas. The sofas pre-dated the pregnancy, and we were actually optimistic enough to think they could survive if we kept them off limits. Silly parents!
I kinda feel the same way about this giant handmade woolen rug we have...turns out my dog (most reliable, no accidents for almost 11 years) vomited on ten minutes after it was installed.
I kinda feel the same way about this giant handmade woolen rug we have...turns out my dog (most reliable, no accidents for almost 11 years) vomited on ten minutes after it was installed.
*sigh*
10 minutes? You win (but it's definitely a booby prize) . It took us a couple of months to track the weird smell to a leaked and petrified bottle of milk stuffed behind a couch cushion. After that we kind of gave up, and shrugged at all the goldfish and cheerios smashed into the upholstery.
A velvet and satin hand-stitched comforter on our bed...she finger painted on it (and herself). I learned several things that day: she could climb up on our bed by herself, she could reach the dining room table (where the bottle of craft paint was sitting), that it's easier to throw the clothes away sometimes , and that...if the toddler gets very quiet...be afraid .
Had a neighbor who left her 3 yo son alone for 2 minutes and he lit a match and almost burned down the house. Thousands of dollars damage-mostly from water from fire department.
Sadly there is a story currently about a 3 year old who got hold of a gun and killed his father. Happens way too often.
My son flushed my engagement ring down the toilet but we managed to get it out after about 2 hours.
Do you count interior of cars? Had a kid have really bad vomiting and diarrhea in the back seat on the interstate and I couldn't find a place to pull over. Had to have the interior professionally clean but it still smelled funny.
A velvet and satin hand-stitched comforter on our bed...she finger painted on it (and herself). I learned several things that day: she could climb up on our bed by herself, she could reach the dining room table (where the bottle of craft paint was sitting), that it's easier to throw the clothes away sometimes , and that...if the toddler gets very quiet...be afraid .
Oh yes...be VERY afraid. Especially if you have 2 toddlers in cahoots with each other. That is where baby monitors come in handy.
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